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US gun control: Could Joe Biden s plan backfire?
President Joe Biden is calling for stricter gun laws. As gun control activists rejoice, gun owners see their right to self-defense at risk. They re saying the move could cost Democrats dearly.
In 2018, a gunman shot and killed 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida
With the spread of the coronavirus, 2020 was a year of uncertainty. In the United States, it was also a year of record gun sales. Even people who had never owned a firearm made their way into gun stores.
Roughly 40% of gun sales in the first four months of 2020 (pandemic lockdowns in the US began in March) were made by first-time buyers far higher than the annual average of 24% over the past 20 years, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, a trade association that tracks gun sales.
Gun violence may have been partially eclipsed by the COVID-19 pandemic in the public consciousness and on the policy agenda, but it continues to devastate communities across the United States at an alarming rate. From 2010 to 2019, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that annual firearm deaths in the US increased 25 percent, from 31,672 to 39,682. At the same time, a record number of firearm sales were recorded in 2020.
With a third of Americans owning guns, understanding gun owners’ attitudes toward gun violence prevention can help policymakers build consensus to enact policy. The analysis presents survey evidence that shows many gun owners are supportive of policies designed to prevent firearm-involved violence, including purchase and possession prohibitions for individuals with mental illness or a history of domestic violence. However, gun owners’ private attitudes often do not translate to public support. This may be, in part, due to g