The term gun politics refers to the various public policy debates surrounding the freedom or restriction (gun rights versus gun control) of private ownership and usage of firearms, and to what extent such policy influences crime and the balance of power between the individual and the state.

Specific locales

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This article discusses these policies in a general sense. For more specific discussion of policy in specific locales, see:

• Gun politics in Australia
• Gun politics in Brazil
• Gun politics in Canada
• Gun politics in Finland
• Gun politics in Mexico
• Gun politics in South Africa
• Gun politics in Switzerland
• Gun politics in the United Kingdom
• Gun politics in the United States

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