Columbine
Columbine is a ____________ in Littleton, _(state)__.
High School, Colorado
The media have certain ______________ they must keep in mind when reporting on school or mass shootings.
Responsibilities/protocols
The two sides of the gun debate are what?
Gun Rights vs Gun Control
The United States federal law only requires people to get what before buying a gun.
Background check
Since 2000, there has been a trend in what direction for mass shootings?
Upward
The names of the two school shooters and Columbine are what?
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold
His name.
Gun Control people tend to lean to what political party, and where do Gun rights people tend to lean?
Control- Democrat, rights- Republican.
The way to get around the federal law is known as the _____ ____ loophole
Describe the threshold of violence
It is the barrier that every person has that keeps them from doing violent things. With every new mass shooting, there's someone out there whose threshold may have been reached, meaning that the upward trend of mass shooters may continue.
How many victims were there at the Columbine shooting?
13: 12 students and one teacher
Besides using their names, what else did the media get wrong with Columbine? (name one)
Did not verify information, did not corroborate, did not fact check sources.
Most gun control people do not want _______, but instead want _______
To take guns away from people, to restrict stronger laws on how to obtain a gun.
Give at least 2 descriptions of long guns.
Shotguns, Rifles, Single fire (not semiautomatic) small magazines, used for hunting, need to be 18 to buy in CT.
According to the president of the NRA, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is what?
A good guy with a gun.
The initial reporting was the Harris and Klebold were in what group, which turned out to not be true.
The Trench Coat Mafia
When a mass shooting happens, what does a biased media tend to do?
Use their shooting to advance political agenda (both directions)
This organization helps give money and support to the Pro Gun Rights movement.
the National Rifle Association
Give 2 characteristics of hand guns
Can be semi or fully automatic, can have larger capacity magazines, can be concealed easily, fit in the hand, need to be 21.
True or False, America has more guns than people.
true, roughly 120-100.
The original Columbine plan's main event was what?
Blowing up the school.
Improper or poor media reporting helped to create what in the wake of the Columbine shooting?
Columbine copycats
What is one reason this debate becomes heated?
Both sides believe they are correct, both sides are fighting for their personal safety, it's hard to change someone's mind who has an opinion already.
Give 2 descriptions of assault rifles.
The Gun Show loophole is found in what law?
The Brady Bill