as the United States reels from the June
2015 mass shooting that took place in
Charleston South Carolina it must once
again confront its own gun legislation
and culture welcome to watchmojo.com
–nt we’re counting down ten crucial
facts you should know about the gun
rights debate in the United States
number 10 where did the debate begin the
origins of gun culture and its
legislation in the United States began
with the adoption of the Second
Amendment to the Constitution on
December 15 1791 this amendment granted
Americans the right to keep and bear
arms which at the time was integral to a
person’s survival during this period
Americans depended on arms in order to
hunt to deter predators and to protect
themselves from foreign armies and
Native Americans gun legislation was
further enforced with the adoption of
the Fourteenth Amendment on July 9th
1868 which banned separate States from
making or enforcing any laws that would
interfere with the privileges or
immunities that were granted to citizens
of the United States these two
amendments have worked in tandem to
grant each US citizen the continued
right to possess guns for self-defense
number nine what is the NRA founded in
1871 the acronym NRA stands for the
National Rifle Association of America
it’s a nonprofit organization that
promotes gun rights and has lobbied to
both for and against gun control
legislation throughout its existence in
May 2013 the Association boasted 5
million members it is considered one of
the largest lobbying groups in the
United States with a strong influence on
gun legislation and lawsuits and has
also supported and criticized various
politicians in 2013 51 percent of the
members of Congress had received funding
from the NRA at some point in their
political careers although the
Association is nonprofit it grossed
nearly 350 million dollars in revenue
that same
year with a large portion derived from
contributions grants royalties and
advertising from various gun industry
sources it has been consistently
criticized by newspapers and gun control
advocacy boards for its advertising its
political relationships and its close
ties to the gun industry number eight
who is purchasing weapons in the u.s.
gun culture in America is a mainstream
part of society and as such it has
permeated every social class race and
gender in fact one of the biggest
drivers of gun sales recently has been
the adoption of weapons by women
according to the National Sporting Goods
Association from 2001 to 2013 the number
of women who participated in target
shooting increased by two-thirds one
theory that attempts to explain this
increase connects it to the rise in
women as head of the household because
those women might therefore also be in
charge of acquiring weapons with which
to protect the household furthermore
according to a Pew survey released in
July 2014 over a third of Americans with
children under the age of 18 have a gun
in their household according to Pew
Research as of 2015 there are between
270 and 310 million guns in the United
States approximately one for every
citizen number seven where can you
purchase and carry a weapon in 1993 the
United States passed the Brady handgun
Violence Prevention Act which requires
gun buyers to pass a background check
before purchasing a weapon at gun stores
and pawn shops as of June 2015
there are over 54,000 federally licensed
firearms dealers in the country and over
98% of the population lives within 10
miles of one however a loophole to the
brady bill exists known as the gun show
loophole weapons can be sold and
purchased at gun shows without a
background check
the Department of Justice estimates that
there are 2,000 to 5,000 gun shows held
annually where people are allowed to buy
weapons ammunition holsters targets and
accessories when it comes to carrying
weapons varied state laws concerning the
to openly carry or conceal carry a
weapon with or without permits exist in
states like Vermont Arizona and Kansas a
person is allowed to carry a concealed
weapon without a permit by contrast in
states like Alabama Colorado and Maine a
person is allowed to openly carry
meaning have their weapon in plain sight
and do not need a permit to do so
however gun control groups like the
coalition to stop gun violence oppose
the practice of open carry number six
how profitable is the gun industry
analysts have estimated that as of 2015
the current legal us small arms industry
is worth about eight billion dollars
annually
meanwhile overall the gun industry has
seen an annual growth rate of over 8%
between 2008 and 2013 leading to almost
15 billion dollars in revenue in 2013
there also appears to be a larger
production of firearms during democratic
presidencies as shown by the fact that
firearm production increased over 30
percent in 2012 for a total of 8.5
million guns the theoretical reason for
this upsurge is anxiety by gun owners
about the increased like Lena s’ that
Democratic presidents will enforce
stronger gun policies and restrict sales
number 5 how frequent are gun related
crimes every year there are tens of
thousands of firearm related injuries
and deaths in the United States
according to the FBI there were over
8,000 firearm related homicides in 2012
about two-thirds of deaths from guns are
suicides the following year the United
States ranked fourth on the UN Office of
Drugs and Crime list of worldwide
homicide rates with only Mexico Turkey
and Estonia ranking higher also in 2013
liberal commentator mike shields
declared that more Americans have died
from firearms in the United States then
those who have perished as part of all
the wars the country has participated in
since 1968 with 1.4 million Americans
having died from firearms compared to
the 1.2 million
died in warfare number four what is the
impact of gun related violence increased
faith in gun control legislation and the
occurrence of gun related violence like
mass shootings actually benefits the gun
industry as these typically lead to a
surge in gun sales with citizens
stocking up before regulators can clamp
down the day after the 2012 Sandy Hook
elementary school shooting which saw the
deaths of twenty children and six adults
not including the perpetrator gun sales
rose by over one hundred and eighty
percent in Connecticut the state in
which the attack occurred gun retailers
across the United States also saw
increased sales of ammunition and
Firearms as for the effects of shooting
on the victims witnesses and the
community according to a Princeton
report children who are exposed to gun
violence are more likely to experience
negative short and long-term effects
such as post-traumatic stress disorder
and knees can feed into a violent life
cycle number three is there a
race-related gun divided according to a
July 2014 Pew survey a troubling paradox
has emerged when it comes to gun
violence
although african-americans are
significantly more likely than
Caucasians to be killed by guns they are
only half as likely as Caucasians to
have a weapon in their households this
is further exemplified by the fact that
between 2000 and 2010 the death rate due
to firearms was over eighteen point five
percent in african-americans while it
was only nine percent in Caucasians from
18 year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson
Missouri to 12 year-old Tamir rice in
Cleveland Ohio both in 2014 to the June
2015
shirt shooting in Charleston South
Carolina the United States has been home
to a series of controversial racially
charged deaths number two why is the
Charleston Church shooting so important
On June 17 2015 a mass shooting occurred
at the Emanuel African Methodist
Episcopal Church in Charleston South
Carolina
the attack resulted in the deaths of
nine people including senior pastor and
state senator clementa see pick
twenty-one year-old Dylann roof was
later arrested and charged with nine
counts of murder and one count of
possession of a firearm during the
commission of a violent crime
unconfirmed reports state that roof
wanted to spark a race war the shooting
has instigated a nationwide debate on
the Confederate flag and whether or not
it should remain on Statehouse grounds
previously a symbol of southern pride
and used as a symbol to remember the
fallen soldiers of the Civil War the
flags meaning has since changed it is
now more of a divisive symbol with many
white supremacist groups adopting the
flag as their own On June 22nd 2015 the
governor of South Carolina nikki Haley
called for the removal of the flag and
stated that it quote did not represent
the future furthermore the shooting has
once again highlighted the racial
tensions that have continued to exist in
the United States since the colonial era
despite the election of an
african-american president in Barack
Obama in fact a study conducted by ABC
News in 2007 found that one in ten
Americans admitted to holding prejudices
against Hispanic Americans while a
quarter held prejudices against Arab
Americans additionally there is an
ongoing debate as to whether or not the
Charleston Church shooting should be
labeled a hate crime or an act of
domestic terrorism as various media
outlets quickly pointed out the term
terrorism has not been used by the media
when describing this crime whereas it
would have most likely been applied if
the alleged shooter had been African
American or Muslim as of the end of June
2015 the US Department of Justice was
still conducting an investigation into
the shooting it was left up to the
prosecution to decide whether or not the
actions of Dylan roof qualified as a
domestic act of terrorism under US law
on the other hand pro-gun lobbyists
argue that mass shooters typically
attack soft targets such as schools and
churches and therefore the only way to
stop this from happening is to arm the
staff at these locations NRA vice
president Wayne LaPierre states that
quote the
thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is
a good guy with a gun nonetheless the
fact that there have been more American
lives taken at the hands of armed white
American citizens compared to Islamic
militants on US soil brings up the issue
of the double standard that exists when
such acts are seen as lone wolf
incidents and not terrorism even
Republican consigliere karl rove
conceded that the only way to truly
avoid this would be for a president to
have the courage and cover to repeal the
second amendment number one
will there be stronger gun related
legislation in the future in the wake of
the tragedy in Charleston South Carolina
President Obama spoke about the NRA s
extremely strong grip on Congress and
said that he did not foresee any
legislative action relating to guns
being taken in the current Congress yet
other countries have had similar
tragedies with different outcomes in
1996 Australia suffered a mass shooting
in Port Arthur that saw the deaths of 35
people this led to the passing of
stricter gun ownership laws by Prime
Minister John Howard and a subsequent
50% drop in the risk of dying by gun
shot the issue of gun control and gun
ownership continues to be a polarizing
issue as it has become inextricably tied
to the identity of Americans the debate
will undoubtedly continue to rage as
Republicans and Democrats fight in
Congress while trying to appease their
political base and campaign supporters
did these facts surprise you to vote for
which new story is covered next
head over to watchmojo.com slash suggest
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2015 mass shooting that took place in
Charleston South Carolina it must once
again confront its own gun legislation
and culture welcome to watchmojo.com
–nt we’re counting down ten crucial
facts you should know about the gun
rights debate in the United States
number 10 where did the debate begin the
origins of gun culture and its
legislation in the United States began
with the adoption of the Second
Amendment to the Constitution on
December 15 1791 this amendment granted
Americans the right to keep and bear
arms which at the time was integral to a
person’s survival during this period
Americans depended on arms in order to
hunt to deter predators and to protect
themselves from foreign armies and
Native Americans gun legislation was
further enforced with the adoption of
the Fourteenth Amendment on July 9th
1868 which banned separate States from
making or enforcing any laws that would
interfere with the privileges or
immunities that were granted to citizens
of the United States these two
amendments have worked in tandem to
grant each US citizen the continued
right to possess guns for self-defense
number nine what is the NRA founded in
1871 the acronym NRA stands for the
National Rifle Association of America
it’s a nonprofit organization that
promotes gun rights and has lobbied to
both for and against gun control
legislation throughout its existence in
May 2013 the Association boasted 5
million members it is considered one of
the largest lobbying groups in the
United States with a strong influence on
gun legislation and lawsuits and has
also supported and criticized various
politicians in 2013 51 percent of the
members of Congress had received funding
from the NRA at some point in their
political careers although the
Association is nonprofit it grossed
nearly 350 million dollars in revenue
that same
year with a large portion derived from
contributions grants royalties and
advertising from various gun industry
sources it has been consistently
criticized by newspapers and gun control
advocacy boards for its advertising its
political relationships and its close
ties to the gun industry number eight
who is purchasing weapons in the u.s.
gun culture in America is a mainstream
part of society and as such it has
permeated every social class race and
gender in fact one of the biggest
drivers of gun sales recently has been
the adoption of weapons by women
according to the National Sporting Goods
Association from 2001 to 2013 the number
of women who participated in target
shooting increased by two-thirds one
theory that attempts to explain this
increase connects it to the rise in
women as head of the household because
those women might therefore also be in
charge of acquiring weapons with which
to protect the household furthermore
according to a Pew survey released in
July 2014 over a third of Americans with
children under the age of 18 have a gun
in their household according to Pew
Research as of 2015 there are between
270 and 310 million guns in the United
States approximately one for every
citizen number seven where can you
purchase and carry a weapon in 1993 the
United States passed the Brady handgun
Violence Prevention Act which requires
gun buyers to pass a background check
before purchasing a weapon at gun stores
and pawn shops as of June 2015
there are over 54,000 federally licensed
firearms dealers in the country and over
98% of the population lives within 10
miles of one however a loophole to the
brady bill exists known as the gun show
loophole weapons can be sold and
purchased at gun shows without a
background check
the Department of Justice estimates that
there are 2,000 to 5,000 gun shows held
annually where people are allowed to buy
weapons ammunition holsters targets and
accessories when it comes to carrying
weapons varied state laws concerning the
to openly carry or conceal carry a
weapon with or without permits exist in
states like Vermont Arizona and Kansas a
person is allowed to carry a concealed
weapon without a permit by contrast in
states like Alabama Colorado and Maine a
person is allowed to openly carry
meaning have their weapon in plain sight
and do not need a permit to do so
however gun control groups like the
coalition to stop gun violence oppose
the practice of open carry number six
how profitable is the gun industry
analysts have estimated that as of 2015
the current legal us small arms industry
is worth about eight billion dollars
annually
meanwhile overall the gun industry has
seen an annual growth rate of over 8%
between 2008 and 2013 leading to almost
15 billion dollars in revenue in 2013
there also appears to be a larger
production of firearms during democratic
presidencies as shown by the fact that
firearm production increased over 30
percent in 2012 for a total of 8.5
million guns the theoretical reason for
this upsurge is anxiety by gun owners
about the increased like Lena s’ that
Democratic presidents will enforce
stronger gun policies and restrict sales
number 5 how frequent are gun related
crimes every year there are tens of
thousands of firearm related injuries
and deaths in the United States
according to the FBI there were over
8,000 firearm related homicides in 2012
about two-thirds of deaths from guns are
suicides the following year the United
States ranked fourth on the UN Office of
Drugs and Crime list of worldwide
homicide rates with only Mexico Turkey
and Estonia ranking higher also in 2013
liberal commentator mike shields
declared that more Americans have died
from firearms in the United States then
those who have perished as part of all
the wars the country has participated in
since 1968 with 1.4 million Americans
having died from firearms compared to
the 1.2 million
died in warfare number four what is the
impact of gun related violence increased
faith in gun control legislation and the
occurrence of gun related violence like
mass shootings actually benefits the gun
industry as these typically lead to a
surge in gun sales with citizens
stocking up before regulators can clamp
down the day after the 2012 Sandy Hook
elementary school shooting which saw the
deaths of twenty children and six adults
not including the perpetrator gun sales
rose by over one hundred and eighty
percent in Connecticut the state in
which the attack occurred gun retailers
across the United States also saw
increased sales of ammunition and
Firearms as for the effects of shooting
on the victims witnesses and the
community according to a Princeton
report children who are exposed to gun
violence are more likely to experience
negative short and long-term effects
such as post-traumatic stress disorder
and knees can feed into a violent life
cycle number three is there a
race-related gun divided according to a
July 2014 Pew survey a troubling paradox
has emerged when it comes to gun
violence
although african-americans are
significantly more likely than
Caucasians to be killed by guns they are
only half as likely as Caucasians to
have a weapon in their households this
is further exemplified by the fact that
between 2000 and 2010 the death rate due
to firearms was over eighteen point five
percent in african-americans while it
was only nine percent in Caucasians from
18 year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson
Missouri to 12 year-old Tamir rice in
Cleveland Ohio both in 2014 to the June
2015
shirt shooting in Charleston South
Carolina the United States has been home
to a series of controversial racially
charged deaths number two why is the
Charleston Church shooting so important
On June 17 2015 a mass shooting occurred
at the Emanuel African Methodist
Episcopal Church in Charleston South
Carolina
the attack resulted in the deaths of
nine people including senior pastor and
state senator clementa see pick
twenty-one year-old Dylann roof was
later arrested and charged with nine
counts of murder and one count of
possession of a firearm during the
commission of a violent crime
unconfirmed reports state that roof
wanted to spark a race war the shooting
has instigated a nationwide debate on
the Confederate flag and whether or not
it should remain on Statehouse grounds
previously a symbol of southern pride
and used as a symbol to remember the
fallen soldiers of the Civil War the
flags meaning has since changed it is
now more of a divisive symbol with many
white supremacist groups adopting the
flag as their own On June 22nd 2015 the
governor of South Carolina nikki Haley
called for the removal of the flag and
stated that it quote did not represent
the future furthermore the shooting has
once again highlighted the racial
tensions that have continued to exist in
the United States since the colonial era
despite the election of an
african-american president in Barack
Obama in fact a study conducted by ABC
News in 2007 found that one in ten
Americans admitted to holding prejudices
against Hispanic Americans while a
quarter held prejudices against Arab
Americans additionally there is an
ongoing debate as to whether or not the
Charleston Church shooting should be
labeled a hate crime or an act of
domestic terrorism as various media
outlets quickly pointed out the term
terrorism has not been used by the media
when describing this crime whereas it
would have most likely been applied if
the alleged shooter had been African
American or Muslim as of the end of June
2015 the US Department of Justice was
still conducting an investigation into
the shooting it was left up to the
prosecution to decide whether or not the
actions of Dylan roof qualified as a
domestic act of terrorism under US law
on the other hand pro-gun lobbyists
argue that mass shooters typically
attack soft targets such as schools and
churches and therefore the only way to
stop this from happening is to arm the
staff at these locations NRA vice
president Wayne LaPierre states that
quote the
thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is
a good guy with a gun nonetheless the
fact that there have been more American
lives taken at the hands of armed white
American citizens compared to Islamic
militants on US soil brings up the issue
of the double standard that exists when
such acts are seen as lone wolf
incidents and not terrorism even
Republican consigliere karl rove
conceded that the only way to truly
avoid this would be for a president to
have the courage and cover to repeal the
second amendment number one
will there be stronger gun related
legislation in the future in the wake of
the tragedy in Charleston South Carolina
President Obama spoke about the NRA s
extremely strong grip on Congress and
said that he did not foresee any
legislative action relating to guns
being taken in the current Congress yet
other countries have had similar
tragedies with different outcomes in
1996 Australia suffered a mass shooting
in Port Arthur that saw the deaths of 35
people this led to the passing of
stricter gun ownership laws by Prime
Minister John Howard and a subsequent
50% drop in the risk of dying by gun
shot the issue of gun control and gun
ownership continues to be a polarizing
issue as it has become inextricably tied
to the identity of Americans the debate
will undoubtedly continue to rage as
Republicans and Democrats fight in
Congress while trying to appease their
political base and campaign supporters
did these facts surprise you to vote for
which new story is covered next
head over to watchmojo.com slash suggest
and be sure to hit that subscribe button
for more newsworthy top 10s published
every week
you
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