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Old 01-19-2004, 01:14 PM  
jennym
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Quote:
Originally posted by Battuss

In the U.S. for 1998, there were 30,708 deaths from firearms, distributed as follows by mode of death: Suicide 17,424; Homicide 12,102; Accident 866; Undetermined 316.
Most of those deaths are suicide. They would have ended up dead on way or another. The gun really didn't have much to do with it.

How many of those murders were committed with LEGALLY OBTAINED handguns?
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