561 children have been killed by guns in five years. There is a long way to go to control guns.

561 children have been killed by guns in five years. There is a long way to go to control guns. "Alberta Times" According to the latest "Uniform Crime Report" available from the FBI, from 200...

561 children have been killed by guns in five years. There is a long way to go to control guns. "Alberta Times" According to the FBI's most recent Uniform Crime Report, from 2006 to 2010, 561 children under the age of 12 were killed by gunshots in the United States. The numbers of deaths each year are quite similar: 120 in 2006, 115 in 2007, 116 in 2008, 114 in 2009 and 96 in 2010. But the FBI figures do not include the number of children who authorities determined were shot dead in accidents. President Obama comforted the families of the victims in Newtown, Conn., and said the United States cannot accept the death of children from such violence. But hundreds of children have died as a result of intentional or accidental shootings, showing how widespread the situation is. Webster, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy Research, said children are actually more likely to be killed by gunshots at home or on the streets. They are safer at school. Before the massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, the Associated Press analyzed 61 child deaths, none of which occurred in schools. According to Wikipedia's gun ownership rankings of countries around the world, the United States leads the way, with 88.8 guns per 100 people. The total number of guns owned by American civilians reaches 283 million, and new gun sales reach 4.5 million every year. After the Connecticut school shooting on December 14, Obama tasked Vice President Biden to lead an interagency working group to propose gun control countermeasures next month that comprehensively consider legal, educational, mental health and other factors. Some people believe that the president is likely to make a decision to confiscate private firearms. As soon as the rumors came out, many people rushed to buy guns, and many gun sellers and gun advocates expressed their determination not to let the government confiscate guns. In Florida, which has the largest number of firearms in the United States, the number of gun licenses reached a new high this week. In this state of about 19 million residents, the number of gun licenses exceeded 1 million. Pete Brownell, director of Magap Military Industries, told a firearms Internet forum that the demand for plastic magazines from the world's largest firearms manufacturer in the past 72 hours was as much as the total demand for plastic magazines in the past three and a half years. There are approximately several million registered New York State residents who legally own handguns, but there is no accurate number of residents who legally own semi-automatic assault rifles because the law does not require these buyers to register. Semi-automatic assault rifles have been legally sold in New York State for nearly 30 years, and many hunters and gun collectors have several such pistols at home. Gun control has always been a sensitive issue in American society. There are huge differences in public opinion, and the opposing side is also quite influential. Democratic President Obama has not pushed for new measures or achieved any substantial results on gun control since taking office. The Connecticut shooting can be said to be an opportunity. Can Obama do more in this regard than his Democratic predecessors? Still an unknown number.