How U.S. Gun Policies Compare With the World’s
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How U.S. Gun Policies Compare With the World’s

July 13, 2022 4:30 pm (EST)

How U.S. Gun Policies Compare With the World’s
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The debate over gun laws has raged in Washington for decades, often reigniting after high-profile mass shootings. In mid-2022, Congress passed a rare, compromise gun control bill, but critics say it still leaves the United States with some of the loosest gun laws in the world. Here’s how the United States and some other advanced democracies have responded to gun violence.

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