William barr held a News Conference in chicago today the federal response to protest across the country. It is what he had to say. Good morning and thank you all for being here. In the u. S. Attorney for the district of illinois. Id like to start this morning but taking it to introduce you to my Law Enforcement colleagu colleagues, some of whom you will hear from in a few moments. We are honored to have attorney general william barr with us today. We have acting director, regina and the special agent, kristin here as well. We also have from the fbi, deputy director, dave. We also have special agent in charge of the fbi here in chicago. The dea special agent in charge, robert u. S. Marshal sargent, david and chief inspector, diego. Also are two other u. S. Attorneys. My counterpart of the Northern District of illinois, tom. Tom sat in my office and worked together frequently on combating illegal trafficking of firearms across our common border between indiana and illinois. My colleague,
Generating billions and revenue annually and supporting thousands of jobs across the manufacturing, retail and related sectors. And as a market size of over 21000000000. 00 in 2023 and is expected to grow 5 percent. The u. S. Is also the Worlds Largest export of arms with saudi arabia. But being the main recipient at 22 percent, the 5 largest arms export as include the us followed by russia, france, germany, and china, which together accounts for 75 percent of global exports. The us alone accounts for 39 percent. Montana has the highest rate of gun ownership in the us, followed by wyoming, alaska, idaho, and west virginia. Meanwhile, new jersey has the lowest rate, followed by massachusetts, rhode island, hawaii, and new york to the u. S. Has far more civilian own firearms than any other nation in the world. The country with the 2nd most firearms compared to us is canada with 72 percent fewer guns per 100. 00 citizens. Meanwhile, texas, not surprisingly, has more actual guns stockpiled
European union as well as the boxes position within nato. So its safe to assume that the events that took place in part going to necessarily enter and it will lead to greater discussion throughout the european block well matter of this. And he is now, as always, is going to have your company here on, on the international. Be sure to check out and see dont. Com is a lot of interesting. So is that well be back in about 30 minutes. The guns and the right to bear arms are deeply ingrained in American Society to the 2nd amendment of the constitution. But at the same time, in response to concerns such as rising gun debts and Mass Shootings, it is back in the national spotlight. A majority of americans to it is too easy to legally obtain a gun in this country and favour stricter gun laws. I am christi i, youre watching the cost of everything where today were going to be delving into the contentious topic, the cost of guns and fire arms and their impact on society the, the firearms industry is
The contentious topic, the cost of guns and fire arms, and their impact on society the, the firearms industry is a significant player in the us economy, generating billions and revenue annually and supporting thousands of jobs across the manufacturing retail and related sectors and as a market size of over 21000000000. 20 and is expected to grow 5 percent. The u. S. Is also the Worlds Largest export of arms with saudi arabia. But being the main recipient of 22 percent. The 5 largest arms export as include the us, followed by russia, france, germany, and china, which together accounts for 75 percent of global exports. The us alone accounts for 39 percent. Montana has the highest rate of gun ownership in the us, followed by wyoming, alaska, idaho, and west virginia. Meanwhile, new jersey has the lowest rate, followed by massachusetts, rhode island, hawaii, and new york to the u. S. Has far more civilian own firearms than any other nation in the world. The country with the 2nd most firear
The world. The country with the 2nd most by arms compared to us is canada with 72 percent fewer guns per 100. 00 citizens. Meanwhile, texas, not surprisingly, has more actual guns stockpiled than any other state. It is estimated that texas has over 1000000 guns and just over 29000000 residence, florida trails in 2nd place with just over 500000 guns. Currently, more than 40 percent of households have at least one fire on this number has increased by 15 percent since 1994 with 18 percent buying more firearms. During the pandemic. More than 15000000 americans have a fi, im in their home for the 1st time today. The estimates very on how many guns are circulating today in the us, but most sources suggests that guns out number americans, gun ownership can be a wonderful thing. It can give a person a sense of responsibility over their own life in a way that people who dont own them cant fully grasp. But even budget firearms involve a significant expense. The price of gun ownership has more th