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Can U.S. gun makers be held liable?

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June 17, 2022 

Gun-making and gun ownership have long been a part of U.S. history. Guns were vital in the revolutionary war and westward expansion. That legacy continues. Many Americans continue to buy guns for self-protection and home defense, as well as for hunting and sports. 

An 18-year-old gunman stormed a Texas elementary school and killed 19 children and two teachers, reigniting a debate in the U.S. over gun control and the potential legal liability for manufacturers of firearms.

During the past two decades (2000-2020), the total U.S. population grew by 18 percent, while the annual production of firearms increased by 187% to over 11.3 million in 2020, according to an ATF report, issued days after the Buffalo supermarket shooting. 
 

Here are the latest headlines:

·  A group of bipartisan U.S. senators has agreed on a new framework for gun safety legislation. The deal includes enhanced background checks for people under the age of 21, funding for mental health and school safety, and grants for “red flag” laws, which give law enforcement the power to confiscate guns from someone considered to be a danger to themselves or others

·  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell signaled his support for a bipartisan gun violence bill, saying that he was "comfortable" with the framework of the bill

·  Beyond the highly publicized events, there are actually many more gun massacres that don’t make the front pages, highlighting the even larger extent of mass gun violence in the country

What is the cost of committing a mass shooting?


Why are guns so important to America? We try to answer - 

·  The number of gun purchases has increasingly corresponded with the political and social unrest that Americans have experienced

·  When bullets fly, people tend to buy more guns, driven by a sense of growing insecurity

·  Background checks surged in March, June, July, and November in 2020, coinciding with the pandemic lockdown, social unrest fueled by George Floyd's death, and the presidential election, data from the NICS shows

·  Seeking protection against crime has become a dominant reason for people to own guns, as they perceive increasing security threats in their communities

·  For some Americans, owning guns provides them with a sense of security

Ironically, a majority of U.S. adults say it's more important to control gun violence than to protect gun rights, the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll shows.

The 59-to-35 percent margin is the widest in favor of controlling gun violence recorded in a decade in the Marist poll.  But still, the poll finds a sharp partisan divide – 92 percent of Democrats say it's more important to control gun violence than over protecting gun rights, while only 20 percent of Republicans share the same idea.

Follow our gun violence series, Armed in America.

(Sources: China Report)

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