Yes, handguns account for most. And they're lousy for hunting. And they're not great for.personal defense, either - a shotgun is a lot more effective and won't take out innocent folk in the next house ir apartment.
In my very-NON-expert understanding, shotguns are considered good for defense in the home. Not so good for carrying with you if you have a good reason to want to go about armed. Then again, I live in a state where concealed-carry permits are notoriously difficult to get, so in theory not many people are carrying anyhow, here.
OTOH, folks who live or work out where they need to be armed in case of encounters with dangerous wild animals probably do carry pistols a lot. I'm pretty sure we're not going to find a one-size-fits-all-states approach. (And handguns will keep showing up where most folks have decided they shouldn't be, because they're easy to transport and we don't have customs checkpoints at state borders. Which is not to say we can't accomplish anything; just that we're not going to eliminate problems entirely.)
But yeah, figuring out what/how to do something about handguns will save more lives than getting distracted by scary-looking-movie-guns.
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OTOH, folks who live or work out where they need to be armed in case of encounters with dangerous wild animals probably do carry pistols a lot. I'm pretty sure we're not going to find a one-size-fits-all-states approach. (And handguns will keep showing up where most folks have decided they shouldn't be, because they're easy to transport and we don't have customs checkpoints at state borders. Which is not to say we can't accomplish anything; just that we're not going to eliminate problems entirely.)
But yeah, figuring out what/how to do something about handguns will save more lives than getting distracted by scary-looking-movie-guns.