A report in America showed that in the past two decades alone, gun manufacturers in the United States have produced more than 139 million personal guns, including 11.3 million parts made in 2020 alone.
The report, released by the U.S. Department of Justice, added that in the same period the U.S. imported 71 million firearms and exported only 7.5 million, figures that reflect the large amount of firearms found in countries that have contributed to the exacerbation of gun violence. , murders and suicides.
In fact, the gun industry sector has grown exponentially over two decades, as the number of gun makers operating in the United States rose from 2222 companies in 2000 to 16,936 companies in 2020, according to the report. .
In contrast, annual production of firearms for commercial sale jumped from 3.9 million units in 2000 to 11.3 million units in 2020, reaching 11.9 million units in 2016.
According to the report, if Americans chose semi-automatic weapons, the type used in most mass assaults, most were found to buy 9mm semi-automatic pistols that were cheap, accurate, easy to use and similar to the weapon that they used. . police.
On the other hand, U.S. authorities are faced with an increase in “hidden weapons”, which are pistols or rifles that sell disassembled parts and can be made at home for several hundred dollars, and some parts of which can buy or do online. a 3D printer.
Unlike guns made by gun factories, these ghost guns do not have serial numbers, making it nearly impossible to track them (hence the name), and selling and buying them does not require of license because they are sold disassembled rather than complete. parts and therefore not considered a weapon. completely.
Because buyers of such firearms do not require a license to carry a firearm, they are not subject to the restrictions imposed on traditional firearms buyers, such as the buyer’s background, mental and psychological capacity.
According to the report, the number of “concealed weapons” seized by US police in 2021 increased from 1,758 in 2016 to 19,344.
And in April, President Joe Biden tightened the rules on such guns because dealers had to check customer records and manufacturers had to imprint a serial number on each major part.
“We can only address the current rise in violence if we have the best available information and use the most effective tools and analysis to advance our efforts,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said in a statement. sabi.
The release of this report comes after a weekend when the United States witnessed two mass shootings, the first in Buffalo, New York, of a white supremacist youth who killed ten black citizens, and the second in Los. Angeles, California, died and five were injured.
Source: AFP
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