Facts
Why do students feel passionate about this?
School Shootings are becoming increasingly shown by the media/ more popular.
What amendment protects gun laws?
What modern day campaign works to get stronger gun legislation passed?
March for our lives.
What party is typically against gun control laws?
Republicans
hat are ways students have participated in a fight for gun law legislation?
PROTESTS, MARCHES, WALKOUTS
Who are restricted from purchasing guns?
Fugitives and patients in mental institutions
Who regulates gun control?
States
What is the hashtag associated with the anti-gun campaign?
#NeverAgain
what interest group is a very strong supporter of the second amendment?
The NRA
In what year was the national rifle association formed?
1871
What act protects firearm manufacturers and dealers from being held liable when a crime is committed with their products?
The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
What act requires citizens and legal residents to be 18 years old to purchase rifle and ammunition and requires citizens and legal residents to be 21 years old to purchase other firearms like handguns?
The Gun Control Act of 1968.
How many people died in the Las Vegas shooting in October 2017?
59, including the shooter
Which country has the highest homicide-by-firearm rate?
The US
What act imposed a tax on any transfer of guns?
The National Firearms Act
What is the best way (students) to prevent a school shooting according to public health officials?
Preventative Action
What Supreme Court case incorporated the second amendment?
McDonald v Chicago
What case focused on individual rights to have a gun unconnected with service in a militia?
District of Columbia v. Heller
How many guns does the average gun owner own?
8
What was the earliest school shooting in American history?
Greencastle, Pennsylvania shooting in 1764.
What is the name of the girl/face of the March for Our Lives Campaign and the #NeverEnough?
Emma Gonzalez
What was the ruling of United States vs. Miller?
The National Firearms Act of 1934, Congress could regulate the interstate selling of a short barrel shotgun.
Where was the most recent school shooting?
Santa Fe High School, Texas
What’s the name of the NRA campaign?
Freedom's Safest Place
What law requires background checks on a licensed dealer, manufacturer or importer before a gun is purchased?
The Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act of 1993