Editing Gun control (section)

===Other countries===
{{Further|Overview of gun laws by nation}}
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| image1   = Longgunlaws.svg
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| caption1          =  '''Possession of long guns by country:'''
{{Legend|#0000ff|'''No permit required''' for both repeating and semi-automatic long guns}}
{{Legend|#2ad4ff|'''Partially licensed''' – repeating long guns permitless, semi-automatic with permit}}
{{Legend|#00ff00|'''Allowed with permit''' – no good reason required or simple declaration of reason<sup>1</sup>}}
{{Legend|#ffff00|'''Allowed with permit''' –  good reason (like sport shooting license or proving danger to life) required<sup>1</sup>}}
{{Legend|#ff2a2a|'''Prohibited with exceptions or prohibited in practice''' – few licenses are issued}}
{{Legend|#b30000|'''Prohibited''' – civilians are banned from obtaining long guns}}
{{Legend striped|#ff2a2a|white|Different rules regarding shotguns and rifles}}
<sup>1</sup><small>Some countries in these categories may place additional restrictions or ban semi-automatic long guns</small>
| image2   = Handgunlaws.svg
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| caption2          =  '''Possession of handguns by country:'''
{{Legend|#0000ff|'''No permit required''' – permits or licenses are not required to obtain handguns}}
{{Legend|#00ff00|'''Allowed with permit''' – no good reason required or simple declaration of reason}}
{{Legend|#ffff00|'''Allowed with permit''' –  good reason (like sport shooting license or proving danger to life) required}}
{{Legend|#ff2a2a|'''Prohibited with exceptions or prohibited in practice''' – few licenses are issued}}
{{Legend|#b30000|'''Prohibited''' – civilians are banned from obtaining handguns}}
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<small>{{Underline|Notes}}:<br>
'''-''' Map describes policy regarding obtaining new firearms regardless whether firearms that were produced before ban were [[grandfather clause|grandfathered]].<br />
</small>
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2007 study found evidence that gun control laws [[Gun law in Austria|passed in Austria]] in 1997 reduced the rates of firearm suicide and homicide in that country.{{sfn|Kapusta et al.|2007}} 

In [[Brazil]], after disarmament laws were passed in 2003,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lei Nº 10.426, de 24 de Abril de 2002 |language=pt |trans-title=Law No. 10.426 of April 24, 2002 |url=http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/2002/L10426.htm |website=www.planalto.gov.br |publisher=Presidência da República Casa Civil |access-date=2016-01-31 |archive-date=2015-12-29  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229145511/http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/2002/L10426.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> gun-related mortality declined by 8% in 2004 relative to the previous year, the first decline observed in a decade. Gun-related hospitalizations also reversed their previous trend by decreasing 4.6% from 2003 to 2004.{{sfn|de Souza et al.|2007}} 

2006 study found that after gun control laws were [[Gun law in New Zealand|passed in New Zealand]] in 1992, suicides committed with guns declined significantly, especially among youth. This study however found that overall suicide rates did not change significantly.{{sfn|Beautrais|Fergusson|Horwood|2006}} A case-control study conducted in New Zealand found that gun ownership was significantly associated with a greater risk of gun suicides, but not suicides overall.{{sfn|Beautrais|Joyce|Mulder|1996}}

A 2010 study looked at the effect of a policy adopted by the [[Israeli Defense Forces]] that restricted access to guns among adolescents on suicide rates, and found that "Following the policy change, suicide rates decreased significantly by 40%." The authors concluded that "The results of this study illustrate the ability of a relatively simple change in policy to have a major impact on suicide rates."{{sfn|Lubin et al.|2010}} 

A 2013 study showed that after the [[Military of Switzerland]] adopted the Army XXI reform, which restricted gun availability, in 2003, suicide rates{{snd}}both overall and firearm-related{{snd}}decreased.{{sfn|Reisch et al.|2013}} 

Another 2013 study looking at four restrictive gun laws [[Firearms regulation in Norway|passed in Norway]] found that two of them may have reduced firearm mortality among men, but that the evidence was more inconclusive with respect to all of the laws they studied.{{sfn|Gjertsen|Leenaars|Vollrath|2013}} 

A 2014 study found that after [[South Africa]]'s [[Firearm Control Act]] was passed in 2000, homicide rates in the country declined, and concluded that "stricter gun control mediated by the FCA accounted for a significant decrease in homicide overall, and firearm homicide in particular, during the study period [2001–2005]."{{sfn|Matzopoulos|Thompson|Myers|2014}} 

A 2000 study found that a ban on carrying guns in [[Colombia]] was associated with reductions in homicide rates in two cities in the country, namely, [[Cali]] and [[Bogotá]].{{sfn|Villaveces et al.|2000}}