And that doesn't even take into account illegal gun activity. That means that four years ago, there were already 40 million more guns than there were people in this country. The data they were pulling comes from a 2015 report from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that uses data from 1986 to 2013. That's already a staggering figure, but it becomes even more so when compared with the country's population, which at that time was 317 million.
So exactly how many guns are there in America at the present moment? It's difficult to calculate, but in 2015, The Washington Post estimated the number of firearms nationwide at 357 million. At this point, according to Vox, there are more guns than people in the United States, an overwhelming statistic for those hoping to curb gun violence with new regulations. 1 has officially been deemed the deadliest in American history, but tragic events like this one have become all too common.
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