What is the problem with guns in America?
                     WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH 
GUNS IN AMERICA?
INTRODUCTION
In every country, people get into arguments, 
hold racist views or suffer from mental health 
issues. But in the U.S., it is easier for those 
people to pick up a gun and shoot someone.
Source: www.nytimes.com
MASS SHOOTINGS ON 
THE RISE
There have been more than 200 mass shootings 
across the US so far this year, according to the 
Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass 
shooting as an incident in which four or more 
people are injured or killed. 
Source: www.bbc.com
HOW DO US GUN 
DEATHS BREAK DOWN?
48,830 people died from gun-related injuries in 
the US during 2021, according to the latest data 
from the US Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).
That's nearly an 8% increase from 2020, which 
was a record-breaking year for firearm deaths.
Source: www.bbc.com
HOW MANY GUNS ARE 
THERE IN THE US?
While calculating the number of guns in private 
hands around the world is difficult, the latest 
figures from the Small Arms Survey - a Swiss-
based research project - estimated that there 
were 390 million guns in circulation in the US in 
2018.
Source: www.bbc.com
WHO SUPPORTS GUN 
CONTROL?
A majority of Americans are in favour of gun 
control.
57% of Americans surveyed said they wanted 
stricter gun laws - although this fell last year - 
according to polling by Gallup.
Source: www.bbc.com
WHO OPPOSES GUN 
CONTROL?
Despite years of financial woes and internal 
strife, the National Rifle Association (NRA) 
remains the most powerful gun lobby in the 
United States, with a substantial budget to 
influence members of Congress on gun policy.
Source: www.bbc.com
GUN OWNERSHIP
There are differences in gun ownership rates by 
political party affiliation, gender, geography and 
other factors. For instance, 44% of Republicans 
and Republican-leaning independents say they 
personally own a gun, compared with 20% of 
Democrats and Democratic leaners.
Source: www.pewresearch.org
PERSONAL PROTECTION
Personal protection tops the list of reasons why 
gun owners say they own a firearm. In a Gallup 
survey conducted in August 2019, gun owners 
were most likely to cite personal safety or 
protection as the reason they own a firearm. 
Roughly six-in-ten (63%) said this in an open-
ended question. 
Source: www.pewresearch.org
ATTITUDES ABOUT GUN 
VIOLENCE
Attitudes about gun violence differ widely by 
race, ethnicity, party and community type. 
About eight-in-ten Black adults (82%) say gun 
violence is a very big problem – by far the 
largest share of any racial or ethnic group.
Source: www.pewresearch.org
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