The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms, and about a third of American adults say they personally own a gun. At the same time, in response to rising gun death rates and mass shootings, the US surgeon general in July took the unprecedented step of declaring gun violence a public health crisis. RFI went to a fair for fans of firepower in the countryside of Pennsylvania to find out who is buying.
A modest yellow board at the roadside with the words "Gun Show - This Weekend" and an arrow underneath is the only sign that gives directions to this month's weapon fair in Quarryville.
