Why are American Buying Guns

This article can befound at the PEW Reseach Center. http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1212/abortion-gun-control-opinion-gender-gap

Public attitudes on a pair of contentious national issues -- gun control
and abortion -- have moved in a more conservative direction over the past year.
In both cases, the changes have been driven in part by relatively large shifts
among men, while opinions among women have not changed very much.
For the first time in a Pew Research survey, nearly as many people believe it is more
important to protect the right of Americans to own guns (45%) than to control
gun ownership (49%). As recently as a year ago, 58% said it was more important
to control gun ownership while 37% said it was more important to protect the
right to own guns.

OR COULD IT BE THAT OUR OWN GOVERNMENT SEE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AS TERROIST!! CHECK OUT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND (FATHERLAND???) SECURITY (U//FOUO) DOMESTIC EXTREMISM
LEXICON

The pdf of the Document

http://www.tdbimg.com/files/2009/04/30/-hsra-domestic-extremism-lexicon_165213935473.pdf

DHS “Extremist” Lexicon Emerges

Benjamin Sarlin

The Daily BeastMay 1, 2009
The Department of Homeland Security set off a firestorm earlier this month when a memo surfaced that warned of right-wing extremists. The memo, which was issued to law-enforcement officials, suggested that extremists driven to dire straits by the Obama administration could recruit returning veterans to help produce Timothy McVeigh-like terrorism. Now, The Daily Beast has obtained another DHS memo, and this one identifies an even more far-ranging group of “extremists.”

HERE IS ANOTHER ONE FROM THE BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8039096.stm

Ten US banks fail 'stress tests'
Ten of America's largest 19 banks need a combined $74.6bn (£50bn) of extra funds to boost their cash reserves.
That is the main finding of the so-called "stress tests" to see if the banks have sufficient capital to cope should the recession worsen.
Bank of America is the most at risk, needing an additional $33.9bn.
"Our hope with today's actions is that banks are going to be able to get back to the business of banking," said US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
Other banks that need more money include Wells Fargo, which is said to require $13.7bn, and GMAC, the financial arm of General Motors, which needs $11.5bn.
Citigroup requires an additional $5.5bn of funds, and Morgan Stanley has been told to find $1.8bn.
'No surprises'
The 19 banks that were tested by Treasury Department and Federal Reserve officials account for two-thirds of the total assets of the US banking system, and more than half of the total amount of credit in the US economy.