I will be back in about 30 minutes, but hopefully well have the french pennsylvania manual look around, says hes advocating strategic ambiguity when it comes to the ukraine. This includes sending western military personnel to fight for ts. This is not strategic ambiguity, but rather strategic confusion. The guns and the right to bear arms are deeply ingrained in American Society to the 2nd amendment of the constitution. But at the same time, in response to concerns such as rising gun debts and Mass Shootings, it is back in the national spotlight. A majority of them are can say it is too easy to legally obtain a gun in this country in favor stricter gun laws. I am christie, i, youre watching the cost of everything were today. Were going to be delving into the contentious topic, the cost of guns and fire arms and their impact on society the, the firearms industry is a significant player in the us economy, generating billions and revenue annually and supporting thousands of jobs across the manufacturing, retail and related sectors and as a market size of over 21000000000. 20 and is expected to grow 5 percent. The u. S. Is also the Worlds Largest export of arms with saudi arabia. But being the main recipient of 22 percent, the 5 largest arms export does include the us, followed by russia, france, germany, and china, which together accounts for 75 percent of global exports. The us alone accounts for 39 percent. Montana has the highest rate of gun ownership in the us, followed by wyoming, alaska, idaho, and west virginia. Meanwhile, new jersey has the lowest rate followed by massachusetts, rhode island, hawaii, and new york. The us has far more civilian own firearms than any other nation in the world. The country with the 2nd most by arms compared to us is canada with 72 percent fewer guns per 100. 00 citizens. Meanwhile, texas, not surprisingly, has more actual guns stockpiled than any other state. It is estimated that texas has over 1000000. 00 guns and just over 29000000. 00 residents, florida trails in 2nd place with just over 500000. 00 guns is currently more than 40 percent of households have at least one fire on this number has increased by 15 percent since 1994 with 18 percent buying more firearms during the pandemic. More than 15000000 americans have a file im in their home for the 1st time today. Estimates very on how many guns are circulating today in the us, but most sources suggests that guns out number americans, gun ownership can be a wonderful thing. It can give a person a sense of responsibility over their own life in a way that people who dont own them cant fully grasp. But even budget fire arms involved a significant expense. The price of gun ownership has more than just the initial hand on sale. But there is more such as ammunition and any ancillary accessory, such as a safe, your protection, holster, cleaning supplies, i protection, etc. But the biggest cost of owning a firearm is the cost to society. One of the most pressing questions regarding civilian fire ownership is to far as result in more death. With our relationship here is unclear whether us has more fire arms than any other country, brazil, el salvador, mexico and greenland have higher rates of gun related debts. Texas, california, georgia, illinois and florida have more homicide and suicide deaths and any other state in 2021. However, these 5 states have a fire or ownership rate of only 15 per 1000. 00 people. This suggests that there is no direct correlation between gun ownership and firearm related deaths. In fact, these 5 states have relatively low firearm ownership rates. However, more americans have died from gun violence in 20202021 than any prior year on record. A gun related homicide and suicides total 488302021. And the shootings of children nearly doubled during the pandemic. The nation also endeared a Record Number of Mass Shootings in 2021 where there were 690 incidents in which 4 or more people were shot. And now today were joined by civil rights attorney robert patello. Now robert, can you provide an overview of the Economic Significance of the gun industry in the us, including revenue, employment, and contributions to the local economies . Let people understand that the gulf industry of america, the largest industry. So in the country, we have over 330000000 guns and america. Some estimates have with the highest 400000000 firewall. I have the hands of a mirror. This is more than one product citizen i. In many states, i have companies, loc, and really to their major employers of state where im at months of georgia. I would have many major corporations move to the state because of their tax laws because of the laws of the constitutional carrie. Then it doesnt look like that slowly down what when seem of the weight of the pandemic is medical spikes and gun owners of among people were men. Were gun owners previously to group such as black and latino women are the Fastest Growing sectors when it comes to go on gun owners of ours in self defense classes. Nationwide be a no cap to the brands. And after january assistant, particularly if im meeting minority communities, i feel that the nation was all the point of a soul, or i was all people stop highly engineers, start calling guns and fire alarm classes for building firearms have been on the never more populated. So these are the gun industry and america right now. Do the booming industry the old and how does gun ownership in the us compared to other countries in terms of per capita ownership rates, regulation and cultural attitudes towards firearms. America really gun culture through through as doors, carlin. Whats that . Were the only country that has rocking some bombs in the nearest land. Were kind of steep those idea of the fierce independent militiamen. We must get rid of fighting back hills compared with red coats of the regulars. We have reading to our constitution, the 2nd amendment. I want people to remember and so they were doing amendments. The 1st one was free. It was free when religion over in weight the 2nd maybe it was gods that of how about how important it was to call to leave those here in america L Supreme Court is a firm to get it again, this is indeed an individual right in siding right whats the only important to melissa is not a right. Theres only important one is not a right. Theres only a quarter to the military, the individualized right to, to have firearms in this country. Because of this, we have a state level laws. They regulate firewalls to a certain extent. So northern states by large have much stricter dont laws. So youre in a state like maryland, and you want to own a firearm. You have to, you have to buy him a round limit to your bags. You have to take classes in order to own a, a pistol or a role in the state or to be licensed. With that, you have to have a certain careers where you deal with the public or we deal with large amounts of money, or we may be endangered or even apply for fire reports. You go directly across the board or virginia all thats out the window you. If it was on a walmart or somewhere else, a you have on the start shooting. I really depends on what part of the country youre eligible for. Doors and regulations, its see minutes. They just wanting to whats called constitutional carry a constitutional carrie was the cause of the because the 2nd amendment of the constitutional right to the 1st amendment, zakowski. So right, that there should be no harmony required since you dont need a permit to you to 1st amendment. You still need a permit to use the 2nd amendment of 4 states of the state insurance. You have no rules with doors and licensing for public caring firearms and carry 1st of all your help concealed carry a firearm without a permit. Is the legal for Law Enforcement to ask you why you have that firearm in any location where youre allowed to have it . Businesses have to give the visual variances to stop and carry your fire onto those locations. American barrel bends over backwards to big cards as accessible as possible to the most individuals as possible. And we prepare to see other countries of almost unheard of internationally. Countrywide suite and i have one of the largest largest growing populations in europe. It is maybe one for every 10 household versus america where we have more than one firearm out per household. But for every individual in the country. And those are one of the assembly or continue to go out because that balance, he continues to involve Something Like a cult 19, but uh 1919 crystal pills lives over a 100 years old. Well, 31. 00 would be the factory to build that in 2023. You need a computer to print that off on a free bridge or you can program it into a micro lake and having to grow 3 of for able to produce and almost no cost to build a custom offer that was on goals going to be banned early this year probably wont be any goes cuz its just a piece of plastic. And you can print that off on a 3 d printer that have an operational firearms will be on registered accessories within the hours of 15 lower. For example. You can take an old or 15 lower and put it into casting fan and cast your own lower out of that, drill a few holes and havent fully faults the air 15 in a few hours. So in terms of the progress of technology, its almost impossible to know exactly how many firearms are that are in america. And were in whats impossible to try to stop those firearms. Because now they can be produced by almost anybody at any point in time. And are the lessons that can we learn from International Approaches to gun control and violence prevention either . Absolutely. Lets as a we can learn internationally. Were going to go to control one. We know that the wholesale bands on firearms, on a national level, to simply do not work. What weve seen in countries where you do have those sorts of bands and the, the only people have guns or to criminals are the people who are in games or part of what kind of crimes the individuals were in the list of a state video billy for a while away from the individual to be able to protect themselves and also community, however, that lives under dialed in america has a problem that we have will probably school. We have a problem, were almost getting part of American Life has been shut up. Will there be churches of shopping malls, entertainment complexes, etc . A, we dont have a mass, you go through that. There was a, a cru, joe on the internet. Uh earlier this week after the, uh, the trash terrorist attack in russia. Where people say, youll never see that happening in america because our, our shooters wanna shop the terrorist before they start shooting out the, the concert as a chrome job here in the waiting room. As you can see in the mirror. So we have to work on using a leveraging technology to sort of gums and not getting into the hands of the right people. We should put in place mandatory background tests and what with mandatory Training Classes for individuals positive, theyre not simply getting scared by the golf for 200. 00 and then is going out and start shooting and holding for the best. Ive been waiting period for very much a reasonable aspect of gun control because of so might be able to the bits of an argument mailings or not be able to directly run to the store by and got the return to whatever the height of the situation was. So there are Small Appliances that can be taken big vents across to really re, with dangers associated with will got files. But i dont think those will require the whole so disarm in america, American Public. And can you provide insights into the toll of gun by lens in the us, including the number of lives lost injuries, the stain and the broader societal impact . The negative externalities has been a part of the culture in america, one of the street gains of the role emitting major cities in many minutes. It is now, you know, children who has gone his might and him years old carrying guns and doing carts, actions here in south washington, dc or baltimore, atlanta, chicago, new york. Los angeles of this is the real problem. We also have to look at the effect of the insecurity of also American Public spaces. That because of the, the, the major pilots in this country, many people feel disquieted. Go to public convictions, all the channels to the cheese. Great this year for the superbowl, ill be interrupted by john violets. Weve seen Church Service week interrupted by god, violence. And we have to find that balance within the United States of america. Ill be able to have a free and open society, but also societies. There was but the 2nd amendment of response to right, so kind owners, weve tried meeting things, submitting things have failed. But what has to be be put into place are the types of Smart Technology and the Smart Strategies it can be used to keep the have out of the get. Keep because out of the here was a bad people will make sure that the ball by that citizens have the right to protect themselves and to protect in fact, protect their families. This is something that is so in front of the mirror, going on to try to be in all day tomorrow. Good luck finding all of if you want to be of the sales people to make some in their basements. If you want to simply say what were going to be and also rival swap little wouldnt stock on by 8 or 15, it wont do budget of salt rifling more of the most of the slogan the are in subject matter when it comes to discussing for of this the so we dont work and we have to have some more conversations about how we can leverage technology, how we can leverage social good allocative sure that were protecting communities while also showing individual rights and were doing deliveries that are a lot of our Constitutional Values thank you so much, robert, for all your time today is coming up after the break will be joined by another gun expert to talk about americas unique gun culture and the risk posed by what experts referred to as goes guns. Dont go way the, the americas relationship with guns is unique and its gun culture is a global outlier. On the one hand, only a guide is a right imbedded in the 2nd amendment. But on the other hand, it is a privilege that should be regulated. There are about a 120 guns for every 100 americans, according to the latest data, but that number could actually be much, much higher. Goes guns, have created a major Public Safety issue. Goes guns are often assembled from d i y kits or produced during 3 d printing technology. They have no serial number and are untraceable, presenting a significant challenge for Law Enforcement as they circumvent traditional background checks and registration requirements, making them attractive to criminals and individuals seeking to evade detection. And these kits are readily available and relatively cheap. The rise of goes guns have also been accompanied by a surge in conversion devices that transform legal, semi automatic weapons into fully automatic firearms. Police have seen a rise of 570 percent, and the number of conversion devices and a 1083 percent increase in ghost guns. Between 20172021. The increasing ease of Internet Sales has made obtaining weapons easier than ever. A goes gun could cost as little as 200. 00 as prince and designs on how to 3 print them, circulate chat rooms. In contrast, many countries have chosen to ban guns altogether except for private security companies, militias, or parent military groups. These countries include cambodia, now these Solomon Islands and a handful of others. Meanwhile, other countries like singapore dont ban guns altogether, but is the strictest country in the world. When it comes to gun laws. To own a gun, you must belong to a gun club and you must leave your gun at the club for storage. No guns are allowed at home. Theres also a mountain of paperwork to fill out when you apply for ownership and permits are only valid for one year. At a time. Anyone who illegally owns a gun or even a munition faces at least 5 years in jail. China is also quite strict, making it illegal to own gun powder, ammunition, or guns or risk facing prison. Japan basically ban citizens from possessing, carrying, buying, and selling firearms, as well as important gun parts unless they have a gun license, which is notoriously hard to obtain. Candidates must take a written exam as well as a shooting range test, where accuracy needs to be above 95 percent. The only guns you can own in japan are shot guns. An air rifles no hand guns or automatics is austonia used to have a relax policy about gun ownership. But in the past couple of decades, that has changed as well. They made the process of buying only a gun as inconvenient as possible with a lot of paperwork and licenses that must be renewed each year. When the government passed this law, it also offer a buyback scheme to encourage citizens to hand in these guns. This led to about 700000 guns being destroyed. And so for this and more, lets bring in steve a bromwoods, host of heartland journals, tennessee podcast. Now steve, how easy is it for individuals to legally obtain fire arms in the us and what process sees and regulations governing the purchase and ownership of firearms . Its getting harder for sure. Uh for uh, you know, a 2nd amendment. It says shall not be infringed. They certainly figure out lots of ways to do it on fire. Our licensing laws generally require those who wish to obtain a gun to undergo a background check and apply in person submit Additional Information like fingerprints directly to Law Enforcement, complete a Firearm Safety course. Wait for the application to be processed before acquiring a gun. Uh california in new jersey or the states that have the strictest gun laws in the nation. California, california requires a 10 day waiting period for organ purchases, as well as through background checks for all gun purchases and everybody has to go through an f b i background check to to walk away with a gun. Are their ongoing debates and legal challenges surrounding gun control measures such as background checks, waiting periods, and restrictions on certain types of firearms . Sure, every state has their, their, their means of doing this in tennessee for example. Theres a bill that would allow school staff to carry concealed handguns on campus. Our governor li, once red flag laws based