02-05-2018, 01:49 PM
More guns: less freedom. The trend in the USA. In recent years freedom has declined in the USA, while gun laws have gotten more permissive and support for gun possession has grown.
![[Image: FitW9_820px_United_States_Trajectory-cropped.png]](https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/FitW9_820px_United_States_Trajectory-cropped.png)
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The FBI is performing more background checks than ever
https://www.cnn.com/2015/12/04/us/gun-vi...index.html
"The practice of open carry, where gun owners openly carry firearms while they go about their daily business, has seen an increase in the U.S. in recent years"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_carry...ted_States
![[Image: FitW9_820px_United_States_Trajectory-cropped.png]](https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/FitW9_820px_United_States_Trajectory-cropped.png)
![[Image: gun_control_public_opinion.png]](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/92NJVJxl-0EOJLMxylz4-VhHUbY=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/9371681/gun_control_public_opinion.png)
The FBI is performing more background checks than ever
https://www.cnn.com/2015/12/04/us/gun-vi...index.html
"The practice of open carry, where gun owners openly carry firearms while they go about their daily business, has seen an increase in the U.S. in recent years"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_carry...ted_States