Australia, Israel, Japan, and South Korea rarely have mass shootings — and the reasons are clear

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  • While mass shootings have increased in regularity in the US, other countries have found ways to prevent them.
  • Places like South Korea, Israel, Australia, and Japan simply require people to meet a number of rigorous standards before they can gain access to firearms.
  • In Australia’s case, its efforts mean there have been no catastrophic mass shootings by a single gunman since its worst-ever massacre in 1996.

In 1996, Australia saw its worst-ever shooting by a single gunman. In the Port Arthur massacre, 35 people were killed and a further 23 were injured.

The Prime Minister at the time, John Howard, had been in power for just six weeks but almost immediately began strengthening gun control.

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