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Gun Control Issues

Gun Control Issues. Standard 7: How can the government both protect citizen’s 2 nd Amendment rights, and keep guns out of the hands of those who might hurt others?. The Constitution. The Second Amendment. Supreme Court Rulings.

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Gun Control Issues

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  1. Gun Control Issues Standard 7: How can the government both protect citizen’s 2nd Amendment rights, and keep guns out of the hands of those who might hurt others?

  2. The Constitution The Second Amendment Supreme Court Rulings * In 1976, the Washington, D.C. City Council passed a law generally prohibiting residents from possessing handguns and requiring that all firearms in private homes be (1) kept unloaded and (2) rendered temporally inoperable via disassembly or installation of a trigger lock. * On June 26, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling known as D.C. v Heller, struck down this law as unconstitutional. • A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.

  3. Short Essay Response • Do you think that making guns inaccessible to most people would cause murder rates to increase or decrease. Explain your answer.

  4. Students can question the current restrictions around purchasing a firearm. Learning Target

  5. Who Can Not Buy a Gun? • Convicted felons • Anyone with a warrant • Controlled substance users (unlawful) • Mentally defective • Illegal aliens • Dishonorably discharged veteran • Ppl w/restraining orders against them • Domestic violence convicts

  6. Procedures for Gun Purchases Federal Firearms Licensees Private Seller No background check required Determine if buyer is prohibited based on personal knowledge Gun purchase • Complete ATF Form 4473 • Determine if buyer is prohibited from gun purchase based on form • Background Check • Gun purchase

  7. Round Robin • What are some ways that you could purchase a gun if you knew that you did not meet all the requirements to purchase a gun legally?

  8. I can identify the various issues surrounding the gun control debate Learning Target

  9. Gun Control Perspectives Anti-Gun Pro-Gun NRA, some Conservatives Guns don’t kill people, people kill people The type of gun does not matter, its who has access to them Tighter enforcement of current regulations • Piers Morgan, Some liberals • Guns kill people • Semi-Automatic weapons with large magazines are especially dangerous • Call for a ban on assault rifles • Tighter regulations for acquiring a gun

  10. Perspectives • More guns = more or less crime and Assault riffles: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8kdPl_ADn0 • 2ndAmendment and Assault riffles (Piers Morgan): http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2013/01/13/pmt-shapiro-part-3.cnn • Mental Health, Assault Riffles, Background Checks: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSc4KtbhNb4 • England Example and Assault riffles (Piers Morgan): • http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2013/01/07/pmt-piers-morgan-gun-control-petition.cnn • Self Defense • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyoLuTjguJA • Churck Norris • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn8Pf6kWFDc

  11. Gun Control Reflection • What do think is the biggest issue around gun control? mental health, assault weapons, background checks, schools safety, etc? What should the government focus on fixing? Which issue will have the biggest impact on preventing tragedies and violent crime?

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