Sentence examples for majority of guns from inspiring English sources

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A vast majority of guns used in 19 recent mass shootings were bought legally and with a federal background check.

Residents of New York State should be particularly pleased that President Clinton announced a new enforcement campaign against the gun dealers who provide the majority of guns used in crimes (news article, Feb 4).

She added: "The minister has ignored the fact that the overwhelming majority of guns flowing into the illicit market actually come from the legal gun market through theft or illegal sale".

The N.A.A.C.P. says that the data shows that a relatively small number of the thousands of gun dealers in the country sell the vast majority of guns used in crimes.

Although Mr Duggan does not assume that subscribers are likely to be criminals, he does point out that the majority of guns used in crimes are obtained through burglaries or second-hand sales.

The vast majority of guns here come from the United States, either smuggled in by criminal gangs or diverted from legal purchases by corrupt officials, according to Magda Coss, who has written about Mexico's gun trade.

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Positive and informative messaging around this topic is a good start to dismantling the falsehood that mental illness is a major factor in the majority of gun violence cases.

The vast majority of Americans – the majority of gun owners – want to do something about this.

The vast majority of gun crimes, the vast majority, over 90%, are committed with illegal weapons".

And the vast majority of gun violence is committed by non-mentally ill people.

The vast majority of gun owners are responsible citizens, not criminals.

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