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Should handguns be Banned?

The first practical handguns were invented in the early 1500s. In the five centuries since, they have evolved into a variety of reliable designs. The reason for their existence is simple: a handgun can be available when a heavier, larger shoulder arm (rifle or shotgun) would not. Although even the most powerful handgun is still limited in power compared to most rifles. The first handguns where invented for the purpose of killing people or animal. But now these days the handguns is used for sport and competition. In the Olympics there is a handgun competition for a chance to win a medal.
Banning handguns would have little impact on crime or killings because Most handgun crime or killings where committed by those who neither held licences or registered their guns.

A shooting rampage at Melbourne's Monash University in which two people were killed and five wounded sparked calls around the nation for tougher gun laws.
The man accused of the shooting was a licensed shooter with appr...

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