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Jun 10, 2022 · Gun control had rarely been much of a political issue in Norway—where gun laws are viewed as tough, but ownership rates are high—until a right-wing extremist killed seventy-seven people in ...
Mar 24, 2021 · The 2019 figures paint a fairly rosy picture for much of the world, with deaths due to gun violence rare even in many low-income countries — such as Tajikistan and Gambia, which saw 0.18 deaths ...
- Nurith Aizenman
Jan 30, 2023 · Americans died due to firearms at a rate of 11.3 per 100,000 people that year. Among the 40 largest countries in the world in 2019, the United States ranked fourth after Colombia, Brazil and ...
- Chris Gilligan
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Gun violence is violence committed with firearms, such as handguns, shotguns, or semi-automatic rifles. More than 600 people are estimated to die every day from gun violence with two-thirds of gun-related deaths, including suicides, occurring in just six countries (in descending order): Brazil, the USA, Venezuela, Mexico, India and Colombia.
Jan 12, 2016 · The United States, with less than 5 percent of the world’s population, has about 35–50 percent of the world’s civilian-owned guns, according to a 2007 report by the Switzerland-based Small ...
Nov 26, 2021 · As the tally of gun-related deaths continue to grow daily, here’s a look at how gun culture in the US compares to the rest of the world. There are 120 guns for every 100 Americans, according to ...
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May 27, 2022 · In India, the world’s second most populous nation, getting a gun license involves thorough assessment and background checks. The country of 1.4 billion people had about 3.3 million gun licenses ...
