10 Big Questions in the U.S. Gun Control Debate

10 Big Questions in the U.S. Gun Control Debate

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Participants with One Million Moms for Gun Control, a gun control group formed in the wake of the 2012 massacre at a Newtown, Conn. elementary school, attend a rally and march across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.Participants with One Million Moms for Gun Control, a gun control group formed in the wake of the 2012 massacre at a Newtown, Conn. elementary school, attend a rally and march across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.2How Many Guns Are in the U.S.?

Gun enthusiasts explore products displayed on the exhibition floor at the National Rifle Association of America's annual meeting in Louisville, Ky., 2008.What Does the Second Amendment Say?Second Amendment activist Joseph Gabriele of Littleton, Colo. gathers with other activists in support of gun ownership in Denver, 2013.

Is the U.S. Gun Homicide Rate Really That High?

Forensic personnel examine the corpse of a police officer murdered presumably by gangsters to steal his handgun, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on December 5, 2012. At least 102 policemen have been murdered during the last two years in HondurasAre There Countries With as Many Guns as the U.S. but Less Crime?

What's a Semi-automatic Gun?

A man fires an SKS semi-automatic rifle June 3, 2012 at the St. Croix Rod and Gun Club in Hudson, Wisc.How Often Do Gun Owners Actually Prevent Crimes?Every person's nightmare: Being held up at gun point. Gun rights advocates say self-defense is a big reason why America needs a liberal policy on owning guns.

How Often Are People Killed by Guns That They or Family Members Own?

Mourners look upon the casket containing the body of 19-month-old Suzie Marie Pena who was shot to death by police as her father held her while shooting at SWAT officers during a 2 1/2-hour standoff in the Los Angeles community of WattsDid the Federal Ban on Assault Weapons Affect Crime?

Paul Murray, manager of Shooters USA target range displays an ad for high-capacity magazines on September 11, 2004. Once the Assault Weapons Ban expired at midnight September 13, it would be legal for non-law enforcement people to buy them.Do States With Strict Gun Control Laws Have Less Gun Violence?

Some of the 125 weapons confiscated during what the federal authorities say was the largest gang takedown in U. S. history. Scores of alleged gang members and associates were arrested on federal racketeering and drug-trafficking charges in 2009.Has American Public Opinion Shifted on Gun Control, Over Time?

Gang interventionist Reverend Bell (L), and Danielle Lewis (C), mother of murdered junior football star (who was mistaken for a rival gang member), stand at the South Central Los Angeles location of his death holding up peace messages