Cars kill more people than guns do- we should impose a ban on all cars ;-) - On a more serious note however, I'm not sure if banning guns would solve the problems. There is only a small number of kids who die from accidental gun discharges, and more kids die from drowning in pools or getting hit by cars. Here are the stats-
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Accidental deaths due to:
firearms - 776
drowning - 3,482
poisoning - 12,757
suffocation - 5,648
motor vehicle (all) - 41,994
motor vehicle (occupant only) - 18,649
bicycles ("pedal cyclist") - 740
bicycles ("pedal cyclist", excluding motor vehicle) - 168
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Rather than imposing rules to limit guns, perhaps we should focus on a more effective criminal system- Just look at the story of the Casino security guard who was shot to death recently by a felon who was released early. However...
To each their own.
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