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Guns

Guns. Balancing Rights and Control. Stats. Approx. 40-45% of households have a gun in the US 66% of all homicides in 2006 were committed with a firearm People between 20-24yrs old are the most common victims. More Stats. 30,896 people were killed by firearms in 2006 compare w/ page 86 stats

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Guns

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  1. Guns Balancing Rights and Control

  2. Stats Approx. 40-45% of households have a gun in the US 66% of all homicides in 2006 were committed with a firearm People between 20-24yrs old are the most common victims

  3. More Stats • 30,896 people were killed by firearms in 2006 compare w/ page 86 stats • 12791 were homicides • 16883 were suicides • 642 were accidental shootings • 360 resulted from legal intervention • 220 were undetermined causes

  4. Gun Control Act of 1968 Created after assassinations in the 1960s • Prevents the following people from obtaining firearms • Federal Felons, State felons that received a jail term of 2+ years, Fugitives, Illegal drug users • Mentally defective people or those who were institutionalized • Illegal aliens, Former citizens who have renounced his or her citizenship • Dishonorably discharged armed forces members • Anyone under a restraining order from an intimate partner or child or who has been convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor

  5. Gun Control Act of 1968 Firearms dealers must be federally licensed Min. age to buy long rifles and shotguns: 18years Min. age to buy handgun: 21 years Guns must have a serial number- removing is a felony

  6. Brady Act of 1993 Background checks must be completed before purchasing a firearm National Instant Criminal Background Check System(NICS) is maintained by the FBI Private sellers are not required to perform background checks

  7. DE Gun Laws • Rifles and Shotguns • No Permit to purchase • No Registration • No Licensing of owners • No permit to carry rifles and shotguns • Handguns • No Permit to purchase • No registration of handguns • No Licensing of owners of handguns • Permit to carry handguns if concealed. DE Gun Laws

  8. School Crime Stats: Create Pie Charts for A&B; Line Graph for C 2000: 2 million property or violent crimes in schools (ages 12-18) 28,000 (1%) were serious violent crimes: rape, assault, robbery 2001 10% males carried gun to school at least once in a 30-day period; 3% females 2001: 33% of students report drug availability; 6% in 1993

  9. College Crime Stats: Create Bar Graph During 2000: 20 murders 1858 forcible sex offenses 1933 robberies 3644 aggravated assaults 26543 burglaries 5792 motor vehicle thefts

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