... 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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