In August 1987, a single gunman armed with two legally owned semi-automatic weapons and a handgun went on a six hour shooting spree, killing sixteen people and then himself. This caused the United Kingdom to expand their list of banned weapons, including some semi-automatic weapons. In 1996, a middle-aged man used four handguns to kill sixteen school children and one adult. This mass-shooting brought on even stricter gun laws banning handguns with a few exceptions. It also sparked a gun buyback program, which has taken numerous guns off the streets. Norway is known to have some of the strictest gun laws in the world. Although Norway’s gun laws are viewed as tough, most citizens do own some sort of firearm. While the gun ownership rate is relatively high, the gun related homicide rate is very low. Most police officers do not carry any sort of firearm. There was one mass shooting in 2011 that killed 77 people. Many argue that if police carried guns, this mass shooting would have stopped a lot
In August 1987, a single gunman armed with two legally owned semi-automatic weapons and a handgun went on a six hour shooting spree, killing sixteen people and then himself. This caused the United Kingdom to expand their list of banned weapons, including some semi-automatic weapons. In 1996, a middle-aged man used four handguns to kill sixteen school children and one adult. This mass-shooting brought on even stricter gun laws banning handguns with a few exceptions. It also sparked a gun buyback program, which has taken numerous guns off the streets. Norway is known to have some of the strictest gun laws in the world. Although Norway’s gun laws are viewed as tough, most citizens do own some sort of firearm. While the gun ownership rate is relatively high, the gun related homicide rate is very low. Most police officers do not carry any sort of firearm. There was one mass shooting in 2011 that killed 77 people. Many argue that if police carried guns, this mass shooting would have stopped a lot