Original sentence: Firearms are used for self-defense, sporting (hunting and target shooting), suicide, or homicide.Gun politics in the United States tends to be polarized between advocates of gun rights, often conservative or libertarian, and those who support stricter gun control, often liberal.The gun culture of the United States is unique among developed countries in the large number of firearms owned by civilians, generally permissive regulations, and high levels of gun violence
Edited sentence: Firearms are used for self-defense, and sporting (hunting and target shooting).Gun politics in the United States tends to be polarized between advocates of gun rights, often conservative, and those who support stricter gun control, often liberal.The gun culture of the United States is unique among developed countries in the large number of firearms owned by citizens that are not military or law enforcement individuals, and lack of formal education and information that is not politically charged