Gun Violence | Gun Violence Is a Serious Problem

The United States leads the industrialized world in firearms violence of all types—homicides, suicides, and unintentional deaths. Most of this violence involves the use of a handgun. Handguns are easily concealed, engineered for maximum lethality, relatively inexpensive, and easy to acquire. On average, handguns are used in nearly 70 percent of firearm suicides and 80 percent of firearm homicides. The United States has not so much a firearms problem as a handgun problem.

The Toll of Handgun Violence
The call to ban handguns is not inspired by a generalized hatred...

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