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Gun ownership in the United States reached an all-time high

The results of the latest polls indicate that more than half of the American people own a gun.
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According to the international group Tasnim News Agency

, The results of the latest polls conducted by NBC show that 52% of Americans own a gun. .

According to this survey, 52 percent stated that they or a member of their family have a gun, which is the highest record in the history of this network’s polls in the field of this question, which dates back to 1999.

also Another result of this survey was that the importance of gun ownership among American parties has decreased, while this issue has been of high importance for years.

But the results of this survey, which took place this month, showed that 66 percent of Republicans, 45 percent of independent parties and 41 percent of Democrats have guns.

Accordingly, in the March 2004 poll, 57% for Republicans, 33% for Democrats and 41% for supporters of independent parties were registered.

It was also determined in the survey of August 2019 64% of Republicans, 33% of Democrats and 46% of independent party supporters have guns.

In an August 2019 poll, 53 percent of white voters said they or someone in their family owned a gun, and 24 percent of black voters said the same. Meanwhile, in this month’s survey, 56 percent of white voters and 41 percent of black voters admitted to owning a gun. A 17% increase in gun ownership among black voters has occurred in just 4 years.

The poll also asked about voters’ views on gun ownership.

This is while a federal judge in New York recently announced the ban on carrying weapons with Magazines that hold more than 10 bullets are illegal, and that’s why the ban was lifted.

Roger Benitez, a federal judge in the San Diego District of California, stated that a blanket ban on the carrying of this type of weapon is excessive for people who want to use their weapons for legitimate purposes, including self-defense. >.

In recent years, anti-gun lobby groups have of course They have gained influence in America, but at the top of politics, due to the balance of power in the Senate and systemic limitations, not much has been done yet. So the Republicans are still on the side of the gun owners and the Democrats are getting nowhere with their projects. Some say, Biden could simply issue executive orders, or declare a public health emergency, and take countermeasures given the toll of gun violence. However, in both cases, this would be easy to undo and the next election is only a few months away.

National Rifle Association of America ( NRA) is one of the most powerful non-military organizations in this country that drives the interests of gun owners and those who deem it necessary.

The association may have lost some of its influence in recent years and may not be as financially powerful as it was in 2016, when it spent about $54 million on the presidential campaign. But the gun lobby and its supporters have since invested about $33 million in the 2020 presidential election. One of their main goals is to prevent stricter laws against gun owners.

In this situation, the ruling Democrats are particularly in favor of strict gun laws, in While the Republicans are against it. But the majority of American political representatives are against building a legislative wall in the US Senate against this issue. To implement such a project, a 60% majority in Congress is required, which does not exist.

while Statistics published by the National Archive of Armed Violence in America show that mass shootings in this country in 2023, it has passed the 500 limit.

FBI officials also stated that the past two decades have generally seen an increase in the number of mass shootings, regardless of the criteria used for this. We have been evaluated.

The rise of armed violence in the United States is such that every week we see bloody shootings in some part of the United States. These shootings in public places such as schools, shopping malls and churches have increased dramatically.

It is said that the high number of shootings in America has caused people’s anxiety and insecurity and It has started many political debates. Critics accuse pro-gun Republican extremists of treacherous collaboration with the gun lobby.

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