Facts


 * 1) ===70 to 80 million Americans own guns. ===
 * 2) ===40-45% of households in the U.S. contain a gun. This translates into a loaded gun in one in every ten households with children, and a gun that’s left unlocked and just “hidden away” in one in every eight family homes. ===
 * 3) ===The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states, "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." ===
 * 4) ===As of January, 2011, 39 states have laws permitting individuals with gun licenses to carry concealed guns in the streets. ===
 * 5) ===The Federal Gun Free School Zone Act of 1995 states that people with guns cannot walk within 1,000 feet of any school (kindergarten to 12th grade). ===
 * 6) ===There are no federal laws that prevent minor access to guns. ===
 * 7) ===In 2010, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence graded Obama an "F" on gun control, citing "extraordinary silence and passivity." ===
 * 8) ===In 2009, the federal government performed 14 million background checks on gun purchases. ===
 * 9) ===Only nine states have trigger-lock laws, where gun sellers are required to sell integrated or internal trigger locks with handguns. ===
 * 10) ===Most guns used in crimes are stolen, either from homes or gun dealers. ===
 * 11) ===Federal law requires federally licensed dealers to report guns that they know have been lost or stolen to law enforcement. All 11 From [|www.dosomething.org] ===
 * 12) ===Chicago used to lead the country in murders. Since the outset of the Chicago handgun ban, the Chicago murder rate has averaged 17% lower than it was before the law took effect, while the U.S. murder rate has averaged 25% lower. [|www.justfacts.com] ===