US sets global record with over 1 million COVID cases in one day

The US reported over 1,017,000 cases Monday, beating out the daily total on December 30 of just over 585,000, according to data tracking from The New York Times. Read More

Texas shooting: Americans own 42% of 650 million civilian firearms - USA TODAY

Americans own 42% of about 650 million civilian firearms worldwide, according to the Small Arms Survey. More: How U.S. compares to rest of world when it comes to gun homicides Super-size homicide ... Read More

Gun sales over 1 million for 34 straight months

In a record-breaking trend that appears to have no end in sight, sales of civilian guns have topped 1 million for 34 straight months.The FBI this week said that background checks for May totaled ... Read More

Nearly half of the world's civilian guns belong to Americans

Of the world's 857 million civilian-owned guns, Americans own about 393 million, The Trace and Vice reported Monday. While there's no official count of American-owned guns, the Small Arms Survey ... Read More

Record number of guns seized at US airports in 2022 - New York Post

TSA agents seized 6,542 guns, almost all of which were loaded, at the nation's airports in 2022, an average of 18 a day -- the highest ever recorded, the agency said. Primary Menu Sections US News ... Read More

Americans own nearly half world's guns in civilian hands: survey - Yahoo

Americans make up 4 percent of the world's population but owned about 46 percent of the estimated 857 million weapons in civilian hands at the end of 2017, a survey showed on Monday. The Small ... Read More

Austin airport sets record for most guns confiscated by TSA in 2022 - Austin American-Statesman

Austin's airport broke a record for the number of unauthorized firearms found by security agents in carry-on luggage last year, placing it among the top in the nation for the most guns found. Read More

How the U.S. Compares to the World on Guns | Best Countries | U.S. News - U.S. News & World Report

In 2017, U.S. civilians held an average of 120.5 firearms per 100 people, the highest rate in the world by a factor of more than two, followed by Yemen (52.8), Montenegro (39.1), Serbia (39.1) and ... Read More

Record 27 million guns sold across the U.S. in 2016, 4 million more than the previous year - New York Daily News

More than 27 million guns — a record high — were sold across the country last year, according to FBI data released Wednesday. Backlash over Hillary Clinton’s campaign and concerns… ... Read More

Gun statistics in America: US gun culture vs. the world in charts - CNN

Mass shootings in Texas and Ohio have reignited the debate around gun rights in the US. Here’s how America’s gun culture compares to the rest of the world. Read More

UN report: Over 1 billion firearms in the world; 857 million in civilian hands - Gulf News

According to the report, the countries with the largest estimated number of civilian-held legal and illegal firearms at the end of 2017 were the United States with 393.3 million, India with 71.1 ... Read More

Americans own nearly half world's guns in civilian hands - survey

Americans make up 4 percent of the world's population but owned about 46 percent of the estimated 857 million weapons in civilian hands at the end of 2017, a survey showed on Monday. Read More