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GunPolicy.org provides evidence-based, public health-oriented information on armed violence around the globe

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“The international bulletin of firearm injury prevention since 1997, Gun Policy News provides daily global and regional bulletins of small arms policy, armed violence prevention and gun control news published in mass media. GunPolicy.org is hosted by the Sydney School of Public Health, the University of Sydney. The School provides internationally recognised leadership in public health by advancing and disseminating knowledge — in this case, supporting global efforts to prevent gun injury. With its partners and contributors, GunPolicy.org promotes the public health model of firearm injury prevention, as adopted by the United Nations Programme of Action on illicit small arms.” Users may Search Gun Policy News by Keyword or Phrase, News by Country, News by Region

  • The estimated total number of guns held by civilians in the United States is 270,000,000…In a comparison of the rate of private gun ownership in 179 countries, the United States ranked at No. 1.
  • See also The Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving Targets “looks at what is changing, and not changing, in relation to armed violence and small arms proliferation around the world.”
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