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A nation under arms

By Korea Herald

Published : Dec. 18, 2012 - 19:07

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Attention has once again turned to the United States’ entrenched gun culture in the wake of Friday’s shooting rampage in Newton, Connecticut, which left 28 people dead, including 20 elementary students.

Taking advantage of the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment that defines the right to bear arms, Americans own some 310 million guns. The figure is almost equivalent to one gun for every man, woman and child in the country.

The biggest portion of these weapons is made up of handguns, with some 114 million in circulation. 

By John Power (john.power@heraldcorp.com)