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Columbine. Sandy Hook. Santa Fe. Uvalde. Now NashvilleThe capital of the state of Tennessee, USA, known for its music history. . It is a list that no town in the USAThe United States of America is a country in North America. It has a population of 329 million. wants to be on: places where students have been shot dead at school.

On Monday, a shooting took place at a school in Nashville, TennesseeA state in the south of the USA known for country music. . Six people died. Three of them were children. They were nine years old.

In the UK and many other countries, there are strictHarsh and believing that rules must be followed exactly. laws on who can own guns, and what types of guns they can have. In the USA, there are different laws. Many more people own guns.

Some want this to change. Yesterday, America's leader Joe Biden said selling assault weaponsIn the USA, used to describe weapons that were designed for war and can fire many bullets in a short space of time. should be banned. But this is unlikely to actually happen.

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Others point out that if a ban did happen, many Americans may refuseSay no. to give up their guns - especially members of the Republican PartyAlso known as the Grand Old Party or GOP, it is one of the USA's two major political parties. Its first president was Abraham Lincoln. It sits on the right of the political spectrum., who are more likely to own guns and think that there should be fewer rules on guns.

Many say they need guns to defendStop or protect an attack, or protect something or someone from harm. themselves in case they are attacked. Meanwhile, others point out that ordinary people with guns did not stop the shootings in the towns listed above.

Yes! Everyone should be able to defend themselves. Many Americans say their guns protect them from crime and from leaders with too much power.

No! The guns are not making Americans any safer. In fact, people are dying. Other countries do not have such a big problem with shootings.