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posted by on Monday January 09 2017, @08:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the second-amendment dept.

The love of guns in the United States has been well documented, as have multiple mass shootings across the country such as those in Orlando, San Bernardino, Newtown, and Virginia. The ease of access to guns in American society comes at a shocking cost.

As of September 2016, almost 11,000 people have been killed as a result of gun violence. Despite this high death toll, mass shootings in America show no sign of disappearing.

The Stateside obsession with guns can appear baffling to UK observers unfamiliar with its origins. So just how did this gun culture become so deep-rooted in the American psyche?

BBC source: Why Are Americans so Obsessed with Guns?

Wikipedia: Gun politics in the United States


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  • (Score: 2) by CoolHand on Tuesday January 10 2017, @12:51PM

    by CoolHand (438) on Tuesday January 10 2017, @12:51PM (#452008) Journal

    Well, OK, but exactly how many guns do you need to repel a home invasion? By one estimate [fool.com], the average number of firearms owned by a "typical gun-owning household" in the USA had roughly doubled between 1994 and 2013, to 8.1 guns per household. After three or four, I think it fair to ask your neighbour "just how much trouble you expecting, son"?

    Don't need that many for home invasion, but do need several for specialized purposes..
    1) Powerful pistol or shotgun (tactical) for home protection
    2) General use pistol
    3) Slim concealed carry pistol
    4) Shotgun for hunting
    5) Small caliber rifle for plinking
    6) Large caliber rifle for hunting
    7) Shotgun for sport shooting (skeet/sporting clay etc..)
    8) Assault rifle for when the Apocalypse or rebellion arrives..

    So, there we go.. not too hard to get up to eight firearms..

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