Americans make up 4.4 percent of the world's population but own roughly 42 percent of civilian firearms in circulation. (sun-sentinel.com)
In a three - page paper issued Friday, the firm said «we have reached out to the major publicly traded civilian firearms manufacturers and retailers to engage in a discussion of their business practices.» (nytimes.com)
The number of civilian firearms in the United States rose 28 percent, from 242 million to 310 million, from 1996 to 2009, according to a 2012 Congressional Research Service report. (newsday.com)