How Can Gun Violence Be Reduced? | Gun Control Will Reduce Gun Violence
C. Emory Burton is a sociologist and retired Methodist minister.
Summary: Gun violence is widespread in America; each year thirty-five thousand people are killed, and another two hundred thousand are injured by firearms. In fact, handguns are used in more than 75 percent of all acts of armed violence in the United States. Implementing federal gun control legislation will reduce the availability of handguns, thus reducing gun-related violence. Policies that have helped reduce the spread of handguns include the Brady Bill and lawsuits against the gun...
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