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A visitor holds a weapon during the Shot Fair Brasil, an arms exhibition held at the Expoville Conventions and Exhibitions Center in Joinville, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, on Aug. 5. Albari Sosa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Brazil's firearm ownership booms, and gun laws loosen, under President Bolsonaro
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with government officials and gun control advocates, speaks at a news conference on May 30 about firearm-control legislation that was tabled in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Blair Gable/Reuters hide caption
As gun violence rises in Canada, weapons from the U.S. complicate gun control efforts
Authorities found two rocket launchers and a practice grenade at a house in Temecula, Calif., on Tuesday. Riverside County Sheriff's Department hide caption
Protestors take part in a rally of Moms against gun violence and calling for Federal Background Checks on August 18, 2019 in New York City. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Bullet cases are seen on the ground at a crime scene after Mexico City's Public Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch was wounded in an attack, in Mexico City, on June 26, 2020. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Armed members of the Black Panther Party leave the Capitol in Sacramento May 2, 1967. The Panthers entered the Capitol fully armed and said they were protesting a bill before the Legislature restricting the carrying of arms in public. AP hide caption
The FBI has reported a surge in background checks for gun sales. Here, firearms are for sale at a shop in New Castle, Pa. Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption
Crowds scatter after reports of shots fired in Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto in June. By the end of 2019, more than 760 people had been shot in the city, 44 of whom were killed. Moe Doiron/Reuters hide caption
The Transportation Security Administration said the 4,432 guns seized at checkpoints in 2019 were the most in the agency's 18-year history. TSA hide caption
The Cody Firearms Museum in Wyoming recently reopened after an extensive renovation that included bringing a more educational approach to guns and gun culture. Kamila Kudelska/Wyoming Public Radio hide caption
In the U.S., firearms kill more people through suicide than homicide. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
How The CDC's Reluctance To Use The 'F-Word' — Firearms — Hinders Suicide Prevention
Relatives and friends of Eduardo Felipe Santos Victor, a teenager who was shot dead in Morro da Providencia, a low-income favela community, mourn during his funeral in Rio de Janeiro, on Sept. 30, 2015. Silvia Izquierdo/AP hide caption
Dr. Emmy Betz, a co-founder of the Colorado Firearm Safety Coalition, led a meeting of the group at the Centennial Gun Club. "If you want to reduce suicide deaths, you have to talk about firearms," Betz says. "And if you want to reduce firearm deaths, you have to talk about suicide." Theo Stroomer for NPR hide caption
On Monday, 43 alleged associates of the Ghost Face Gangsters were indicted on federal charges related to drug trafficking and firearms possessions throughout eastern Georgia and beyond. U.S. Attorney's Office of the Southern District of Georgia hide caption
The conversation around gun violence in the U.S. usually focuses on homicides, urban crime and mass shootings. But the overwhelming majority of gun deaths are suicides. Nicole Xu for NPR hide caption
Sharp Increase In Gun Suicides Signals Growing Public Health Crisis
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Sharp Increase In Gun Suicides Signals Growing Public Health Crisis
Police tape blocks off a Nashville, Tenn., Waffle House restaurant where at least four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption
Waffle House Shooting Underscores How Gun Laws Vary From State To State
Ammunition and a Remington Bushmaster rifle are seen at a gun display during a National Rifle Association outdoor sports trade show in 2017 in Harrisburg, Pa. Dominick Reuter/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Hosts of InRangeTV compare firearms. The show decided to put its videos on Pornhub after YouTube announced that it would ban certain instructional firearms videos. InRangeTV/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
A detective with the gun and gangs task force removes weapons after a news conference on Project Sizzle, an effort by Toronto Police to crack down on gangs in the city. Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star via Getty Images hide caption
In an effort to curb gun violence, Seattle police are now following up in person on court orders requiring people to surrender guns. Emily Fennick / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm hide caption
Sales surged for guns, such as these seen at a show in Kenner, La., in late 2012, after the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn. Julie Dermansky/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump speaks as South Korean President Moon Jae-in looks on in a joint news conference at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption