With the recent shooting in Las Vegas, the debate over gun ownership and gun control in the US has been reactivated, but people are no longer hopeful that any change can come from it. Why?

Two violent incidents rocked the world on the same day in December as a man slashed 22 school children in China with a knife, while 26 people, including 20 children and 6 adults, were shot dead at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. Now, an analysis of similar incidents in the US and China offers solutions to combat violent crime in both countries by addressing six aspects of the problem.