Below is a table of statistics on guns in various countries, this can be found at www.pbs.org.
| Country | Country Licensing of gun owners? | Registration of firearms? | Other Restrictions | Households with firearms (%) | Total Intentional Gun Death Rate per 100,000 |
| Japan | Yes | Yes | Prohibits handguns with few exceptions | 0.6 % | 0.07 |
| U.K. | Yes | Yes | Prohibits handguns | 4.0 % | 0.4 |
| USA | in some states | Handguns in some states | Some weapons in some states | 41% | 13.47 |
| Singapore | Yes | Yes | Most handguns and rifles prohibited | 0.01% | 0.24 |
| Netherlands | Yes | Yes | N/A | 1.9% | 0.55 |
| Spain | Yes | Yes | Some handguns and rifles are prohibited | 13.1% | 0.74 |
| Germany | Yes | Yes | N/A | 8.9% | 1.44 |
| Italy | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | 2.27 |
| Israel | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | 2.56 |
| Australia | Yes | Yes | Banned semiautomatics unless good reason | 16% | 2.94 |
| Canada | Yes | All guns by 2003 | Assault weapons and some handguns | 26% | 3.95 |
| Switzerland | Yes | Yes | N/A | 27.2% | 5.74 |
| France | Yes | Yes | except sporting rifles | 22.6% | 5.48 |
