According to the Congressional Research service, there are around 300 million guns in theUnited Statesowned by non-military individuals. To put that in a global perspective, the United States comprises around 5 percent of the world's population, but has 35 percent to 50 percent of the world's...
The default reaction to this argument is to cry out in horror and ask if I want a society where every criminal has a gun, and where every domestic argument ends in a gun battle? The short answer is no. The longer answer is to say that more guns do not inevitably mean more killings...
The gun ownership literature is vast, with dozens of studies seeking to explain who owns guns and why. We build on this literature in two key ways. First, we introduce a new variable into the fold: sensitivity to harm. We theorize that this concern actively inhibits gun ownership. Second,...
Today people want to use guns toprotect themselves against gangsters, robbers and housebreakers.Another reason is that hunting is popular there.Now many Americans want a new law to control the ownershipof guns, especially handguns, but it doesn’t help. There is the National Rifle Association....
More and more people today expect to get what they want instantly (e.g. goods, services, news), without having to wait. Why is this the case? Do you think this is a positive or negative development? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge ...
awhy do so many Amerrican own guns?and why are they so determind to keep them?i ofter got questions of this kind from Chinese friends while i was working in Beijing.there are no quick and easy answers,though more than one European,judging from American films and crime statistics of the...
A similar explanation is given for all the people stockpiling guns and ammunition as the pandemic arrived, despite their ineffectiveness against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, and their high cost. But it provides some feeling of control. TP hoarders are eliminating one very low-probability risk wit...
aWhy do people shake hands instead of shaking feet? This is because of the fact that a long time ago most people carried knives or guns. If some of them decided that they did not want to Perhaps, they would show their empty hands. 为什么居于握手而不是震动脚? 这是由于事实很长时间前多...
Self-defense might be one reason. Actually Americans seem to have a long history of owing guns. Their ancestors had once used guns against criminals, cattle thieves, and the Indians. Today people want to use guns to protect themselves against gangsters, robbers and housebreakers. Another reason...
Even the Jews know that they will have to PROGRESSIVELY take the guns away from the people. If they enact a gun grab they will be in SERIOUS TROUBLE. Expect them to first go for the “assault weapons” then all semi-auto, centerfire rifles and finally handguns. Patriots will have to de...