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Weapons of Mass Discussion

Weapons of Mass Discussion. Alison Evans CAS100. Overview. Easy for criminals or unstable people to get guns Background checks Straw deals Trafficking Not enough safety training. Given the current situation, more gun control is needed. Class Exercise. How do we obtain guns?

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Weapons of Mass Discussion

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  1. Weapons of Mass Discussion Alison Evans CAS100

  2. Overview • Easy for criminals or unstable people to get guns • Background checks • Straw deals • Trafficking • Not enough safety training

  3. Given the current situation,more gun control is needed

  4. Class Exercise • How do we obtain guns? • 99%background checks straw deals • 1%60% trafficked

  5. Jim Florio claims the number of guns in the U.S. is almost as big as the population ~ 3 mil people • ~ 3.1 mil guns ~1.033 gun/person Florio, a Democrat, told Politifact New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition

  6. Licenses • Required unless private dealer • Quick stats from cdc.gov:

  7. Background Checks • Required for federal dealers • enforce Private Dealers CDC.gov

  8. Incidents • Virginia Tech Massacre2007 • 32 victims, 1 suicide Sueng-Hui Cho • Sandy Hook Shooting 2012 • Adam Lanza • Killed 28 people

  9. Incidents • Aurora Shooting 2012 • James Holmes- 12 killed, 58 injured • Tear gas grenade • Smith & Wesson M&P15 rifle • Remington 870 Express Tactical shotgun • 2 Glock 22 handguns • Could this have been prevented? Indiana News July 24, 2012 <http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/Movie-Massacre-Where-Did-Holmes-Get-His-Guns--Gear-163611256.html > Web 3/25/2013

  10. Crime & Punishment • 10 years prison for selling to someone not allowed to buy • “having reason to believe” recipient is at risk, 10 years • Enforce? Justfacts.com

  11. 16,000 homicides • 11,000 firearm homicides Mortality cdc.gov

  12. 70% of murders in 2008 5 mil violent crimes CDC.Gov Census 2011<http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0310.pdf>

  13. Hammer Time • "There’s more with hammers than with shotguns and pistols and AK-47s," said state Sen. Bill Jackson, a Republican from Appling.

  14. Trafficking • 60% come from 1% of dirty fed dealers • 50% of those are straw deals $60 billion! FTA.gov

  15. Restrictive V Encouraging

  16. Is it their Fault? • Mentally ill people should not be allowed to have guns • But is it really feasible to stop them?

  17. Is it their Fault? • Should we instead enact laws that will keep the number of guns limited in a household and require them to be locked up?

  18. Is it their Fault? • What do we do about households with guns that also have a mentally ill person? • How would we be able to do this, and is it even possible?

  19. Works Cited • Censushttp://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0310.pdfweb 3/25/2013 (2011) • "FASTSTATS - Homicide." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2013. • "Gun Control." Just Facts. Just Facts, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2013. • Indiana News July 24, 2012 <http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/Movie-Massacre-Where-Did-Holmes-Get-His-Guns--Gear-163611256.html > Web 3/25/2013

  20. Works Cited • Shinske, Caryn. Politifact. Politifact, 21 Feb. 2013. Web. 16 Mar. 2013. <http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2013/mar/07/james-florio/jim-florio-claims-number-guns-us-almost-big-popula/>. • Stirgus, Eric. "PolitiFact Georgia | Lawmaker uses polls to make case against Georgia gun bill."Politifact. Politifact, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2013. • Stirgus, Eric. "PolitiFact Georgia | Gun claim goes awry." Politifact. Politifact, 21 Feb. 2013. Web. 16 Mar. 2013.

  21. Q&A Contact me ace5110@psu.edu

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