Originally aired on 04/29/1975 on NBC.A sober and frightening examination of the grave effects of the rising explosion of handguns. Criminals, victims, and law enforcement officers speak on the proliferation of handguns.Examines the effects on all our lives of the increasing use of handguns. Includes interviews with criminals, victims and law enforcement officers speaking on the proliferation of handguns and the related problems.Report on the proliferation of handguns in the US. Included is graphic footage of gunshot victims along with an interview with a woman whose son accidentally shot himself to death. Also, a look at the manufacturing boom in handguns and the indiscriminate use of firearms by young criminals.