Explain the findings of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence in the United States
What will be an ideal response?
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence (2016b) reports that every day, onaverage, 298 people are shot in the United States and 90 of them die as the result of gun violence. Furthermore:
- the U.S. firearm homicide rate is 20 times higher than the combined rates of countries that are our peers in wealth and population;
- firearm homicide is the second-leading cause of death (after motor vehicle crashes) for young people ages 1 to 19 in the United States; and
- although guns can and have been used successfully in self-defense in the home, a gun in the home is 22 times more likely to be used to kill or injure in a domestic homicide, suicide, or unintentional shooting than to be used in self-defense.
You might also like to view...
FCC regulations instruct cellular providers to have the capability of locating phones within a ________ radius for longitude, latitude, and altitude
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 created the ___________.
A. bobbies B. office of the U.S. marshal C. FBI D. New York City Police Department
Explain the impact of overcrowding on inmates.
What will be an ideal response?
Antistate terrorism is directed against specific governments or interests.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.