... . As more civilians obtain guns for whatever reason, more gun trafficking occurs, allowing mentally unstable people, criminals, or gang members to buy guns and use them for illegal and often deadly purpose. The hope is that an inverse correlation can hold, meaning that the less guns are sold, the less homicides will occur. Coming from a different approach, many citizens are okay ... with the ability to purchase semi-automatic or automatic weapons, but push to limit the magazine size to 10 rounds. According to the website Gallup, 60% of the people polled reported their guns were for self-...

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... legally. They are stealing them or in many cases buying them on the black market. The number of illegal guns in circulation has turned record numbers of everyday encounters into deadly ones. Headlines change daily, but still chillingly report the same thing. In Washington D.C. a fifteen year old is shot by his best friend. In New Haven, Connecticut, a fourteen year old is ... schools. Gun awareness programs that teach youth the dangers and consequences of guns are being added to the school curriculum. People in America don't realize that focusing solely on the weapons obscures the under...

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