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In March 2011, Utah adopted the M1911 pistol as its state firearm. This gun was designed by Ogden, Utah native John Browning.The adoption was supported by Republican Utah State Representative Carl Wimmer, who said, "It does capture a portion of Utah's history" and "even bigger than that, it captures a portion of American history."
This is a list of US states by gun deaths and rates of violence. In 2021, there were 26,000 gun suicides and 21,000 gun homicides, together making up a sixth of deaths from external causes. In 2021, there were 26,000 gun suicides and 21,000 gun homicides, together making up a sixth of deaths from external causes.
This amounts to "120.5 firearms for every 100 residents." [ 3 ] The world's armed forces control about 133 million (about 13 percent) of the global total of small arms, of which over 43 percent belong to two countries, the Russian Federation (30.3 million) and the People's Republic of China (27.5 million). [ 2 ]
Violent crime rate per 100k population by state (2023) [1] This is a list of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate. It is typically expressed in units of incidents per 100,000 individuals per year; thus, a violent crime rate of 300 (per 100,000 inhabitants) in a population of 100,000 would mean 300 incidents of violent crime per year in that entire population, or 0.3% out of the total.
High-profile shootings like the one that targeted GOP congressman earlier this month often trigger a country-wide discussion about gun laws. Study reveals Louisiana has the highest homicide rate ...
XM806(Us –2009– heavy machine gun– .50 BMG:Heavy machine gun based on the experimental XM307 grenade launcher. Designed to replace the Browning M2HB heavy machine guns in service with the United States Armed Forces. Development cancelled in 2012. Prototypes only.) General Electric; Gatling Guns; M134 Minigun(US – Gatling gun – 7.62× ...
The following states had the highest rate of gun sales, adjusted for population. Montana: 1,586 sold per 10,000 residents aged 21+ Wyoming: 1,523 sold per 10,000 residents aged 21+
The Small Arms Survey 2017 [1] provides estimates of the total number of civilian-owned guns in a country. It then calculates the number per 100 people. This number for a country does not indicate the percentage of the population that owns guns, because single individuals can own multiple guns. See also Percent of households with guns by country.