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social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > crimes and offenses > violent crime > gun violence
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > crimes in America > violent crime > gun violence
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > street crime in America > violent crime > gun violence
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gun violence  

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  • American history has been marked by gun violence since the arrival of European colonists. Up until the 1830s much of domestic violence and alcohol-related events in taverns were settled with fists or knives. [Source: Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics; Gun Violence]

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