What will the author probably suggest in the following passage A. Handguns are the cause of violent crime. B. Handguns are a dangerous weapon. C. American people’s right to own and enjoy guns should be respected. D. Only police officers should possess guns.
At least two of these police officers were shot by a handgun (手枪), the kind almost anyone can buy nearly everywhere for a few dollars. Ownership of handguns has become so widespread that this weapon is no longer merely the instrument of crime; it is now a cause of violent (暴力) crime. Of the eleven Boston police officers killed since 1962, seven were killed with handguns; of the eighteen wounded by guns since 1962, seventeen were shot with handguns.