MISSING THE POINT: Surge in violent crime has a common connection — and it's not guns: experts
and social unrest over racial injustice in addition to COVID-19 shutdowns destabilized communities, she said.
Although shootings are up in many big cities, Swearer said eliminating guns isn’t a realistic goal when there are 400 million privately owned firearms in the U.S. This figure doesn’t include police or military weapons."The cat is already out of the bag," she added."There are more privately owned guns than people in this country. You have to take that into account when you talk about combating gun violence.
Banning assault weapons, implementing universal gun purchase permits and universal background checks target people buying guns lawfully, Swearer noted.
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