Putting gun violence and gun laws in the US into perspective

Gun laws in other countries

When discussing gun violence and gun laws in the US, you might find it useful to compare the situation in the US with other English-speaking countries.

For example, gun-related deaths in Canada and Australia are much lower than in the US. In Canada, 30% of 2015 murders were caused by guns. In Australia, 13% of murders were gun-related in 2013-2014. By comparison, in the US, gun-related murders made up over 64% o…

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Other areas of significant political division in the US

The United States is not only divided by the gun control debate. Other areas of significant political divisions include abortion, immigration, and gay rights. Typically, these divisions appear along political lines.

For example, the Republican Party and citizens that consider themselves Republicans are typically against aborti…