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WhatdapercentagedaofdaciviliandaowneddagunsdaacrossdathedaglobedaaredaowneddabydaAmericans?da-
dacorrectdaanswers-
Americansdaownda310damilliondafirearms,daapproximatelyda90dagunsdafordaeveryda100dapeople.daAmericansdaow
ndanearlydahalfda(48%)daofdathedaestimateddaciviliandaowneddagunsdaworldwide.
Howdamanydagunsdadodagundaownersdatypicallydaown?da-dacorrectdaanswers-Multipleda(2-3)
WhatdagundaviolencedatrendsdahavedabeendaseendaindathedaU.S.dasincedatheda1990s?da-dacorrectdaanswers-
Declinedaindagundaviolencedasinceda1990sdabutdanotdacontinuing,dagundaviolencedaisdamuchdamoredathandajustdama
ssdashootings.
Firearmsdarelateddadeathsdadeclinedaduringdatheda1990'sdaanddahavedastabilized.
Indarecentdayears,daslightdadecreasedaindahomicidedaratesdabutdaadacorrespondingdaincreasedaindasuicidedarates.
Howdadodagundaviolencedadeathsdacomparedatodadeathsdaduedatodamotordavehicles?da-dacorrectdaanswers-
Gunsdaanddamotordavehicledadeathsdakilldaaboutdathedasamedaamongdaofdapeople.
AmongdathedagundaviolencedadeathsdathatdaoccurdaannuallydaindathedaU.S.,dawhatdatypesdaofdadeathsdaaredaoccurri
ngdaanddawhichdatypedacontributesdatodathedamostdadeaths?da-dacorrectdaanswers-UnintentionaldaDeathsda-
dacompareddatodathedastatesdawithdathedafewestdaguns,dastatesdawithdathedamostdagunsdahaveda9xdathedaratedaofdau
nintentionaldafirearmdadeathsda
Suicidesda-
dacompareddatodastatesdawithdathedafewestdaguns,dastatesdawithdathedamostdagunsdahaveda60%dahigherdasuicidedara
tesda
FataldaDomesticdaViolenceda-
daandaabusivedapartner'sdaaccessdatodaadafirearmdaincreasesdathedariskdaofdahomicideda8xdafordawomendaindaabusiv
edarelationship
HowdahasdagundaviolencedaresearchdabeendahandleddaindathedaU.S.?da-dacorrectdaanswers-
Inda1996,daCongressdapasseddathedaDickeydaAmendment,dawhichdastrippeddathedaCDCdaofdaitsdabudgetda($2.6damil
lion)dafordafirearmdainjurydaresearch.da
ThedaDickeydaAmendmentdaforbadedathedaCDCdafromdausingdaanydafundingdatoda"advocatedaordapromotedagundac
ontrol".daSincedathisdatime,dagundaviolencedaresearchdahasdanotdabeendaadaprioritydaatdathedaCDCdasodamostdagundav
iolencedaresearchdahasdabeendaconducteddabydaprivatedaorganizations.
Isdatheredaadafederaldarequirementdathatdafirearmdaownersdamustdabedatraineddaindathedausedaofdafirearmsdaindathe
daU.S.?da-dacorrectdaanswers-
Theredaisdanodanationaldarequirementdathatdafirearmdaownersdabedatraineddaordathatdatheydademonstratedaknowl
edgedaaboutdathedasafedahandlingdaofdafirearms.
WhatdapopulationsdaaredaprohibiteddafromdapurchasingdaadafirearmdawithdathedaGundaControldaActdaofda1968?da-
dacorrectdaanswers-
GundaControldaActdaofda1968daprohibitsdathedasaledaofdafirearmsdatodaconvicteddafelons,daconvicteddadomesticdaa
busers,daunlawfuldausersdaofdaordaaddicteddatodaadacontrolleddasubstance,daunderagedapersons,dapersonsdawithda
, certaindamentaldahealthdaconditions,dapersonsdadishonorablydadischargeddafromdathedamilitary,daanddapersonsda
unlawfullydaindathedaUniteddaStates.
AnyonedaengageddaindathedabusinessdaofdasellingdagunsdamustdahavedaadaFederaldaFirearmsdaLicensedatodakeepdaada
recorddaofdasales.daAnyonedawhodabuysdaadagundathroughdaadafederallydalicenseddadealerdamustdaundergodaadabac
kgrounddacheckda(1994).daSinceda1994,daoverda3damilliondapeopledalegallydaprohibiteddafromdapossessingdagunsda
havedabeendadenied.
WhatdatypesdaofdaconsumerdaproductsdaaredaregulateddabydathedafederaldagovernmentdaviadathedaConsumerdaPr
oductdaSafetydaCommissionda(CPSC)?da-dacorrectdaanswers-
ThedaConsumerdaProductdaSafetydaCommissionda(CPSC)dawasdacreateddabydaCongressdainda1972daviadathedaConsu
merdaProductdaSafetydaAct.daItdaisdaandaindependentdafederaldaregulatorydaagencydadirecteddatoda"protectdathedap
ublicdaagainstdaunreasonabledarisksdaofdainjuriesdaanddadeathsdaassociateddawithdaconsumerdaproducts".da
Developdaanddaenforcedamandatorydastandardsdafordaconsumerdaproducts
WhatdaspecificdaproductdaisdanotdaregulateddabydathedaCPSC?da-dacorrectdaanswers-
FirearmsdaweredaspecificallydaexcludeddafromdathedaConsumerdaProductdaSafetydaCommission'sdajurisdiction.
WhatdaisdathedaSportingdaArmsdaanddaAmmunitiondaManufacturer'sdaInstituteda(SAAMI)?da-dacorrectdaanswers-
Gundasafetydastandardsdaaredasetdabydaadatradedaorganization:daSportingdaArmsdaanddaAmmunitiondaManufactur
er'sdaInstituteda(SAAMI).da
AccordingdatodaSAAMI'sdawebsitedathedainstitutedaisda"andaassociationdaofdathedanation'sdaleadingdamanufacturer
sdaofdafirearms,daammunitiondaanddacomponents"daandda"TodaydaSAAMIdaremainsdathedaglobaldaleaderdaindaitsda
missiondatodacreatedaanddapromulgatedavoluntarydatechnical,daperformance,daanddasafetydastandardsdafordacom
mercedaindafirearms,daammunitiondaanddatheirdacomponents."
CompliancedawithdaSAAMIdastandardsdaaredavoluntary.daFirearmdamanufacturersdadodanotdahavedatodaconsiderda
thedasafetydaofdatheirdaproduct.
WhatdaaredathedadifferencesdabetweendathedaU.SdaCPSCdaanddathedaSportingdaArmsdaanddaAmmunitiondaManufa
cturer'sdaInstituteda(SAAMI)?da-dacorrectdaanswers-
Gundasafetydastandardsdaaredasetdabydaadatradedaorganization:daSportingdaArmsdaanddaAmmunitiondaManufactur
er'sdaInstituteda(SAAMI).da
AccordingdatodaSAAMI'sdawebsitedathedainstitutedaisda"andaassociationdaofdathedanation'sdaleadingdamanufacturer
sdaofdafirearms,daammunitiondaanddacomponents"daandda"TodaydaSAAMIdaremainsdathedaglobaldaleaderdaindaitsda
missiondatodacreatedaanddapromulgatedavoluntarydatechnical,daperformance,daanddasafetydastandardsdafordacom
mercedaindafirearms,daammunitiondaanddatheirdacomponents."
CompliancedawithdaSAAMIdastandardsdaaredavoluntary.daFirearmdamanufacturersdadodanotdahavedatodaconsiderda
thedasafetydaofdatheirdaproduct.
WhatdaregulationsdahasdaNYSdaputdaindaplacedatodaaddressdagundaviolencedaindathedastate?da-dacorrectdaanswers-
Requiredahandgunsdatodaincludedasafetydafeatures,daindividualsdamustdaundergodacertaindatypesdaofdasafetydatest
ingdapriordatodasale,dalicensing.
WhodaisdamoredalikelydaordalessdalikelydatodareceivedamentaldahealthdaservicesdaindathedaU.S.?da-dacorrectdaanswers-
AccordingdatodathedaNationaldaInstitutedaofdaMentaldaHealth,dainda2016,daandaestimatedda44.7damilliondaadultsdain
dathedaUniteddaStatesdasuffereddafromdamentaldaillness.daEstimatesdashowdathatdaonlyda43.1%dareceiveddamentalda
healthdatreatmentdaindathedapastdayear.
Females,daageda50+,dawhitedaaredamostdalikelydatodareceivedamentaldahealthdaservices.