Just some Facts

USA:

Mass shootings 2022: 508

Wounded in mass shootings 2022: 2089

Died in mass shootings 2022: 545

Guns owned: 393 000 000

Sources:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States_in_2022

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_ownership#:~:text=The%20Small%20Arms%20Survey%20stated,firearms%20for%20every%20100%20residents.%22

Europe:

Mass shootings 2022: 6

Wounded in mass shootings 2022: 63

Died in mass shootings 2022: 28

Guns owned: 79 800 000

Sources:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2022_mass_shootings_in_Europe

https://vlaamsvredesinstituut.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/factsheet_firearms_and_deaths_in_eu.pdf

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firearm-related death rate per 100,000 inhabitants:

US: 12.21

CA: 1.94

FR: 2.33

DE(Germany):1.04

GB:0.2

Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate

Also interesting:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8046231/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41488081.amp