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Guns and ammunition are a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States. According to government data, gunmakers produced over 13.3 million firearms domestically in 2022. In addition to guns manufactured within the U.S., millions more are imported into the country from abroad each year. (Here is a look at the 10 countries Americans buy the […]

A recent Gallup poll showed that 46% of Americans have a gun somewhere in their home, and 33% personally own a firearm. The prevalence of firearms in the United States is not a recent development, and gun manufacturers have made a fortune. Licensed gunmakers manufactured more than 11 million weapons in 2020, more than double […]

Americans buy a lot of firearms. The American gun and ammunition market generates more than $70 billion in economic output in the U.S., according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation. The NSSF estimates that 16.4 million guns were sold in America last year alone. That actually represents a significant decrease from the 18.5 million sold […]

The United States is the largest civilian firearm market in the world. And though the $70.5 billion domestic gun and ammunition industry churns out millions of new firearms every year, a significant portion of guns sold in the United States are imported from abroad.  Depending on the year, anywhere from 23% to 43% of all […]

Infographic in English on Mozambique about Food and Nutrition, Protection and Human Rights and Flood; published on 12 May 2023 by OCHA

Colorado State University students and Fort Collins community members marched and rallied against Colorado State University’s endowment having holdings in the fossil fuel industry on April 27. Divest CSU is a campaign composed of members ranging from current students to alumni and coalition partners. The goal of the campaign is to get CSU to disclose...

Despite American production ranging from 5.5 million to 11.5 million firearms each year in the past decade, the U.S. also imports millions of guns each year. And in recent decades, handguns have made up the bulk of firearms imported to the U.S. from overseas. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, of […]

New Delhi, India - Sightsavers India, a leading NGO that works towards eliminating avoidable blindness and promoting equality for people with disabilities, has developed an online app called "Student Tracking Assessment and Reporting (STAR)" to track

From 2000 to 2009, rifles were the best-selling type of firearm in the United States. Since 2010, however, pistols have surged in popularity, and are now in higher demand than any other type of firearm by a wide margin. Licensed gun makers in the U.S. produced over 5.5 million pistols in 2020, roughly double the […]

While it may be unpopular, ultimately, leisurely desires shouldn't overshadow the protection of threatened species and the environment.