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(Bang, Bang, Bang) When you started school at 8:00, 30 people died from handguns, 3 of those were kids, 19 years and younger. (Bang, Bang) Just a few minutes ago while you were eating your lunch 3 more people died, 2 of those were kids bringing the total to 48…and…another has just died 49 by the end of this period 51 people will be dead. When you go home this evening, 33 adults and 5 more kids will die. According to the National Vital Statistics Report of 1999, 89 people die a day from guns. The many negative consequences of handguns in the United States, compared to strict handgun control countries, are why I am pro-handgun control.
As you can see the U.S. had 14,276 murders while Japan only 19 murders. Contributing editor and essayist for the New York Times Magazine, Robert Rosenblatt states, "[Gun Control Advocates] usually point to Britain, Australia and Japan…where guns are restricted and crime is reduced." (Share stories). The crime index of the United States......

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