Guns by the Numbers
Sarah Trumble, Lanae Erickson, Jim Kessler
From 0 (the number of people denied a firearm for being on the suspected terrorist no-fly list) to 14,033,824 (the number of firearms bought from licensed gun dealers the year after President Obama was elected), the gun policy debate is all about the numbers.
In this 1-pager, we lay out the numbers behind the policy debate so that you can get to the real truth on guns, the laws that try to keep them out of the wrong hands, and the criminals who use them.
To read this one-pager, open the attached PDF.
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