The Numbers Don't Lie: America's Got a Gun Addiction

[Voiceover] America's gun addiction is bad.

But to understand just how bad it is,

you've got to see the numbers.

In 2013 alone, American companies

manufactured nearly 11 million guns.

Only about 440 thousand of those were exported.

On top of that, the US imported 5.5 million guns.

Production of handguns, rifles, and shotguns,

has risen steadily over the past 15 years.

Interestingly though, the number of gun deaths

has stayed about steady.

Still, the US has one of the highest rates

of gun deaths per capita in the world,

at 10.5 per 100 000 people.

That's just a sliver below Burundi, a war-torn nation.

Compare that to our neighbors to the north.

With 2.1 deaths per 100 000 people.

Italy, with 1.3, and Japan with 0.0 deaths.

Unsurprisingly, US states with stricter gun laws

play host to fewer deaths by gunshot.

On one end of the spectrum, we've got Massachusetts,

with strong laws and about three

gun related deaths per 100 000 people.

On the other, Alaska and it's weak laws, with 20.

And the frequency and deadliness of mass shootings in the US

have spiked big time over the years.

Check out the mid-90s compared to last year.

Yet, over the same period of time,

support for gun control has fallen.

The numbers don't lie.

Clearly we've got a problem.

Now, it's just a matter of finding a solution.