How much does gun violence cost taxpayers?

Just how much does gun violence cost taxpayers? As cited by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the answer to that question is $37 billion in 2005 (the most recent year where an estimate has been provided) and another $3.7 billion for those whom survive gun violence. So, all-in-all, the cost of gun violence was a combined $40.7 billion in the year of 2005 alone. If we want to make a dent in our healthcare costs, it seems that less gun violence would be a way to do just that. How do we accomplish that goal? Stricter gun laws, like mandatory background checks, more regulation on high-capacity magazines and assault rifles, etc. It all seems to be common sense from my vantage point, but what do I know? More guns and bullets equals less gun violence apparently, just like the more sleep one gets, the less they'll dream or the more educated one becomes, the less they'll actually know. Well, I best be off to the shower, but what good will that really do? The more one bathes or showers, the less clean they are...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/28/gun-violence-costs-health-care_n_2965248.html