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Aug 3, 2023 · Gun control laws give too much power to the government and may result in government tyranny and the government taking away all guns from citizens. 57% of people surveyed by Pew Research in Feb. 2013 said that gun control laws would “give too much power to the government over the people.”
- International Civilian Gun Ownership Rates
Sources. Small Arms Survey, “Estimating Global Civilian-Held...
- U.S. Gun Deaths by Year
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) tallies American gun...
- Pro & Con Quotes
Criminals, by definition, do not obey the law. Gun control...
- Average American Gun Owner
Contact Us. ProCon/Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. 325 N....
- International Civilian Gun Ownership Rates
May 27, 2022 · While the push for accountability intensifies as details emerge from what happened in the hour after police officers arrived at the shooting up until they killed the gunman, let's look at these...
- Mass Shootings in The Past 40 Years
- The Effects of Gun Laws
- Beyond Gun Control
- Framing The Debate
We defined a mass shooting as a single incident in which a perpetrator with no connection to gang activity or organized crime shot and killed three or more people. This is similar to the definition Congress uses. We found there were 112 of these events between 1980 and 2020; the number of mass shootings each year has increased over time. An overwhe...
Gun laws aren’t the only factorsthat affect where and when mass shootings occur. The number of police officers per capita, a community’s population density and crime rate, and other demographic characteristics such as unemployment rates and average income can also matter. We used statistical methods to control for those factors, narrowing our analy...
Our analysis suggests that Americans who want to make mass shootings less frequent and less deadly may want to think beyond gun control legislation. Statistically, mass shootings tend to occur in large, densely populated states with higher income and education levels per capita. While these states often respond to mass shootings by passing gun cont...
Many policy options involve value judgments stemming from beliefs about the U.S. Constitution and the power of government to regulate guns. Among people who think that restricting gun access reduces mass shootings, people disagree over whether the country should prioritize the individual freedoms of gun owners or the safety and peace of mind of non...
Aug 7, 2020 · Gun control laws and lower gun ownership rates do not prevent suicides. More gun control is not needed; education about guns and gun safety is needed to prevent accidental gun deaths. Gun control laws would prevent citizens from protecting themselves from foreign invaders.
May 26, 2022 · The Science Is Clear: Gun Control Saves Lives. By enacting simple laws that make guns safer and harder to get, we can prevent killings like the ones in Uvalde and Buffalo. By The Editors....
Jan 26, 2023 · Is gun control effective? What gun control measures exist at the federal level? What are gun buyback programs and do they work? Where does the U.S. public stand on the issue?
Mar 27, 2021 · There’s an argument for “gun control,” absolutely. It’s accurate: The legislation in question entails more government control over who can purchase guns and when and how.
