The United States' average 20 mass shootings every year. Over 31,000 people die from gun violence each year. According to The Guardian, the US is the country with the highest percentage of gun ownership in the world - eighty-eight percent. England, has a lesser 6 percentage rage of gun ownership, and homicide by firearm rate is 43 times less than the US. This proves that more guns per capita, do not make it a safer place to live. Surprisingly, there are no new laws or amendments to change the current gun control situation in the United States. On the contrary, under the Republican administration, in 2003, the laws have been relaxed with, “The Tiahrt Amendment [that] prohibits the disclosure of trace data about guns used in crimes. Following a wave of lawsuits against gun dealers, Congress also protects gun manufacturers and dealers from lawsuits if their guns are used in crimes,” (Schwartz). Moreover, in 2004, the federal assault weapons ban expired, and there are no talks about a renewal. Gun control is a sensitive issue during elections; even democrats are afraid to lose voters over this subject. There will likely not be any action on this issue from Congress. The numbers are not good; something ought to change. I am not saying that people should hand their guns back, but the gun market needs to have a better regulation. There should be limits on bulk purchases, of not only guns, but bullets too. Furthermore, there must be a better background check before someone is allowed to buy a gun; not just a criminal check, but also a psychological check. Do you go to the movies, or shopping centers? Do you go to an office, or college, or school? Maybe you have children that do. So you should also be concerned about the current gun control in the US. The number of people that own guns in this country is scary; especially knowing that many of the owners had no training, and many of these guns are not registered. It is true that the US does not have the worst firearm murder rate in the world. However, it is the first of the, “wealthy,” countries shown, “in a study of 23 high-income countries, [where] the U.S. had 80% of the gun deaths, along with a gun homicide rate nearly 20 times higher than the rest of the sample,” (Grunwald). The pro-gun group likes to say, “guns don’t kill people; people kill people.” However, one person can not kill dozens with bare hands; or even with the one gun he or she bought for protection, with a handful of bullets. Another excuse from the National Rifle Association (NRA) members, are the Second Amendment rights, where people are able to lawfully own guns. People should still be able to buy guns for their protection, or for hunting purposes, but with more strict regulations. You also have the right to own a car, but you must get a driver’s license for that. Perhaps, a, “sho