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Tough Gun Laws And Gun-Related Crimes

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Tough gun laws and gun-related European Union guidelines have made firearm-related crimes unlikely compared to the United States 1.5 million gun owners with about 5.5 million weapons. In Germany, gun ownership is a privilege, not a right. To purchase a firearm, one must obtain a certificate over the course of a few months that proves the person knows how to handle weapons and ammunition. The potential gun owner must prove that he or she can store the gun safely, in a place to which the owner—no one else— has access. One must be minimum age eighteen to get a firearm, and those under age twenty-five must take a psychological exam before being permitted to own a firearm. Hunters and marksmen have to register all of their guns. Although

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