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Gun violence costs hundreds of billions for US taxpayers

Friday, 24 April 2015 2:28 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 24 April 2015 2:29 AM ]

This handout image, courtesy of the US Department of Justice/US Attorney’s Office – District of Massachusetts, presented to jurors on March 24, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts, shows a 9mm Ruger P95 pistol entered as evidence in the Boston Marathon bombing trial. (AFP)

Roy Curvelo

Press TV, Miami

A new study shows gun-related violence costs hundreds of billions of dollars to U-S taxpayers annually. The study also says more than 30-thousand people are killed because of the violence every year. The findings have prompted fresh calls for tighter control of gun business in the country.

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