America's contentious gun laws

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Constitutional right The right to keep and bear arms is protected by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.

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Gun laws A number of federal and state laws control the manufacture and purchase of firearms and ammunition.

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More debate The Texas mass shooting of May 24 has triggered another debate over tightening the gun control laws

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Not easy But it's not that easy. The US is swamped with guns. And the debate is divided across political faultlines

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Powerful group Also, gun rights advocacy group National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is influential in US politics

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Sharply divided Opinion is equally divided. Last year, a Pew poll said just 53 percent of people want stricter gun laws

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Millions of guns Since 2000, the US produced 139 million guns for internal markets; it imported another 71 million

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Not expensive A high-powered assault rifle could come for just $500, and a 9 millimeter pistol for as low as $200

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Gun killings In 2020, there were 19,350 firearm homicides - up 35 percent over 2019. And 24,245 gun suicides

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And yet... But at every incident, proposals by lawmakers to tighten laws are rebuffed by conservative colleagues

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