Lax U.S. Gun Controls Pose a Greater Threat Than Terrorism

Scientific American -------- Once again, a mass shooting has erupted in the United States, this time in Las Vegas, Nevada. A gunman with an arsenal of 23 weapons killed more than 50 people and wounded more than 500 before killing himself, according to The New York Times. The Islamic State, a militant group, has claimed a connection to the gunman, but authorities have found no evidence for that claim.* The Las Vegas massacre is a symptom of a problem more serious than terrorism: the lack of effective gun controls in the U.S. As I have reported previously, between 1970 and 2007, a total of 3,292 people in the U.S. were killed by terrorists, resulting in an annual risk of one in 3.5 million. Almost all those deaths occurred on a single day, 9/11/01. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.