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SEPTEMBER 2012 — COLORADO SHOOTING RAMPAGE Read the following opinions/arguments regarding gun control in the United States. For each of the statements answer the following questions (you may need to conduct additional research). 1. Who is the speaker? (Who do they work for or represent? What life experience have they had that might influence their views on gun laws? Do you think they are a credible source of information?) 2. Why do you think this person has made this public statement? 3. Do you think they make a convincing argument? Why or why not? Viewpoints on Gun Laws “ “ “ The president's view is that we can take steps to keep guns out of the hands of „ people who should not have them under existing law. Whitehouse Statement on behalf of President Obama following the Aurora Shootings Our challenge is not the laws, our challenge is people who, obviously, are distracted „ from reality and do unthinkable, unimaginable, inexplicable things. Mitt Romney, Republican Presidential Candidate, Reuters, July 23, 2012 The entire country should be carrying. The whole population packing. All of us armed and dangerous. And then we'd have nothing to worry about. Who in their right mind is going to pull out a gun and start shooting when they know everyone else can return fire? You'd have to be a real nutjob. If we ever want this nation to be truly safe from gun violence we need to get everyone a gun, to terrify the most violent „ amongst us. We need to all be on an equal hunting field. Gavin Shulman, writer, "Gung Ho! The Case for More Guns in America," The Huffington Post Comedy Canada Blog, August 28, 2012 News in Review ∙ CBC Learning ∙ newsinreview.cbclearning.ca 10 “ “ We should not brush aside discussions of gun policy as too politically difficult to expect meaningful change, or 'the price of our freedoms.' Instead, we should reflect on why the U.S. has a murder rate that is nearly seven times higher than the average murder rate in other high-income countries and a nearly 20 times higher murder rate with guns. . . . studies I have conducted indicate that stricter regulations of gun sales, whether by retail dealers or by private sellers, are associated with fewer guns diverted to criminals. Moreover, national surveys show that a large majority of „ citizens favor these reforms to our gun laws, including most gun owners. Daniel W. Webster, professor, Centre for Gun Policy and Research, John Hopkins School of Public Health, quoted in "Without a Gun, How Many Lives Would Have Been Saved?" Huffington Post Canada, August 24, 2012 This has nothing to do with second amendment rights. This (assault rifle) is meant for police and military...this is designed „ to kill as many people as possible in the shortest amount of time. Carolyn McCarthy, Democratic Congresswoman, CBC News in Review, September 2012
SEPTEMBER 2012 — COLORADO SHOOTING RAMPAGE “ “ It's against the law to murder people. It's against the law to shoot people point blank. It's against „ the law to throw tear gas canisters into crowded movie theatres. He broke all those laws. Would another law have stopped him? There's no reason to believe that would be the case. Tom Palmer, Cato Institute, CBC News in Review, September 2012 Americans are no more prone to mental illness or violence than any other people in the world. What they do have is more guns: roughly, 90 for every 100 people. And regions and states with higher rates of gun ownership have significantly higher rates of homicide than states with lower rates of gun ownership. The trite insistence that "guns don't kill people, people kill people" simply avoids the reality that people can kill people much more easily with guns than anything else „ that's accessible. Americans understand this. That's why a plurality supports greater gun control, and a majority thinks the sale of firearms should be more tightly regulated. Gary Younge, reporter, The Guardian, "America needs to talk about gun control in the wake of the Colorado shootings," July 20, 2012 MEDIA LITERACY ACTIVITY: Point of View in Websites Compare the website of the National Rifle Association and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. Answer the following questions for each site – www.nra.org and www.bradycampaign.org 1. What is the purpose of the website? 2. What images are used to engage the viewer/reader? 3. How do you think this website is funded? 4. Do you think the information provided is credible? 5. How does this website add to your understanding of gun laws in the United States? News in Review ∙ CBC Learning ∙ newsinreview.cbclearning.ca 11
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