U.S. gun manufacturing surges, record 11.3 million gun production in 2020 alone
2022-05-18 10:09:09Source: CCTV News of China Central Radio and Television Station
On the 17th local time, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), licensed gun manufacturers in the United States manufactured a total of 11.3 million firearms in 2020, an increase of 187% from the number manufactured in 2000. %.
According to the report, more and more “ghost guns,” privately manufactured firearms without serial numbers, are being used in crime. The police said that 19,344 “ghost guns” were recovered in the 2021 criminal investigation. “Ghost guns” cannot be traced in criminal investigations and can be purchased without a background check, so they are popular with criminals.
Additionally, over the past two years, a record number of Americans have purchased firearms amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, protests and rising crime rates.
Gun-related homicides surged to a 26-year high in 2020, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the increase will continue in 2021, according to preliminary data. (CCTV reporter Liu Xu)