La violencia con armas de fuego y la lucha por la seguridad pública (Gun Violence and the Fight for Public Safety)

Comparado con países similares, Estados Unidos tiene un problema único de violencia con armas de fuego. Todos los años se producen altos índices de muertes y lesiones relacionadas con las armas de fuego. Los debates sobre cómo reducir la violencia con armas de fuego se centran en la definición de los derechos de la Segunda Enmienda, diferentes ideas sobre la libertad y qué reformas promulgar. Aprende más sobre cómo están trabajando las organizaciones y los gobiernos para detener la violencia con armas de fuego, sobre las leyes, las reglamentaciones y la tecnología que podrían afectar el cambio y sobre cómo la juventud activista está luchando por la seguridad pública.

Among similar countries, the United States has a unique problem with gun violence. Gun-related deaths and injuries happen at high rates every year. Debates over how to reduce gun violence wrestle with defining Second Amendment rights, different ideas of freedom, and which reforms to enact. Learn how organizations and governments are working to stop gun violence; which laws, regulations, and technology could effect change; and how young activists are fighting for public safety.

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