Gun Violence Introduction

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Introduction to gun violence
There are tons of statistics in gun violence or related to the topic due to the debate on gun control has been going around since decades ago in the country. Therefore, it is easy to believe that in the developed world, the United States leads the charts in gun related violence. However, the overall most violent countries in the world are countries in development that have had inside conflicts shaped in many forms historically, it is worthless to compare the United States’ case to their critical situations. Therefore, the comparison that fits our condition as a stable economy and quality of life is that against other developed nations.
Mentioning statistics on the matter is becoming more of a formality in the
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This data diminishes in a slightly way the notion that gun violence is primarily related to homicides and that is an increasing trouble.
Nonetheless, the debate on gun violence is not sparked in the public by homicide rates or suicide rate themselves. The previous mentioned notion and the debate is stimulated because of frequent mass shootings occurring in gruesome forms, and becoming more deadliest, according to statistics. Even though mass shootings comprise a small percentage of the total gun violence numbers in the United States, the phenomenon becomes more covered and gets more attention by the media and public opinion due to the tragedy and shock that an event like that carries.
It is evident that gun violence, even though slowly decreasing, is at high numbers in the country comparing it to any equivalent nation. The debate rises loud again whenever a new mass shooting occurs, and as almost every topic in the nation, it seems to be delivered between to sides, the conservative and the
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The question, which is completely ignorant of the US political history, is endorsed by strict gun control in my native political culture. Ironically and widely known, regardless of our supposed instant solution to U.S. problem, the gun violence is evidently much worse in my native country. It was surprising for me, when first presented to the concept, to grasp the idea behind the second amendment and its history. Before knowing this, it was unacceptable for me to see a complete faction of U.S. politics to support guns. I now understand both sides and their reason to support what they