Special Edition: Is America Too "Gun Crazy" For It's Own Good?

As the rate of firearm ownership rises in the USA so does the rate of gun related injury and death.  That simple fact is enough to send the firearm industry into a PR frenzy to pump out false information intended to mislead and frighten the American people.  The right to keep and bear arms is not under threat when common sense safety measures are proposed by our elected leaders but the tactics employed by those who make a huge profit from gun sales have fueled a culture of firearm obsession and fetishism.  The higher the number of gun related injuries and deaths, the more resistance we see in putting safety policies in place and the bigger the bump we see in sales, largely by firearm enthusiasts and "patriot militia" or anti-government groups.  It is time we ask ourselves, "Has our country become gun crazy?"

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/7090920

http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2015/04/true-cost-of-gun-violence-in-america

http://www.bradycampaign.org/about-gun-violence