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According to the Department of Justice’s National Criminal Victimization Survey, in 1995 there were 815,130 violent crimes committed with a gun (including rifles, shotguns and handguns), or an average of 1 every 39 seconds. Guns are used in 68 percent of all murders, and 80% of these murders are committed with a handgun.
