Why Advocates of Gun Control Are Especially Concerned About Handguns.
Violence by gunfire has generated widespread fear in American society today with handguns, easy to conceal and carry, presenting a special hidden danger. This paper examines the leniency of America's gun laws and how the easy availability of handguns causes thousands of deaths in shootings not only by criminals, but in domestic disputes, by accident, and in suicides. Statistics from countries with tougher handgun regulations and those states that have restricted handguns demonstrate how the number of shootings decreases when gun control is enacted and enforced. 5 pgs. 8 f/c. 12b.
