Gun Control Facts – 46 Unbelievable Gun Facts

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Gun control facts: Unbelievable facts about gun control. The gun laws are a contentious issue and there are equal pros and cons for and against gun control. In a society which is increasingly becoming intolerant, issues like gun control must be dealt with wisdom.

The TV including soaps and serials dished out to the public glorifies gore and violence and it needs to be seen if the ordinary American will own a gun for his own protection or for offense, if he is mature enough not to use in domestic violence.

Gun control facts

The use, sale, possession of firearms in the US is regulated by the Gun Laws of United States.

The state laws vary a great deal from federal laws and are also independent of them.

Many NGO’s are trying to take away guns from citizens citing an increase in crimes.

However facts show that any gun control laws actually increase violent crimes.

In 1976 Washington DC banned citizens from carrying or owning guns.

Only police officers were allowed to carry guns

For citizens who already possessed a gun had to disassemble or trigger-lock their weapons before they could get permission to keep the guns. The locks could be removed only after the DC Police gave their permission which was very rare.

The annual homicides rose during this period from 188 in 1976 to 364 in 1988, and then increased even further to 454 in 1993.

When the Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller case struck down the gun control laws, crime and homicide constantly fell clearly showing that lifting gun laws did not lead to an increase in crime.

DC still has some of the most stringent gun laws but statistics show that it has the highest crime rate and rated as the most unsafe city.

Gun facts

The US has the highest guns per 100 people in the world- 88.8 guns per 100 people

This adds up to 270,000,000 guns, the highest total for any country

22% of American public own one or more guns.

35% of men and 12% of women own guns

The gun culture of America can be traced to its colonial past, revolutionary roots , expansive policy and the Second Amendment

The Second amendment states that a good militia is of paramount importance to the Free State and the rights of the people to keep arms must not be infringed upon.