Technology enables gun control without affecting 2nd ammendment rights

There are 200 million privately owned guns in the US, including 65
million handguns. Firearms are now the second biggest cause of injury-related
death in the country, killing 28,663 people in 2000, according to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.
For African-American teenagers aged 15 to 19, gun-related homicide is
the leading cause of death.

And yet, the US Congress is close to passing a bill giving gun makers
immunity from liability for deaths or injuries caused by their products.
An article in New Scientist advocates treating guns as a Public Heath
Crisis, like an infectious disease. And they claim existing technology
could make guns much safer if implemented by the government, like seatbelts
for cars.

From
New Scientist.com

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