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The federal government should support research and polling on gun violence in the U.S. in order to provide a scientific basis and public opinion support for establishing the balance of gun rights and public safety in gun regulation. Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States.
K-12 schools in states with more permissive gun laws and higher rates of gun ownership must bear in mind the increased likelihood of access to firearms within their communities as they consider the best ways in which to keep their schools safe.
- 10.1080/15388220.2021.2018332
- 2022
Jan 8, 2022 · We conducted a time-series analysis to measure the association of permissiveness of state firearm laws and state gun ownership with K-12 school shootings and active shootings. More permissive firearm laws and higher rates of gun ownership were associated with higher rates of both school shootings and active school shootings after controlling ...
Gun control faces stiff opposition in the United States. Millions of Americans point out that gun own-ership is a right and that guns serve a legitimate pur-pose in society. They argue that guns are not the problem. Rather than penalizing law-abiding gun own-ers, they favor punishing more harshly those who use guns to commit crimes.
In this lesson, students read a short text that provides statistical background on gun ownership, gun violence, and public opinion on gun control laws in the United States; then they evaluate frequently-cited arguments on the issue of gun control policy. Next, they participate in a Civil Conversation based on the reading.
Introduction. Gun violence is an ongoing public health crisis in the United States that impacts the health and well-being of all of us. In 2020, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. experienced an unprecedented spike in gun homicides.
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Since the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, 311,000 students have experienced gun violence at 331 schools, resulting in the deaths of at least 185 children and educators as well as...
