![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Three mass shootings in three years prompted Finland to overhaul its gun laws in 2011. Over the next decade, gun deaths dropped by 51%.Ī decade of rising gun deaths in South Africa prompted the government to pass new laws prohibiting certain firearms, mandating background checks and tightening licensing requirements, which capped gun ownership numbers.Ī mass shooting in 1996 prompted the UK Parliament to further tighten the country's gun laws and ban private gun ownership.* Gun-related deaths fell by a quarter over the decade that followed. Shortly after a mass shooting in Tasmania, Australia banned rapid-fire rifles and shotguns and tightened licensing rules. ![]()
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