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US GUN Attacks Become Deadlier-Compare Gun Culture With Other Countries
As GUN Attacks in US Become Deadlier -Compare With Other Countries
There were 14,400 gun-related homicides in 2019.
Killings involving a gun accounted for nearly three quarters of all homicides in the US in that year.
That's a larger proportion of homicides than in Canada, Australia, England and Wales, and many other countries.
Americas' Gun Culture in Charts;
Who Supports Gun Control?
US public opinion on gun laws has fluctuated over recent years.
Opinion polling by Gallup suggests that a majority of Americans would like to see the laws covering the sale of firearms made more strict.
Who Opposes Gun Control?
The National Rifle Association (NRA) campaigns against all forms of gun control in the US and argues that more guns make the country safer.
It is among the most powerful special interest lobby groups in the US, with a substantial budget to influence members of Congress on gun policy.
Figures from the Center for Responsive Government suggest that groups advocating stricter gun controls actually spent more than gun rights groups like the NRA in 2018.
In January 2021, the NRA filed for bankruptcy as part of a fraud case against some of its own senior staff.
The NRA said it would continue "confronting anti-Second Amendment activities, promoting firearm safety and training, and advancing public programs across the United States".
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