5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids
β 6.4 Β· 1995 Β· 60m Β· Documentary
When a child gets hold of a loaded handgun, someone often dies. Last year, 24,000 Americans lost their lives to handguns...and 3,600 of them were children. This profoundly disturbing documentary tells the stories of five handguns that killed five children--and how their deaths might have been prevented.
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