Sixty five percent of the 13,011 murders in 1999 were carried out by a gun. That means that 8,484 people were murdered by people wielding firearms. This statistic does not take into account the hundreds of accidental deaths that occur because of gun owners failing to properly secure their guns. The National Rifle Association (NRA) is the biggest lobby group supporting gun users not to mention one of the biggest spenders in Washington as well as most state capitols. Many people think that our Constitution’s second amendment allows them to be able to be armed to the teeth with any type of gun. The death rate in the United States should be a clue to politicians and citizens alike that massive controls on guns are necessary in order to re
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