r/guncontrol

15K archived posts · Dec 2009 – Sep 2026

Gun Control: Stopping Violence with Evidence

r/guncontrol

We're a well-regulated sub that accepts the science that many gun control laws are effective at reducing death. Make sure to use evidence when making claims, or your comment won't last long. We welcome all good-faith discussions on the laws, research, and news regarding gun control.

Created Dec 6, 2009

12KMembers (last snapshot)

15KArchived posts

##Welcome

We are a well-regulated subreddit that accepts the science that that gun control works. We welcome all good faith discussions on the laws, research, and news regarding gun control.

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##RULES (Wiki)

We have no tolerance for language that demeans or seeks to deny the basic human dignity of a person or people, including but not limited to gender, sexuality, race, creed, disability, class, and physical appearance. Be respectful.

Content that contains common slurs and insults may be withheld for moderator approval.

No Personal Attacks

No Gore

No Direct Links into other subreddits

No Gun Owner "Stand your Ground" Posts

NSFW posts must be tagged or will be removed.

NO PROGUN PROPAGANDA

No citing disgraced and widely debunked researchers such as John Lott (fraud) or Gary Kleck(hack).

No quote mining CDC agendas as research in an attempt to crypto-cite Gary Kleck.

No arguing suicide doesn't count. The science is clear it does.

Any arguments that cannot be supported with proper academic research may also fall under this rule.

Pro-gun arguments are allowed if and only if:

Account is > 1 month old.

Account has > 5k karma.

You haven't commented in any other thread in the last 24 hours.

You haven't followed a link or reference from another subreddit. This includes any comments after following a link or reference from a progun subreddit.

Violators of reddit's Terms of Service will be banned and reported to the admins

##See Also

r/GunsareCool (satire of American gun culture)
Mass Shooting Tracker - A GunsAreCool production
John Hopkins University Course on Gun Control Research
How to debate gun control
Brady Campaign
Everytown
Moms Demand Action
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Gun Sense Voter
Johns Hopkins Univerity
Harvard University ICRC
Gunpolicy.org
Violence Policy Center
Smart Gun Laws
Open Secret's report on the NRA
LA Times Homicide Report
History of the 2nd Amendment
Texas Gun Sense

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