Call for stricter US gun laws
Tens of thousands of people took part in marches across the US on 11 June to call for the law on guns to change. The protests followed two recent tragedies in Texas and New York, which have pushed lawmakers to discuss changes to US gun laws. What is the current law on guns in the US? In US law, being able to carry a gun is seen as a person’s basic right. The right “to keep and bear arms” has been part of the US Constitution since 1789. A constitution is a set of laws and rules that set out how a country is governed. The US has more firearms (guns) per person than any country in the world. There are some rules about the types of guns people are allowed to own…