Australia, Israel, Japan, and South Korea rarely have mass shootings and the reasons are clear

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While mass shootings have increased in regularity in the US, other countries have found ways to prevent them.

Places like South Korea, Israel, Australia, and Japan simply require people to meet a number of rigorous standards before they can gain access to firearms.

In Australia's case, its efforts mean there have been no catastrophic mass shootings by a single gunman since its worst-ever massacre in 1996.

In 1996, Australia saw its worst-ever shooting by a single gunman. In the Port Arthur massacre, 35 people were killed and a further 23 were injured.

The Prime Minister at the time, John Howard, had been in power for just six weeks but almost immediately began strengthening gun control.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: How to make America great according to one of the three cofounders of Black Lives MatterSee Also:Trump just made his first move on gun control after the Florida shootingA Columbine survivor turned lawmaker is pushing the opposite of what many people think is the solution to end school shootingsUS, India, Australia, and Japan reportedly want to create their own version of China's Belt and RoadSEE ALSO: Australia's 2nd national gun amnesty just closed and it's likely that 30,000 guns were turned in

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