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Since 9 11. These horrific events have in some ways come to define the United States. Every day in 2014, 92 people were killed with a gun, on average. In total, there were almost 11,000 gun murders, more than 21,000 gun suicides and over 81,000 nonfatal gun injuries that year. Compared to other rich countries, americas gun violence is on another planet. In 2011, the United States had over seven times as many as gun homicides per 100,000 people as did canada. Over 50 times as many as germany and ...

In total. There were almost 11,000 gun murders. More than 21,000 gun suicides and over 81,000 nonfatal gun injuries that year. Compared to other rich countries, americas gun violence is on another planet. In 2011, the United States had seven times as many gun suicides as canada, over 50 times as many as germany and almost 60 times as many as the united kingdom. According to gun policy. Org. So can americans learn something from other countries on this crucial issue . Of keeping its citizens safe...

Countries . What does the Second Amendment actually say . What could the United States government do to keep its citizens safer . Call this the stop the madness show. And now heres my take. He was a sick man a demented man. That was donald trump trying to explain the latest mass shooting in the United States. We hear this view expressed routinely after every new incident but it is a dodge, a distortion of the facts and a cop out as to the necessary response. Theres no evidence that the las vegas...

Dead. Another shooting, another angry young man. Weve seen too many tragedies like this. Pittsburgh. It has happened again. A mass shooting in america. Multiple casualties, shelter in place. Police cars everywhere. Contact shots fired shots fired guns drawn. Rifles. It was surreal. Thousand oaks. Witnesses described a scene of sheer panic. The same old questions after lives are stolen in another senseless rampage. These horrific events have in some ways come to define the United States. Every da...

17, 17 people, mostly students, dead. Another shooting, another angry young man. Weve seen too many tragedies like this. Pittsburgh. It has happened again. A mass shooting in america. Multiple casualties, shelter in place. Police cars everywhere. Contact shots fired shots fired guns drawn. Rifles. It was surreal. Thousand oaks. Witnesses described a scene of sheer panic. The same old questions after lives are stolen in another senseless rampage. These horrific events have in some ways come to de...

Bureaucratic obstacle course. just ask rick sa ka, a former u.s. marine who was living on mount fuji when we met him in 2013. he told us he was one of only a handful of foreigners in japan to legally own a gun. back at his house, he showed us the binders full of paperwork hes had to deal with over the years. they were a bit overwhelming even to explain. >> what all do you have to do? >> its -- its such a -- initially -- do you want to help me? >> saka took over 20 hours of lectures, a written te...

Intricately designed bureaucratic obstacle course. just ask rick saka, a former u.s. marine who was living on mt. fuji when he met him in 2013. he told us he was one of only a handful of foreigners in japan to legally own a gun. back at his house, he showed us the binders full of paperwork hes had to deal with over the years. they were a bit overwhelming, even to explain. >> what all do you have to do? >> oh, its such a -- for -- initially, gee, do you want to help me? >> saka took over 20 hours...

Drugs? are you having problems with relationships, family, work, money? >> the police also questioned sakas family, his coworkers, even his neighbors. and to top it off, they had to give him a detailed map of his home. >> to produce a floor map of where your firearm will be stored in your home is kind of unusual. and photos that actually detail all of the locks that we have to have in there and show that its done properly. >> it took saka over a year to get approved. >> thats our actual firearms...

Intricately designed bureaucratic obstacle course. just ask rick saka, a former u.s. marine who was living on mt. fuji when we met him in 2013. he told us he was one of only a handful of foreigners in japan to legally own a gun. back at his house, he showed us the binders full of paperwork hes had to deal with over the years. they were a bit overwhelming, even to explain. >> what all do you have to do? >> oh, its such a -- for -- initially, gee, do you want to help me? >> saka took over 20 hours...

>> the police also questioned sakas family, his coworkers, even his neighbors. and to top it off, he had to give him a detailed map of his home. >> to produce a floor map of where your firearm will be stored in your home is kind of unusual. and photos that actually detail all of the locks that we have to have in there and show that its done properly. >> it took saka over a year to get approved. >> thats our actual firearms license. >> and he must renew his various licenses regularly. >> the intr...