A. Restricting high-capacity magazines
B. Lengthening waiting periods for hand
gun purposes
C. Halting sales of toy guns that look real
D. Ensuring that felons do not have access
to guns
A. Applied only to Chicago for technical
legal reasons
B. Said that states cannot require firearm
safety locks
C. Applied the individual right to “bear
arms” to all the states
D. Established that waiting periods are
constitutional
A. The assassination of Senator and
presidential candidate Robert F.
Kennedy
B. As assassination attempt on President
Ronald Reagan
C. The mass shooting at Virginia Tech
D. A historic Supreme Court ruling
A. Increased slightly
B. Soared to new highs
C. Dropped significantly
D. Stayed constant
A. Want to repeal the Second
Amendment
B. Favor looser gun-control laws
C. Favor stricter gun-control laws
D. Want to curb TV violence
A- restricting high-capacity magazines
2. C-applied the individual right to “bear
arms” to all the states
3. B- an assassination attempt on President
Ronald Reagan
4. C-dropped significantly
5. C- favor stricter gun-control laws
1.
Second Amendment: “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.”
1. Why was such an amendment important in
the nation’s earliest years? Who made up the
“militia” then?
2. Do you think there should be any
restrictions on an individual’s right to
own or carry guns today? If so, what
kind?
3. Should people be able to carry
concealed weapons into
restaurants and bars? At school?
On college campuses? Why or
why not?
4. Why do you think more teens
than adults support stronger
gun-control laws?
5. When describing her bill to ban
large-volume gun magazines,
Congresswoman Carolyn
McCarthy (NY) said, “This is not a
gun control-bill. I like to use the
word ‘gun-safety bills.’” What
point do you think she was trying
to make? Do you agree?