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The issue of gun control, including the arms trade and controversy surrounding gun control laws. Includes mass shootings statistics and trends as well as other gun laws as related to the social issue of gun control.

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Lauren McMullen

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The issue of gun control, including the arms trade and controversy surrounding gun control laws. Includes mass shootings statistics and trends as well as other gun laws as related to the social issue of gun control.

Is Gun Control a Cultural Issue? - Huffington

Is gun control inherently, and inevitably, a cultural issue? What makes it a cultural issue?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dennis-a-henigan/is-gun-control-a-cultural_b_219136.html
Gun Rights vs. Gun Control - OpenSecrets

The fatal shooting of 49 people at a Florida nightclub on June 12, 2016 is the latest in a long series of mass killings to restoke the national debate over gun ownership, with the Senate doing battle over the issue during the week after the tragedy.
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/issues/guns/
A Culture of Violence - Economist

Joseph Heath, a philosophy professor at the University of Toronto, published a penetrating meditation last week on the ways ideology can distort sincere attempts at social-scientific explanation.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2015/06/mass-shootings-and-gun-control
Is Gun Control a Social Issue? - Debate

Debate: is gun control a social issue?
http://www.debate.org/opinions/is-gun-control-a-social-issue
Obama's Gun Control Plan Ignores US Arms Trade - Al Jazeera America

Washington's weapons trade deals in the Middle East are guided by myopic strategies rather than moral foresight
http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2015/11/obamas-gun-control-plan-ignores-the-excesses-of-us-arms-trade.html
Shocking Facts About U.S. Gun Control : Discovery News

The Second Amendment has been the subject of debate for centuries now, and you might be surprised to find where that still-unsettled dispute has led the United States.
http://news.discovery.com/human/life/shocking-facts-about-us-gun-control-151209.htm
11 Essential Facts About Guns and Mass Shootings in America - The Washington Post

What you need to know about mass shootings in the United States.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/07/24/11-essential-facts-about-guns-and-mass-shootings-in-america/
America's Deadly Devotion to Guns - The Guardian

There are around 90 guns for every 100 Americans yet, despite 85 fatal shootings a day, the mighty US gun lobby is as powerful as ever. In the wake of Trayvon Martin's killing, Gary Younge reports on the country's deadly attachment to firearms.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/apr/16/americas-deadly-devotion-guns
Guns - Gallup Historical Trends

In general, do you feel that the laws covering the sale of firearms should be made more strict, less strict, or kept as they are now? Do you have a gun in your home? Have you, personally, ever fired a gun, or not?
http://www.gallup.com/poll/1645/guns.aspx
Guns in the United States - Firearms, Gun Law and Gun Control

Gun numbers, firearm homicide and crime, the impact of armed violence on health and development, gun laws and gun control in United States.
http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/united-states
Gun Control Explained - The New York Times

Frequently asked questions about gun policy and public opinion.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/07/us/gun-control-explained.html
Gun Control and Gun Rights - The Latest News on Gun Control - US News

Read the latest articles and commentary on gun control and gun rights at US News.
http://www.usnews.com/topics/subjects/gun-control-and-gun-rights
How Japan Has Virtually Eliminated Shooting Deaths - The Atlantic

In part by forbidding almost all forms of firearm ownership, the country has as few as two gun-related homicides a year.
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/07/a-land-without-guns-how-japan-has-virtually-eliminated-shooting-deaths/260189/
Gun Law and Policy: Firearms and Armed Violence, Country by Country

Firearm law and policy news, armed violence reduction, country-by-country small arms policy and international, evidence-based gun control information.
http://www.gunpolicy.org
US Gun Policy - Global Comparisons

The debate over gun control in the United States has waxed and waned over the years, stirred by a series of mass killings by gunmen in civilian settings. In particular, the killing of twenty schoolchildren in Newtown, Connecticut, in December 2012 fueled a national discussion over gun laws and calls by the Obama administration to limit the availability of military-style weapons.
http://www.cfr.org/society-and-culture/us-gun-policy-global-comparisons/p29735
Mass Shootings Preventable? These Countries Have Tried - CNN

In the wake of yet another gun-related spate of violence in the U.S., can legislation prevent mass hootings? These countries have tried.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/world/can-legislation-prevent-mass-shootings
Gun Control: What We Care Learn From Other Advanced Countries

The Charleston murders have renewed the sporadic debates over whether gun control might have prevented this latest of tragedies.
http://www.newsweek.com/gun-control-what-we-can-learn-other-advanced-countries-379105
Overview of Gun Laws by Nation - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Gun laws and policy vary considerably around the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overview_of_gun_laws_by_nation

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Possession of long guns by country:

No permit required for semi-automatic long guns

Partially licensed – repeating long guns permitless, semi-automatic with permit

Allowed with permit – no good reason required or simple declaration of reason ¹

Allowed with permit – good reason (like sport shooting license or proving danger to life required). ¹

Prohibited with exceptions or prohibited in practice – few licenses are issued

Prohibited – Civilians are banned from obtaining long guns

Different rules regarding shotguns and rifles

¹ Some countries in these categories may place additional restrictions or ban semi-automatic long guns.

Notes:

- Map describes policy regarding obtaining new firearms regardless of whether firearms that were produced before the ban were grandfathered.

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

Possession of handguns by country:

No permit required – Permits or licenses are not required to obtain handguns.

Allowed with permit – no good reason required or simple declaration of reason

Allowed with permit – good reason (like sport shooting license or proving danger to life) required

Prohibited with exceptions or prohibited in practice – few licenses are issued

Prohibited – Civilians are banned from obtaining handguns.

Notes:

- Map describes policy regarding obtaining new firearms regardless of whether firearms that were produced before the ban were grandfathered.

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Is Gun Control a Cultural Issue? - Huffington

Is gun control inherently, and inevitably, a cultural issue? What makes it a cultural issue?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dennis-a-henigan/is-gun-control-a-cultural_b_219136.html
Gun Rights vs. Gun Control - OpenSecrets

The fatal shooting of 49 people at a Florida nightclub on June 12, 2016 is the latest in a long series of mass killings to restoke the national debate over gun ownership, with the Senate doing battle over the issue during the week after the tragedy.
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/issues/guns/
A Culture of Violence - Economist

Joseph Heath, a philosophy professor at the University of Toronto, published a penetrating meditation last week on the ways ideology can distort sincere attempts at social-scientific explanation.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2015/06/mass-shootings-and-gun-control
Is Gun Control a Social Issue? - Debate

Debate: is gun control a social issue?
http://www.debate.org/opinions/is-gun-control-a-social-issue
Obama's Gun Control Plan Ignores US Arms Trade - Al Jazeera America

Washington's weapons trade deals in the Middle East are guided by myopic strategies rather than moral foresight
http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2015/11/obamas-gun-control-plan-ignores-the-excesses-of-us-arms-trade.html
Shocking Facts About U.S. Gun Control : Discovery News

The Second Amendment has been the subject of debate for centuries now, and you might be surprised to find where that still-unsettled dispute has led the United States.
http://news.discovery.com/human/life/shocking-facts-about-us-gun-control-151209.htm
11 Essential Facts About Guns and Mass Shootings in America - The Washington Post

What you need to know about mass shootings in the United States.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/07/24/11-essential-facts-about-guns-and-mass-shootings-in-america/
America's Deadly Devotion to Guns - The Guardian

There are around 90 guns for every 100 Americans yet, despite 85 fatal shootings a day, the mighty US gun lobby is as powerful as ever. In the wake of Trayvon Martin's killing, Gary Younge reports on the country's deadly attachment to firearms.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/apr/16/americas-deadly-devotion-guns
Guns - Gallup Historical Trends

In general, do you feel that the laws covering the sale of firearms should be made more strict, less strict, or kept as they are now? Do you have a gun in your home? Have you, personally, ever fired a gun, or not?
http://www.gallup.com/poll/1645/guns.aspx
Guns in the United States - Firearms, Gun Law and Gun Control

Gun numbers, firearm homicide and crime, the impact of armed violence on health and development, gun laws and gun control in United States.
http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/united-states
Gun Control Explained - The New York Times

Frequently asked questions about gun policy and public opinion.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/07/us/gun-control-explained.html
Gun Control and Gun Rights - The Latest News on Gun Control - US News

Read the latest articles and commentary on gun control and gun rights at US News.
http://www.usnews.com/topics/subjects/gun-control-and-gun-rights
How Japan Has Virtually Eliminated Shooting Deaths - The Atlantic

In part by forbidding almost all forms of firearm ownership, the country has as few as two gun-related homicides a year.
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/07/a-land-without-guns-how-japan-has-virtually-eliminated-shooting-deaths/260189/
Gun Law and Policy: Firearms and Armed Violence, Country by Country

Firearm law and policy news, armed violence reduction, country-by-country small arms policy and international, evidence-based gun control information.
http://www.gunpolicy.org
US Gun Policy - Global Comparisons

The debate over gun control in the United States has waxed and waned over the years, stirred by a series of mass killings by gunmen in civilian settings. In particular, the killing of twenty schoolchildren in Newtown, Connecticut, in December 2012 fueled a national discussion over gun laws and calls by the Obama administration to limit the availability of military-style weapons.
http://www.cfr.org/society-and-culture/us-gun-policy-global-comparisons/p29735
Mass Shootings Preventable? These Countries Have Tried - CNN

In the wake of yet another gun-related spate of violence in the U.S., can legislation prevent mass hootings? These countries have tried.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/world/can-legislation-prevent-mass-shootings
Gun Control: What We Care Learn From Other Advanced Countries

The Charleston murders have renewed the sporadic debates over whether gun control might have prevented this latest of tragedies.
http://www.newsweek.com/gun-control-what-we-can-learn-other-advanced-countries-379105
Overview of Gun Laws by Nation - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Gun laws and policy vary considerably around the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overview_of_gun_laws_by_nation

Possession of long guns by country:

No permit required for semi-automatic long guns

Partially licensed – repeating long guns permitless, semi-automatic with permit

Allowed with permit – no good reason required or simple declaration of reason ¹

Allowed with permit – good reason (like sport shooting license or proving danger to life required). ¹

Prohibited with exceptions or prohibited in practice – few licenses are issued

Prohibited – Civilians are banned from obtaining long guns

Different rules regarding shotguns and rifles

¹ Some countries in these categories may place additional restrictions or ban semi-automatic long guns.

Notes:

- Map describes policy regarding obtaining new firearms regardless of whether firearms that were produced before the ban were grandfathered.

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

Possession of handguns by country:

No permit required – Permits or licenses are not required to obtain handguns.

Allowed with permit – no good reason required or simple declaration of reason

Allowed with permit – good reason (like sport shooting license or proving danger to life) required

Prohibited with exceptions or prohibited in practice – few licenses are issued

Prohibited – Civilians are banned from obtaining handguns.

Notes:

- Map describes policy regarding obtaining new firearms regardless of whether firearms that were produced before the ban were grandfathered.

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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The issue of gun control, including the arms trade and controversy surrounding gun control laws. Includes mass shootings statistics and trends as well as other gun laws as related to the social issue of gun control.

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