What is gun control? Using information from the text, write an essay describing both sides of the debate surrounding gun control. Which explanation makes the most sense to you, and why?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Gun control: A broad term that covers any sort of restriction on what kinds of firearms can be sold and bought, who can possess or sell them, where and how they can be stored or carried, what responsibilities a seller has to vet a buyer, and what obligations both the buyer and the seller have to report transactions to the government. Often, the term is used to cover related matters, such as limits on types of ammunition and magazines, or other technology.
2. Opposition: Draw upon the Second Amendment; also use the argument more guns make society safer because gun violence can be intercepted when it occurs.
3. Proponents: Point to the tens of thousands of people killed by gun violence each year; also argue that fewer guns, better records on who has them, and some restrictions on purchase, possession, and storage would still allow law-abiding people to have firearms, while resulting in far fewer deaths.
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What will be an ideal response?
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