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The Gun Control Debate: Candidates' Varying Views and Student Polling Perspectives

Explore how gun control is a divisive issue in American politics, with candidates differing on policies like background checks and gun bans. Learn how this issue impacts society due to school shootings and the importance of preserving the right to bear arms.

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The Gun Control Debate: Candidates' Varying Views and Student Polling Perspectives

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  1. ISSUES 2000

  2. Gun Control • Gun control has become a controversial issue in American politics • Many Americans feel limiting our right to bear arms will help to stop some of the violence. • Other feel we must protect our 2nd amendment right at all cost.

  3. The Views of the Candidates • Candidate #1 supports trigger locks, licensing, & banning some guns • Candidate #2 says, mandatory background checks & child safety locks

  4. The Views of the Candidates • Candidate #3 does not support the use of examples of heinous crimes to take away 2nd amendment rights. • Candidate #4 says, child-safety locks on guns; concealed carrying ok.

  5. How this issue effects us? • This issue effects us because of all the school shootings that have been going on, for example Littletown shooting. • We also don’t want to lose our right to hunt.

  6. Polling Students Gun Control Place an “X” in the space next to the views YOU agree with most. ____ 1. Supports Brady Bill & thoughtful gun control. Supports trigger locks, licensing, & banning some guns. ____ 2. Mandatory background checks & child safety locks. Agrees with Bush on banning weapons; but wants registration Nationally mandated, state-run system of photo licensing. Take on the NRA with presidential leadership. Passed toughest gun control in 30 years; same for next 30. Maximize gun control within what’s politically possible. _____ 3. Stop using heinous crimes to take away 2nd amendment rights. Faithfully protects 2nd Amendment, except for felons. Gun laws didn’t stop Littleton shootings. (Jun 1999) _____ 4. Government should pay for voluntary trigger locks. Agrees trigger locks; but wants more enforcement. Project Sentry: juvenile gun laws & school accountability. Would sign, but would not push, gun restrictions. Ban automatic weapons & high-capacity ammunition clips. Information obtained from www.issues2000.org

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