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'More guns in fewer hands' - US study charts rise of hardcore super owners
So 3% of Americans own half of the guns in the USA, a frightening 17 firearms each. You have to ask why? It's no wonder we see reports of mass shooting over there. Not to forget these figures are the legally held licences.
265 million guns held by only 22% of the population!
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I find it very frightening @jonsie. It appears to be such a cultural issue in America. One family holds a gun, their kids hold two, their kids hold three etc etc etc.
Problem is the National Rifle Association (NRA) has so much control in the States as they fund a lot of presidential candidates (among other things) so I can't see anything changing for the better.
Whilst they are so freely available to many... without proper checks and regulations in place, people will continue to buy them through illegal sources.
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I also think we are far beyond the point of educating people. You only have to look at all the bombs that have been detonated in New York this weekend....Sickening state of affairs. I am sure @Bambino is in despair for his home country. 
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The suspect in all the recent bombings has been captured, which is great news. He's been shot, but not seriously, and is in police custody. It's so rare that any ever survive these shootouts, so hopefully they'll be able to question him and get some answers, but that all depends on how cooperative he is. Still good news nevertheless.
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I just saw it on the news @Bambino. From what the report said, the suspect was a 'bit of an amateur'. I thought that was a weird expression but apparently two of the bombs were found easily, as no attempt had been made to hide them at all. Obviously they are trying to find if he had links to any terror groups.
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I think they used that phrase @Cleoriff because 1. The devices used weren't very sophisticated. 2. He apparently was seen very clearly on CCTV and was identified very quickly. 3. He didn't seem to have an escape plan, which enabled the law enforcment agencies to apprehend him in an incredibly short time. From the time the first device went off, to his capture took 50 hours, which was remarkable.
The US has a system in place called Amber Alert. There is an app for phones. It played a very big part in the speed that it took to end the search. The general public played a big part.
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@Bambino wrote:
I think they used that phrase @Cleoriff because 1. The devices used weren't very sophisticated. 2. He apparently was seen very clearly on CCTV and was identified very quickly. 3. He didn't seem to have an escape plan, which enabled the law enforcment agencies to apprehend him in an incredibly short time. From the time the first device went off, to his capture took 50 hours, which was remarkable.
The US has a system in place called Amber Alert. There is an app for phones. It played a very big part in the speed that it took to end the search. The general public played a big part.
Yes @Bambino I heard they used mobile phones to ask the public to help. I had no idea how they did that. (Not heard of Amber Alert before if honest) My husband remarked on the speed of his capture. A job well done by the US agencies.
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