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firearm Public health A weapon–eg, pistol, rifle, shotgun, that uses an explosive charge to propel a projectile–eg bullet or shot Statistics 330,000 deaths 1980-1989–US; of 35,000 gun-related deaths–US, 1989, 52% were
suicides, 42% homicides; from 1960 to 1980, there was a 100% ↑ in homicide rate, and 150% ↑ in homicide by firearm; from 1933 to 1982, rate of suicides by firearms ↑ 139%. See Ballistics, Black Talon bullet, Drive-by shooting, Shotgun. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Those laws forced almost every gun store in the city to close or move to Simi Valley or Burbank. The first clue that police had that Richard Mwanzi was guilty of stealing 21 guns from a gun store came when he was caught carrying one of the stolen guns after being involved in a fight. If the newspaper were not so blindly partisan on this issue, a field trip to a local gun store might aid journalistic accuracy. |
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