Since the Sandy Hook massacre, there have been 1,013 deaths from gun violence in the United States. Meanwhile, one of the country's biggest gun shows--sponsored by a Newtown-based group--is currently underway in Las Vegas. Here's a look inside our complicated manufacturing of deadly force.
The Guardian's state-by-state breakdown of gun laws in the country identifies which ones are the strictest (D.C.) and which are the most lax (Arizona, Wyoming, Vermont) about guns.