Mass shootings, and calls for gun control. They're familiar refrains in the news, prompting debates on the right to bear arms and government efforts to limit access to guns in the name of public safety. Civilians in the United States own about 270 million guns, according to a 2007 report by the Switzerland-based Small Arms Survey. America ranks No. 1 in firearms per capita.
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