There are close to as many guns in the US as there are people. There may be more, or there may be less, depending on which study you look at — there's no exact count, since there isn't a national database of gun purchases or firearm owners. Federal law does not require gun owners to get a license or permit.
That's one of the many obstacles researchers face when trying to evaluate why so many people die from guns in the US and what might prevent those deaths.
How will knowing who has guns, prevent anyone from dying, from gunshots?
This is just a backdoor way to push for a national gun registry, which, as we all know is just the first step, to confiscation.
And do they really believe, that gang bangers, will register, their stolen guns?
