1] Americans own approximately 270 million guns, which gives America the highest rate of gun ownership with, 89 guns for every 100 people

2] The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms reports that about 9.3 million firearms were manufactured in the United States in 2024.

3] Approximately 20% of gun owners own 65% of the guns

4] More than 36,000 Americans were victims of firearm-related deaths in 2015.

 5] In 2015, 11.3 of every 100,000 people in the US were victims of firearm-related deaths

6] As of January 1, 2017, 19 states and Washington, DC, go beyond federal law by requiring background checks for all handgun sales

7] Gun-related deaths are now the third leading cause of death of American children.

8] 44% of Americans say they personally know someone who has been shot with a gun, either accidentally or intentionally