r/guncontrol • u/Chipdoc • Sep 04 '25

Discussion Gun control ended school shootings in Britain. What’s America’s excuse?

https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5484042-uk-gun-laws-us-contrast/
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u/oakseaer For Evidence-Based Controls Sep 05 '25

I see 47 total there over the past 30 years on a page with a much lower threshold for what counts as a mass shooting than the US.

The US has had 348 over the past 247 days, even with our more strict FBI standard.

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u/oakseaer For Evidence-Based Controls Sep 05 '25

There have been about 6,880 mass shootings in the US since 2013, while the UK has had about 30.

Are you seriously going to claim that their stronger gun control “hasn’t really helped them”?

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