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The Gun Control Debate

The Gun Control Debate

Following the directions provided in class, utilize the resources provided below to help craft your pro-con arguments. Remember, you can play to emotions but your arguments should be rooted in evidence.  Personal stories from individuals should be supported by facts and statistics. The resources here are enough to get you started but you may need to conduct your own research specific to the area of the topic you want to address.

Articles for Statistics and Evidence

Pro-Con
8 Charts that explain US Gun Culture
17 Maps & Charts explaining US gun violence
5 Charts Comparing US to the World
Gun Policy surveys and polls
HomeTech Lab Infographic with tons of Charts and Stats

Possible Legislation Options

1. Prohibit the mentally ill from owning guns
Trump repeals law blocking guns from mentally ill
2. Prohibit buying guns from gun shows without background checks
Gun Show Loophole is a Myth
3. Prohibit anyone on the No-Fly List from buying guns
No-Fly List and Gun Laws
4. Ban Assault Rifle (AR) style weapons
Brief History of US Obsession with ARs
There are a number of other options for gun control laws beyond the four main ones listed above. You may want to consider::
-tougher background checks
-longer waiting periods for purchasing guns
-mandatory child safey locks
-a limit on gun or ammunition purchases in a month/year
- raising the legal age of ownership to 21
-banning bump stock or slide shot accessories that make weapons more fully automatic

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    • Class Info
    • Intro to Sociology >
      • Classical Thinkers
      • Theories
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      • Research and Ethics
      • Additional Resources (intro)
    • Culture >
      • Ethnocentrism
      • Cultural Appropriation
      • Norms & Counter Culture
      • Six Degrees of Separation
      • Taboo Assignment
      • Articles (culture)
      • Additional Resources (culture)
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      • Feral Children
      • Mead & Harlow
      • Agents of Socialization
      • Teens & Media
      • Lifelong Process
      • Articles (socialization)
      • Additional Resources (socialization)
    • Social Structures & Institutions >
      • Intro to Social Structures
      • Articles (social structures)
      • Additional Resources (structures)
    • Deviance >
      • Theories
      • Deviance Project
      • Articles (deviance)
      • Additional Resources (Deviance)
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      • Race vs. Ethnicity
      • Race & Institutions
      • Articles (race)
      • Additional Resources (Race)
    • Gender >
      • Women's Issues
      • Articles (gender)
      • Gender Identity Research Assignment
      • Additional Resources (Gender)
    • Sports >
      • Youth
      • College
      • Race
      • Gender
      • Articles (sports)
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      • Theories
      • Articles (religion)
      • Additional Resources (Religion)
    • Family & Marriage >
      • Theories
      • Articles (family & marriage)
      • Additional Resources (family & marriage)
  • World History
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