Laws vary by state but California, for example, has banned ownership of assault weapons with limited exceptions. Some controls are widely supported by people across the political divide - such as restricting the sale of guns to people who are mentally ill, or on "watch" lists.
It is among the most powerful special interest lobby groups in the US, with a substantial budget to influence members of Congress on gun policy.
Figures from the Center for Responsive Government suggest that groups advocating stricter gun controls actually spent more than gun rights groups like the NRA in In January , the NRA filed for bankruptcy as part of a fraud case against some of its own senior staff. The NRA said it would continue "confronting anti-Second Amendment activities, promoting firearm safety and training, and advancing public programs across the United States".
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Rhode Island, on the other hand, had the least, with 4, registered firearms. Gun laws in the United States Gun ownership in the U. Outside of the 2nd Amendment, gun laws in the U. Civilian-owned firearms The United States is estimated to have the highest rate of civilian-owned firearms in the world , and more than double that of Yemen, which has the second-highest gun ownership rate.
Unfortunately, along with high gun ownership rates comes a higher number of homicides by firearm , which was about 10, homicides in Loading statistic Show source. Download for free You need to log in to download this statistic Register for free Already a member?
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This way nearly all U. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U. Four-in-ten U. There are differences in gun ownership rates by political party affiliation, gender, geography and other factors. Federal data suggests that gun sales have risen in recent years, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic.
The largest comparative percentage point difference occurred in July — when about 3. Personal protection tops the list of reasons why gun owners say they own a firearm. In a Gallup survey conducted in August , gun owners were most likely to cite personal safety or protection as the reason they own a firearm. Attitudes about gun violence differ widely by race, ethnicity, party and community type. Due to sample size limitations, data for Asian Americans is not available.
Current opinions are in line with what they were in March Among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, views have shifted. Both years, roughly half of Republicans said current gun laws were about right.
But Trump, a Republican, also made it easier for people with mental illness to buy guns. Biden, a Democrat, aims to tighten regulations on self-assembled "ghost guns" that currently can be sold without serial numbers or background checks and to make it easier for states to adopt red-flag laws.
The political landscape may be changing. The National Rifle Association NRA has been one of the most influential gun rights lobbying groups in Washington for decades, but has been hobbled in recent years by infighting. The group recently filed for bankruptcy in an attempt to stave off a legal challenge in New York. Meanwhile, advocacy groups like Moms Demand Action that back stronger restrictions have stepped up lobbying expenses over the past decade, though they still trail gun-rights groups as a whole.
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