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The United States has been the only country in the world with more guns than people for more than a decade. According to the latest estimates from the World Bank and the Small Arms Survey, a...
Effective June 18, 2024, YouTube, owned by Google, will update its policy on firearms videos by restricting certain content for users under 18. The focus of the restriction relates to homemade guns,...
The political future of three-term Maine Congressman Jared Golden hangs in the balance as gun control laws once again reach the forefront of election discussions. Following the deadliest mass...
Nearly topping 60 million between 2020 and 2022, gun sales in the U.S. hit all-time highs during the COVID-19 pandemic. While an exact tally does not exist, the latest estimates indicate there now...
American gun culture has evolved considerably in recent decades. The share of gun owners who kept a firearm primarily for hunting fell from 49% to 32% between 1999 and 2023, according to survey data...
Self-defense is now the most common reason Americans choose to own guns. As of 2023, 72% of gun owners had a firearm primarily for protection, up from just 26% in 1999, according to the Pew Research...
Gun ownership, by right, is a part of our American way of life. Many households possess guns for protection, to provide for themselves, and as collections. Law enforcement departments have guns for...
For much of the last four decades, rifles have been the best-selling firearm type in the United States. Based on domestic manufacturing data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and...