Nearly eight million firearms are manufactured annually, the majority for civilian use. As the study by Amnesty International, Oxfam, and the International Action Network on Small Arms points out, “societies that were once largely peaceful, with any scores being settled with fists or knives, have been transformed by guns. ” In one country, assault rifles are used as currency. In another, an English teacher who gave lessons to an elderly woman was paid in hand grenades. And in a third country, “babies are named ‘ Uzi ’ and ‘ AK ’ after their fathers ’ favourite assault rifles, ” the paper said.
სასამართლოზე აღნიშნული იყო, რომ ზედმეტი ხმაურით გამოწვეულმა „დაბინძურებამ“ შეიძლება გამოიწვიოს სმენის დაქვეითება, უძილობა, ნევროზი, არტერიული წნევის მომატება და აგრესიულობა.