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so banning handguns would put an end to the problem of violence in this country?

Just like banning certain narcotics put an end to the "drug problem"? No, it exacerbated the problem, artificially inflating the price of drugs and creating a black market which used violence to protect territorial markets. Are you ready for a "War on Guns" to be tacked onto the dismal failure that is the "War on Drugs".

Moreover, I would argue that the war on drugs, rather than the 2nd amendment, is a primary cause of gun violence in this nation.
Prohibition of any kind is never the answer for any problem. The problem of gun violence in this country stems from economic conditions which are a result of the disparity between the masses of the poor and the few rich.