Spain's Sierra Nevada considered major natural research laboratory for global change
SIERRA Nevada is currently one of the major centres of biodiversity in Spain, considered a natural laboratory in the service of science. Traditionally
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SIERRA Nevada is currently one of the major centres of biodiversity in Spain, considered a natural laboratory in the service of science. Traditionally
The previous record for background checks in a single month came in January In mid-March, two mass shootings killed over a dozen in Atlanta and Boulder President Joe Biden has called for a ban on assault weapons Prior to that, the House of Representatives passed two bills aimed at expanding background checks, though both will face challenges in the Senate A record number of background checks were conducted in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the unrest brought on by George Floyd's murder
Safety concerns drove gun sales in 2020. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Roughly 8.5 million people across the US purchased their first firearm in 2020, according to NSSF estimates. According to NSSF, that could represent roughly 40% of all purchases last year. Gun purchases by Black and Hispanic people grew in 2020, as did purchases by women. "I'm a 47-year-old white guy who lives in the suburbs of Washington, DC," Oliva said. "Today's gun owner is looking a whole lot less like me and more like the rest of America." According to...