People personal practically half the world’s civilian-held weapons ― however in accordance with Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), that’s nonetheless not sufficient.
“The Second Modification is absolute, and it’s right here to remain,” Boebert stated Wednesday throughout a Home flooring speech. “A current report states that People personal 46% of the world’s weapons. I believe we have to get our numbers up, girls and boys.”
That statistic seems to be from a 2018 report by the Small Arms Survey, an unbiased international analysis venture based mostly in Geneva, that discovered People owned about 46% of the world’s estimated 857 million weapons in civilian fingers, regardless of making up solely 4% of the worldwide inhabitants. Of greater than 1 billion firearms on this planet, civilians owned round 85%, the survey discovered.
The U.S. was the one nation discovered to have extra civilian-owned weapons than it has individuals.
“The most important drive pushing up gun possession all over the world is civilian possession in america. Bizarre American individuals purchase roughly 14 million new and imported weapons yearly,” survey writer Aaron Karp stated on the time, in accordance with Reuters.
Boebert made the remark whereas arguing in opposition to a brand new rule concentrating on pistol attachments referred to as “stabilizing braces.” The rule was introduced final month by the Justice Division as a part of the Biden administration’s effort to tighten gun rules.
Boebert, a firearm fanatic who narrowly gained reelection in November, owned a gun-themed restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, known as Shooter’s Grill. Previous to its closure final yr, it served dishes like “Shotgun” burritos, “Locked N’ Loaded” nachos” and “Rifle” toast.” In 2021, the divisive lawmaker made headlines after she and her 4 kids posed with assault rifles in entrance of a Christmas tree.
Already this yr, there have been dozens of mass shootings throughout the U.S., together with two in California final month that left not less than 19 individuals lifeless. In accordance with the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive, not less than 3,739 individuals have been killed by weapons thus far this yr.