Gun Control

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Gun Control
Judy Annan Charleston County School District
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US Constitution Amendment II A well regulated
militia, being necessary to the security of a
free state, the right of the people to keep and
bear arms, shall not be infringed.
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The United States leads the industrialized world
in firearms violence of all typeshomicides,
suicides, and unintentional deaths.
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Murders with handguns increase in SC
East side sees increase in drive by shootings
Black on black crime increases in Charleston
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Firearms accounted for 77 percent of the increase
in suicides from 1980 to 1992 and were
disproportionately responsible for the increases
among the young and the elderly.
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Each bullet sold in the United States in 1992
carried an injury price tag of 23including 60
cents for medical care and emergency services,
7.20 for lost work, and 15.10 for lost quality
of life.
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Data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms (ATF) shows that the number of assault
weapons traced to crime is continuing to climb.
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Assault weapons' ability to penetrate "any
tactical vehicle in the FBI's inventory" has
prompted the agency to request military armored
vehicles "to give FBI personnel adequate
protection from the .50 caliber rifles" and other
more powerful weapons.
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In the year 2000, the state of SC had the 2nd
highest occurrence for violent crime among all
the states in the US.
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In a survey of 800 gun owners, more than 20
percent reported keeping a firearm both loaded
and unlocked in the home.
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In states where laws provide licenses to carry
concealed handguns, handgun holders have been
arrested for more than two serious violent crimes
per month since the law went into effect
including murder/attempted murder,
manslaughter/negligent homicide, kidnapping,
rape, and sexual assault.
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Domestic Violence
When there were one or more guns in the home the
risk of suicide among women increased nearly five
times and the risk of homicide increased more
than three times.
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The massacre of children by children in our
schools has focused new attention on America's
youth gun culture.
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Is this enough?
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Million Mom March
750,000 people rallied for sensible gun control
laws at the Million Mom March in Washington, DC.
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Is this what our forefathers meant?
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For the Teacher
A photo essay is a collection of pictures on a
specific topic. The pictures are used to convey
a message with few words accompanying the images.
Students can use a photo essay to present their
views on a controversial issue.
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Language Arts Standards Demonstrate the ability
to use graphic representations such as charts,
graphs, pictures, and graphic organizers as
information sources and as a means of organizing
information and events logically. Demonstrate
the ability to respond to texts both orally and
in writing. Demonstrate the ability to face an
audience, make eye contact, use the appropriate
voice level, use appropriate gestures, facial
expressions, and posture when making oral
presentations. Demonstrate the ability to use
language, vocabulary, and presentation techniques
appropriate for the purpose and
audience. Demonstrate the ability to give brief
presentations,demonstrations, and oral
reports. Demonstrate the ability to use visual
aids, props, and technology to support and extend
his or her meaning and enhance his or her oral
presentations. Demonstrate the ability to make
appropriate statements to communicate agreement
or disagreement with others ideas.
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Demonstrate the ability to use oral language to
inform, to entertain, and to compare and contrast
different viewpoints. Demonstrate the ability to
use Standard American English (SAE) in formal
speaking situations and in the classroom. Demonst
rate the ability to use effective organizational
strategies to prepare oral presentations. Continu
e analyzing and refining varied presentations
through collaboration, conferencing and
self-evaluation. Continue planning and
delivering oral presentations to unfamiliar
audiences Demonstrate the ability to summarize
information that he or she receives from
non-print sources. 7- Demonstrate the ability
to distinguish between fact and opinion, to
compare and contrast information and ideas, and
to make inferences with regard to what he or she
has viewed. Demonstrate the ability to
compare and contrast different viewpoints that he
or she encounters in non-print sources.  
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Demonstrate the ability to make connections
between non-print sources and his or her prior
knowledge, other sources, and the world.
Continue analyzing non-print sources for
accuracy, bias, intent, or purpose. Continue
evaluating the ways that the use of language, the
medium, and the presentation contribute to the
meaning and impact of a message. Demonstrate the
ability to evaluate how different nonprint
sources influence and inform. Demonstrate the
ability to ask questions to guide his or her
research inquiry. Continue asking questions to
investigate all aspects of a topic, including
various viewpoints regarding it. Demonstrate the
ability to use a variety of resources, including
technology, to access information. Continue
documenting sources by using a standardized
system of documentation.
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Demonstrate the ability to conduct independent
research using available resources, including
technology. Demonstrate the ability to
summarize the information that he or she has
gathered. Continue refining topics and asking
additional questions based on the information
that he or she has gathered. Demonstrate the
ability to present his or her research findings
in a variety of formats. Continue documenting
sources by using a standardized system of
documentation.   Continue preparing a Works Cited
list.   Continue distinguishing his or her own
ideas from the ideas and discoveries of
others. 38 Language Arts Standards Covered by 1
Photo Essay!
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