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To ban guns (except those used in hunting or sport).

In 2002, there were 30,242 gun deaths in the U.S. There were:

• 17,108 suicides (56% of all U.S. gun deaths)
• 11,829 homicides (39%)
• 762 unintentional shootings (3%)
• 300 deaths from legal intervention and 243 from undetermined intent (2%)

(From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Some people think that banning non-hunting and sporting guns will reduce the number of gun deaths in America.