Australia and UK also have had terrible episodes of gun violence in recent years . These countries enacted laws sharply restricting gun ownership after tragedies . The US has a long history with guns, but the country is not as bad on this front as other developed nations. Japan has some of the most restrictive regulations in the world on gun ownership . Observers point to power of NRA , political culture that protects individual liberty .
Australia and UK also have had terrible episodes of gun violence in recent years . These countries enacted laws sharply restricting gun ownership after tragedies . The US has a long history with guns, but the country is not as bad on this front as other developed nations. Observers point to power of NRA , political culture that protects individual liberty .