Cassandra McBride is the youngest of four girls, her father’s last hope for a boy; she became her father’s shadow, his hunting buddy, and his fishing friend. With both parents enlisted in the U.S. Navy, she was fortunate enough to spend her youth camping in the Appalachians, hiking the Olympics, and exploring beaches on the East and West coasts. At the age of ten, she took up archery but never once recovered an arrow released from her bow. Her father, in an attempt to keep the family from going poor replacing poorly-shot arrows, took her to the gun range for the first time. His .410 in hand, she began hitting target after target. She excelled with the small shotgun, and it grew into a passion. After passing her hunting certifications at 13, she was gifted her first firearm, an antiquated 16 gauge shotgun. It was weathered, held together only by aging electrical tape, but with it, she began shooting competitively. Over the years, she has enjoyed growing as a marksman and expanding her knowledge of firearms and ammunition. She developed a new passion for writing as a Criminology major in college. She enjoyed researching and analyzing complex data sets and implementing them in real-world applications. After getting married and having children, she fell into published writing as a hobby and has since made it a career. She spends her free time reading classic literature, kayaking, fishing, and spending time on the range with her husband and four children. She continues to grow her knowledge of firearms and ammunition while taking immense pride in educating others on a passion sparked in childhood and maintained in adulthood.
Overall, the racial distribution of mass shooters aligns closely with each group’s population size, indicating that no single demographic commits these acts at a disproportionately higher rate than others.
Most Americans own guns for personal protection, both at home and away from home.
With public opinion becoming more divided and opposition reaching new highs, understanding these dissenting perspectives is essential as the nation navigates this complex and evolving issue.
Nearly half of all U.S. households own at least one firearm. While state-level household gun ownership isn’t officially recorded, we’ve estimated figures using firearm purchase records and self-reported data.
Firearms are deeply ingrained in American culture, from hunting to personal defense and sport shooting.
This situation highlights the challenges in tracking gun ownership and distribution in the U.S., where the right to own firearms is both widely exercised and protected.
When we factor in all available studies and surveys, an average of 1.8 million crimes are stopped by guns.
As women continue to embrace firearm ownership, this shift not only reflects changing attitudes toward personal safety but also signals a broader cultural transformation.
Despite interference from pharmaceutical companies, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) eventually began issuing black box warnings on antidepressants.
While the exact causes of school shootings are unclear, it is evident that they were less frequent before the disarmament of teachers, faculty, and students.