Wednesday 25 May 2022 02:04 AM Sunrise host Natalie Barr's disturbing observation about gun culture in the US trends now
Sunrise host Natalie Barr has made a disturbing observation about gun culture in the United States in the wake of a mass shooting at a Texas highschool.
The Sunrise host reacted to the heartbreaking scenes where 18 students and a teacher were slaughtered by an 18-year-old gunman, the latest mass shooting to rock the country.
Barr said the atrocity was 'horrendous' and doubted whether a massive overhaul of firearm legislation would make a meaningful impact on America's gun culture.
'There are so many millions of guns on streets in the US, it does make you wonder how much difference it would make if you did something now,' she said on Wednesday morning.
'You've got to try something though,' co-host David Koch responded.
Natalie Barr said the number of guns on America's streets meant changing gun legislation would do little to prevent future atrocities
Barr added changes in government drive increases in gun sales because owners fear they will lose their right to arms.
'And every time a Democrat is elected they all go out and buy more because they are worried that they will crackdown on the laws,' she said.
'It is horrendous.'
Gun purchases reached record highs in the lead-up to the 2020 election, with Republican Donald Trump losing to current President Joe Biden.
President Biden has previously described gun manufacturers as 'the enemy' and has called for future sales of AR-15 assault rifles - the gun most commonly used in America's mass shootings - to be banned.
According to a 2018 study from Swiss-based organisation Small Arms Survey, there were more than 390million guns in the USA.
That figure equates to 120.5 firearms per 100 residents - far
