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What's the real cost of gun violence?

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Debate over gun ownership and the Second Amendment never ends.

But seldom discussed are the unintended consequences of 300 million privately owned guns.

The NRA, another gun advocates, have discouraged federal research into the cost of gun violence,

but some numbers are available.

$229 billion taxpayer dollars for law enforcement, medical bills, and beyond, $700 for every man, woman, and child.

Is that the whole story behind one of America's most polarizing controversies?

Today's talking point, the FDA is taking another look at regulating homeopathic medicine.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren Allie, back with To the Point. There are 300 million privately owned guns in the United States.

Advocates argue that it's people with guns, not guns themselves, that cause violence, but how much does that violence cost?

And when guns are used for self-defense, how much do they save? Today's talking point, should the FDA

regulate homeopathic remedies like coldies and Zikam the same way it oversees advil,

Tylenol, and other pharmaceuticals. There is massive public interest in a hearing that started today.

First is news update. Estimates of deaths range from 700 to 900 in this weekend's shipwreck of

African migrants trying to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean

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