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The problem of gun violence is something that really needs to be dealt with. Every day in the world someone is shot and killed, either out of anger, accident, or suicide.
In this country guns are kept commonly and are a cultural acceptance. Most people have a gun. In the article "Finland Defends Gun Laws," Jari Tanner has a graph sourced from, "Small Arms Survey 2007" showing that out of every 100 people in the U.S., 90 people have a gun; ranking number one in the world for weapons possession.
Most people who own guns believe in the 2nd amendment, "The right to bear arms." They believe it is their constitutional right to have them. But when there is a school shooting, these people like the NRA, they do not blame themselves for their beliefs, but they blame movies, music, and video games. For example, in the movie,"Bowling for Columbine," by Michael Moore, it was said that rock artists like Marilyn Manson were to blame for the shooting. This was also said in news coverage of the......

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