Gun Laws

How do other countries with similar rates of gun ownership compare in homicides and restrictions to the United States.

The United States does have some regulation on concealed weapons on the possession of certain types of weapons. The Gun Control Act of 1968 prevents those who are under 18 years old, criminals and the mentally disabled from owning guns. In comparison the rest of the world, as of 2007, the United States has the highest rate of gun ownership with having 3 times the number of guns per 100 people than Norway, the second place country. Canada trails Norway and Australia, Israel, United Kingdom, and Japan proceed after that. I was then brought attention to a new graph that should statistics of Gun homicides per 100,000 and found that the United States was again in the lead with 3.5 and Israel, the second place, with just around 1 person. Canada, Australia, Norway, United Kingdom, and Japan follow. For Canada, since 1989, there have been major gun reforms that imposed a 28 day waiting period before purchasing a gun, mandatory safety training, in depth background checks, banned large-capacity magazines, and greater restrictions on military-style firearms. This is a country with 7 times less gun homicides per 100,000 than the United States. Australia is no different. Since 1996, there have been prohibited automatic and semiautomatic assault rifles, mandatory licensing and registration, and and license to demonstrate a "genuine need" for a particular type of gun. Analysts have been saying that this is highly effective, citing "declining gun death rates and absence of gun-related mass killings." To me, it is clear that we need at least some restrictions to by guns.


https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-do-u-s-gun-laws-compare-to-other-countries

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