What some firearm owners think could solve gun violence in America
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There are three solutions for lessening gun violence that come up among gun owners: safe storage, universal background checks and teaching kids about firearms.
There's some agreement on reasonable regulations for firearms.
Using research and statistics, experts examine America's history with guns, the real-life impacts of gun violence and what can be done going forward to mitigate the problem.
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