Gun Control

By : Elaine Perrin

“The Right To Bear Arms”

Protection from the government

Protection from each other

What’s different between a gun and a bomb?

Flexible gun laws

More guns

available

More violence

In Canada 33% of homicides were caused by guns, 67% in the United States

About 10,000 194 25

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What makes us so violent?

BECAUSE WE HAVE GUNS!U.S citizens own 270 million of the known 875 million in the world.

Why do we have so many guns?

We aren’t as strict with our gun laws

America owns 31% of the worlds guns.

Kids Guns

School Shootings, suicides, accidents, homicides, fooling

around

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School Shootings

Columbine High School13

Virginia Tech33

University of Texas16

Northern Illinois University

6

Would there be less suicides if we had less guns?

Problem:

Solution:

Imagine

Resources:Pictures

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• http://blogs.venturacountystar.com/greenberg/archives/GunMap420.gi

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lock.jpg• http://www.dft.gov.uk/trafficsignsimages/images/SignImages/480x4

80/622.8+622.9.jpg• http://www.arb.ca.gov/permits/bill-of-rights.jpg

Resources:Information

• Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. Brady Campaign of The United States of America, 2010. Web. 3 Nov. 2010.

• Egan, Rose F. Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms: A Dictionary of Discriminated Synonyms, with Antonyms and Analogous and Contrasted Words. Springfield, Mass: G. & C. Merriam co, 1942. Print. “

• “The Facts About Kids and Guns.” FamilyEducation.com. Family Education, n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2010.