Murders and guns

Everyone is concerned about the mass shootings that have been on the rise in recent years. The discussion often centers around the availability of guns and how this may effect these shootings. That is difficult to assess but there are facts about guns and shootings that should be considered when passing new laws. The number of hand guns produced each year increased from one million in 1980 to 5 million this year. The number of all types of guns increased from 3 million per year to 11 million and today there are about 400 million guns in the United States. During these years the population increased by 100 million but the homicide rate declined from 20,000 per year to 15,000 per year.