The Gun Control Law in the USA and Recent Events in Arizona
Jahr: 2011
Sprache: Deutsch
Umfang: 7 S.
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- Inhalt:
- In June 2008, the American Supreme Court repealed a Washington Law that forbids civilians to bear arms. Three years later, a man in Tucson, Arizona shot a politician and several passers-by in public. Beforehand the mentally unstable assassin had easily and legally bought a gun. These incidents caused a discussion about the use of arms and its consequences in the USA once again. This work sheet gives background information about the current verdict, deals with the reasons for and a possible consequence of the American Gun Control Laws, and furthermore it shows the arguments of the controversial dispute between gun supporters and gun opponents. Content: * Washington DC vs. Dick Anthony Heller - A verdict with consequences? * What does the American Constitution say? * The NRA - A strong lobby * Killing sprees in the USA - are the guns to blame? * The assassination in Tucson and the new debate 2011 * An old dispute: Everyone's entitled to have a weapon * Tasks in order to evaluate the material (with solutions
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Titel: The Gun Control Law in the USA and Recent Events in Arizona
Verlag: School Scout
Kategorie: Schule & Lernen, Fächer, Englisch
Dateigröße: 124 KB
Format: PDF
Max. Ausleihdauer: 1 Tag