From: Inside Story America
Why do Americans love their guns?
As thousands die from gunshots every year we ask why most people are still fiercely defending the gun culture in the US.
27 Mar 2012
As thousands die from gunshots every year we ask why most people are still fiercely defending the gun culture in the US.
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