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"content": "\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->On Wednesday, Feb. 14, a heavily armed young man opened fire in a high school in Parkland, Fla., killing 17 people including 14 students and three school faculty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just seven weeks into 2018, the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, is already the 18th school shooting of the year, and the eighth resulting in injury or death, according to \u003ca href=\"https://everytownresearch.org/school-shootings/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Every Town for Gun Safety\u003c/a>, a gun control advocacy group that tracks these incidents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cdiv>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #993300;\">Teach with the Lowdown\u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-22868\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680-400x143.jpg\" width=\"340\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680-400x143.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680-800x286.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680-768x274.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680.jpg 957w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\">Suggestions for nonfiction analysis, writing/discussion prompts and multimedia projects. Browse our lesson plan collection \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/category/lesson-plans-and-guides/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2017/10/Gun-Laws-and-Gun-Deaths-Lesson-Plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lesson Plan: Gun Laws and Gun Deaths (PDF)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2015/10/guncontrol_guide_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A teacher-produced guide on addressing gun violence\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>The suspected gunman, a 19-year-old former student at the school who had been expelled for disciplinary reasons, fired a legally-purchased semiautomatic AR-15 assault rifle. That's the same firearm used in many other mass shootings in recent years, including the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. and the 2017 shooting at a concert in Las Vegas, deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. A federal assault rifle ban from 1994, that would have prohibited legal sales of the AR-15, expired in 2004.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mass shootings occur with \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/27/health/u-s-most-mass-shootings/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alarming frequency\u003c/a> in the U.S., more so than in any nation in the world. The deadliest incidents prompt predictable calls among gun control advocates in Congress -- almost entirely Democrats -- to tighten the nation's exceptionally lenient gun laws. Many point \u003ca href=\"https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-gun-policy-global-comparisons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to Australia\u003c/a>, which significantly tightened its own gun laws following a mass shooting in 1996, when a lone gunman killed 35 people. Since then, there have been no gun-related mass killings in the country, and an overall decline in gun death rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But those opposed to new regulations, including the majority of Republicans, characteristically argue that the aftermath of a national tragedy is not the right time for political debate, and that stricter laws would only deprive law abiding Americans of their fundamental rights while doing little to prevent those with ill-intentions from getting hold of firearms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Washington Post video\u003c/b>\u003cbr>\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q34aJ9n97uI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent years, the latter faction has been undeniably victorious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Passing new national gun control measures has proven all but impossible in a country where the right to bear arms is enshrined in the Constitution's Second Amendment, and where the gun rights lobby wields enormous political influence. Led by the efforts of the powerful National Rifle Association, firearms advocates stand firmly against almost any new restrictions, and through effective political organizing and \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/nra-donations/?utm_term=.e706d746d8f9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">generous campaign contributions\u003c/a>, have successfully thwarted all recent efforts to enact tougher regulations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/2017/07/26/americas-loaded-history-with-guns/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[RELATED: TIMELINE OF U.S. GUN CONTROL EFFORTS]\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's not so much that Americans are more violent than people in other countries, we're just way more lethal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many gun rights proponents consider ownership a U.S. birthright, a protection as essential as freedom of speech. Even though the number of U.S. households with guns has \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/29/american-gun-ownership-is-now-at-a-30-year-low/?utm_term=.3436e05e441d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">actually fallen\u003c/a> in recent decades, the rate of firearms per capita here is still by far the highest in the world: nearly three of every 10 adults owns a firearm, according to \u003ca href=\"http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2017/06/22/the-demographics-of-gun-ownership/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a recent Pew Research survey\u003c/a>. Today, there are an estimated \u003ca href=\"https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-gun-policy-global-comparisons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">350 million civilian-owned firearms \u003c/a>in the U.S. That's more guns than people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2017/06/22/guns-and-daily-life-identity-experiences-activities-and-involvement/psdt_2017-06-22-guns-new-6-22-02/\">\u003cimg class=\"attachment-large size-large alignright\" src=\"http://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/06/22111057/PSDT_2017.06.22.guns-new-6.22-02.png\" alt=\"About four-in-ten U.S. adults say they live in a gun-owning household\" width=\"308\" height=\"643\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although mass shootings receive the most attention, they actually make up only a tiny percentage of America's hefty gun carnage. The U.S. has\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2012/jul/22/gun-ownership-homicides-map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> far higher rates of gun violence\u003c/a> than any other developed nation. In 2015 alone, more than 36,000 people were killed by firearms, just shy of the total number killed in auto accidents, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/fatal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The map below is based on data from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/firearm_mortality/firearm.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's\u003c/a> analysis of 2016 death certificates. It factors in all reported gun-related deaths, including homicides, accidents and suicides (the latter of which make up about two-thirds of gun deaths nationwide). There were more than 38,000 reported gun deaths in 2016, according to CDC data, a rate of about 12 per 100,000 people. It marks the second straight year that gun deaths have risen. There were about 4,000 more gun deaths in 2016 than the previous year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gun ownership rates are derived from the results of a 2013 \u003ca href=\"http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/injuryprev/early/2015/06/09/injuryprev-2015-041586.full.pdf?keytype=ref&ijkey=doj6vx0laFZMsQ2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">survey published in the health journal Injury Prevention\u003c/a>. 4,000 adults (18 years and up ) were surveyed from 50 states. One-third of all respondents reported owning a gun (of any type), ranging from 5.2 percent in Delaware to 61.7 percent in Alaska.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>2016 gun control rankings are from the \u003ca href=\"http://smartgunlaws.org/scorecard/#map\" target=\"/\">Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence\u003c/a>, a group that advocates for stronger gun control laws and assigns grades to each state based on the strength of policies like background checks, concealed carry permits, bulk firearms purchasing and gun carry restrictions in schools and other public spaces. The National Rifle Association has its own rundown and interpretation of state laws \u003ca href=\"https://www.nraila.org/gun-laws/state-gun-laws/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullWidthWrapper\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"withMargin\">\u003ciframe src=\"https://mgreen.carto.com/builder/136f3f5a-b403-4f2d-8805-4030df9ffb1f/embed\" width=\"1200\" height=\"750\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>But while popular support for stricter gun laws does \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/02/politics/gun-control-polling-las-vegas-shooting/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">typically increase\u003c/a> in the wake of major mass shootings, the sentiment doesn't usually last long, as Congress neglects to act and eventually moves on to a different issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's little disagreement among Americans that gun violence is a problem: more than 80 percent consider it a major issue, including 50 percent who call it \"a very big problem,\" according to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2017/06/22/views-of-guns-and-gun-violence/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pew poll\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A sharp divide emerges however, often along partisan lines, in how to address the problem. While almost half of respondents in the same poll said there would be fewer mass shootings in the U.S. if it were harder for people to legally obtain guns, nearly 40 percent said more restrictions on ownership wouldn't make any difference. And a full 13 percent said that doing so would lead to more mass shootings, a belief espoused by NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, who famously said: \"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, U.S. gun sales \u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/10/gun-sales-mass-shooting/541809/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">typically spike \u003c/a>after mass shootings, a consequence of more people feeling unsafe and wanting to protect themselves, as well as an increased concern that such incidents will prompt stricter regulations and make it harder to buy guns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Proponents of stricter regulations are quick to note the correlation between America's high rates of gun ownership and gun violence. But gun rights advocates often argue that there are other factors at play, and these statistics don't indicate a cause-and-effect relationship. They note for instance that \u003ca title=\"rates of gun homicide and other gun crimes\" href=\"http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/05/07/gun-homicide-rate-down-49-since-1993-peak-public-unaware/#u-s-firearm-deaths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gun homicide and other gun crimes\u003c/a> in the U.S. have fallen sharply since peaking in the early 1990s, even as gun ownership remains high.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Explore the interactive graphic below, \u003ca href=\"https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/gun-deaths/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">produced by FiveThirtyEight\u003c/a>, based on 2014 CDC data, to learn more about the victims and perpetrators of America's ongoing gun violence epidemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe src=\"https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/simplified-gun-deaths/?initialWidth=575&childId=gun_deaths&parentTitle=Mass%20Shootings%20Are%20A%20Bad%20Way%20To%20Understand%20Gun%20Violence%20%7C%20FiveThirtyEight&parentUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffivethirtyeight.com%2Ffeatures%2Fmass-shootings-are-a-bad-way-to-understand-gun-violence%2F\" width=\"100%\" height=\"764px\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence points to a 2010 statistic showing that seven out of 10 states with the strictest regulations also have the lowest gun homicide rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But gun rights advocates opposed to tighter regulations argue that this a misleading comparison. One common rebuttal is that stricter regulations do little to prevent criminals from getting hold of guns; they simply prevent law-abiding citizens from being able to protect themselves. Gun rights advocates also often point to states like Maine, which has some of the loosest regulations in the country (it received an F grade by gun control groups) but also has a relatively low gun death rate. They also argue that strict gun laws in cities like Chicago and Washington, D.C., have failed to prevent high gun homicide rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The gun laws in Chicago only restrict the law-abiding citizens and they've essentially made the citizens prey,\" Richard A. Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, told the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/us/strict-chicago-gun-laws-cant-stem-fatal-shots.html?pagewanted=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times \u003c/a>in 2013.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->On Wednesday, Feb. 14, a heavily armed young man opened fire in a high school in Parkland, Fla., killing 17 people including 14 students and three school faculty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just seven weeks into 2018, the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, is already the 18th school shooting of the year, and the eighth resulting in injury or death, according to \u003ca href=\"https://everytownresearch.org/school-shootings/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Every Town for Gun Safety\u003c/a>, a gun control advocacy group that tracks these incidents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cdiv>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #993300;\">Teach with the Lowdown\u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-22868\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680-400x143.jpg\" width=\"340\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680-400x143.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680-800x286.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680-768x274.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680.jpg 957w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\">Suggestions for nonfiction analysis, writing/discussion prompts and multimedia projects. Browse our lesson plan collection \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/category/lesson-plans-and-guides/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2017/10/Gun-Laws-and-Gun-Deaths-Lesson-Plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lesson Plan: Gun Laws and Gun Deaths (PDF)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2015/10/guncontrol_guide_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A teacher-produced guide on addressing gun violence\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>The suspected gunman, a 19-year-old former student at the school who had been expelled for disciplinary reasons, fired a legally-purchased semiautomatic AR-15 assault rifle. That's the same firearm used in many other mass shootings in recent years, including the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. and the 2017 shooting at a concert in Las Vegas, deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. A federal assault rifle ban from 1994, that would have prohibited legal sales of the AR-15, expired in 2004.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mass shootings occur with \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/27/health/u-s-most-mass-shootings/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alarming frequency\u003c/a> in the U.S., more so than in any nation in the world. The deadliest incidents prompt predictable calls among gun control advocates in Congress -- almost entirely Democrats -- to tighten the nation's exceptionally lenient gun laws. Many point \u003ca href=\"https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-gun-policy-global-comparisons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to Australia\u003c/a>, which significantly tightened its own gun laws following a mass shooting in 1996, when a lone gunman killed 35 people. Since then, there have been no gun-related mass killings in the country, and an overall decline in gun death rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But those opposed to new regulations, including the majority of Republicans, characteristically argue that the aftermath of a national tragedy is not the right time for political debate, and that stricter laws would only deprive law abiding Americans of their fundamental rights while doing little to prevent those with ill-intentions from getting hold of firearms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Washington Post video\u003c/b>\u003cbr>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/q34aJ9n97uI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/q34aJ9n97uI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>In recent years, the latter faction has been undeniably victorious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Passing new national gun control measures has proven all but impossible in a country where the right to bear arms is enshrined in the Constitution's Second Amendment, and where the gun rights lobby wields enormous political influence. Led by the efforts of the powerful National Rifle Association, firearms advocates stand firmly against almost any new restrictions, and through effective political organizing and \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/nra-donations/?utm_term=.e706d746d8f9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">generous campaign contributions\u003c/a>, have successfully thwarted all recent efforts to enact tougher regulations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/2017/07/26/americas-loaded-history-with-guns/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[RELATED: TIMELINE OF U.S. GUN CONTROL EFFORTS]\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's not so much that Americans are more violent than people in other countries, we're just way more lethal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many gun rights proponents consider ownership a U.S. birthright, a protection as essential as freedom of speech. Even though the number of U.S. households with guns has \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/29/american-gun-ownership-is-now-at-a-30-year-low/?utm_term=.3436e05e441d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">actually fallen\u003c/a> in recent decades, the rate of firearms per capita here is still by far the highest in the world: nearly three of every 10 adults owns a firearm, according to \u003ca href=\"http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2017/06/22/the-demographics-of-gun-ownership/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a recent Pew Research survey\u003c/a>. Today, there are an estimated \u003ca href=\"https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-gun-policy-global-comparisons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">350 million civilian-owned firearms \u003c/a>in the U.S. That's more guns than people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2017/06/22/guns-and-daily-life-identity-experiences-activities-and-involvement/psdt_2017-06-22-guns-new-6-22-02/\">\u003cimg class=\"attachment-large size-large alignright\" src=\"http://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/06/22111057/PSDT_2017.06.22.guns-new-6.22-02.png\" alt=\"About four-in-ten U.S. adults say they live in a gun-owning household\" width=\"308\" height=\"643\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although mass shootings receive the most attention, they actually make up only a tiny percentage of America's hefty gun carnage. The U.S. has\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2012/jul/22/gun-ownership-homicides-map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> far higher rates of gun violence\u003c/a> than any other developed nation. In 2015 alone, more than 36,000 people were killed by firearms, just shy of the total number killed in auto accidents, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/fatal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The map below is based on data from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/firearm_mortality/firearm.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's\u003c/a> analysis of 2016 death certificates. It factors in all reported gun-related deaths, including homicides, accidents and suicides (the latter of which make up about two-thirds of gun deaths nationwide). There were more than 38,000 reported gun deaths in 2016, according to CDC data, a rate of about 12 per 100,000 people. It marks the second straight year that gun deaths have risen. There were about 4,000 more gun deaths in 2016 than the previous year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gun ownership rates are derived from the results of a 2013 \u003ca href=\"http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/injuryprev/early/2015/06/09/injuryprev-2015-041586.full.pdf?keytype=ref&ijkey=doj6vx0laFZMsQ2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">survey published in the health journal Injury Prevention\u003c/a>. 4,000 adults (18 years and up ) were surveyed from 50 states. One-third of all respondents reported owning a gun (of any type), ranging from 5.2 percent in Delaware to 61.7 percent in Alaska.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>2016 gun control rankings are from the \u003ca href=\"http://smartgunlaws.org/scorecard/#map\" target=\"/\">Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence\u003c/a>, a group that advocates for stronger gun control laws and assigns grades to each state based on the strength of policies like background checks, concealed carry permits, bulk firearms purchasing and gun carry restrictions in schools and other public spaces. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gun control advocates say yes. Gun rights folks beg to differ.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Big surprise on that one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 337px\">\u003ca href=\"http://smartgunlaws.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/stateranking_FINAL.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://smartgunlaws.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/stateranking_FINAL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"285\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://smartgunlaws.org/search-gun-law-by-state/\" target=\"_blank\">Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence\u003c/a>, an advocacy group pushing for tougher regulations, assigned every state a grade based on 29 different policy approaches to regulating firearms and ammunition. California topped the list with an A-. \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/15/us/new-york-gun-bill\" target=\"_blank\">New York\u003c/a>, which now requires background checks for ammunition sales, has since surpassed it in the toughness of its gun laws. It's the first state to enact such legislation following the Newtown shooting. And efforts in a handful of other states -- including California and Colorado -- to strengthen gun laws are already underway.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Center points to 2010 statistics showing that seven out of 10 states with the strictest regulations also had that lowest gun homicide rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 230px\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2013/jan/15/gun-laws-united-states\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg src=\"http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2013/1/16/1358343704397/Gun-laws-interactive-008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"140\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click on image to explore interactively. Source: Guardian\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But gun rights advocates opposed to tighter regulations argue that this correlation is inconclusive and misleading. They commonly counter that stricter regulations don't do anything to prevent criminals from getting ahold of guns - they simply prevent law abiding citizens from being able to protect themselves. Many also point to states like Maine, which has some of the loosest regulations in the country (it received an F grade by gun control groups, but also has among the lowest gun homicide rates in the country). On the contrary, they argue, the strict gun laws in cities like Chicago and Washington D.C. have failed to prevent those rising homicide rates in those places.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The gun laws in Chicago only restrict the law-abiding citizens and they've essentially made the citizens prey,\" Richard A. Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association told the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/us/strict-chicago-gun-laws-cant-stem-fatal-shots.html?pagewanted=all\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>\u003cstrong>California vs. South Dakota: the toughest and loosest gun laws \u003c/strong>\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Despite its relatively low rate of gun homicides, South Dakota got smacked with an F grade by the Center to Prevent Gun Violence, which identified it as the state with the nation's weakest gun laws. Here's how the two states compare:.\u003c/p>\n\u003ctable style=\"border: 1px solid black;width: 620px;height: 551px\">\n\u003ctbody>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 50%;border-right: 1px solid black\">\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>California: toughest gun laws\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Requires all gun sales (private or otherwise) to be processed through a licensed dealer, requiring a background check\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Requires gun dealers to obtain a state license (rather than just a federal one)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Bans most assault weapons and 50 caliber rifles, and prohibits the sale or transfer of large capacity ammunition magazines\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Requires handgun purchasers to obtain a license, after passing a written test\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Regulates its gun shows\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Limits handgun purchases to one per person per month\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Imposes a ten-day waiting period prior to the sale or transfer of a firearm\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Maintains permanent records of firearm sales\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Gives local law enforcement discretion to deny a license to carry a concealed weapon\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Gives local governments authority to regulate firearms and ammunition (although the state legislature has expressly removed this authority in certain areas).\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 50%\">\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>South Dakota: loosest gun laws\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Does not require a background checks for private sales\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Repealed its 48-hour waiting period for handgun purchases\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Does not require gun dealers to obtain a state license\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Does not regulate the transfer or possession of assault weapons, 50 caliber rifles, or large capacity ammunition magazines\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Does not require gun owners to obtain a license, register their firearms, or report lost or stolen firearms\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Does not require the reporting of mentally ill individuals to the federal database used for firearm purchaser background checks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Does not limit the number of firearms that may be purchased at one time\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Does not regulate unsafe handguns\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Does not allow local governments to regulate firearms\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Does not have local law enforcement discretion to deny a concealed handgun permit\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003c/tbody>\n\u003c/table>\n\u003ch4>99 ways states have loosened gun laws\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/map-gun-laws-2009-2012\">Mother Jones\u003c/a> magazine tracked 99 state laws passed since 2009 that have made guns easier to own and carry in public, and harder for the government to track. According to the report, these laws were pushed through by the National Rifle Association and allies in state capitols. 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Nebraskans who've pled guilty to a violent crime can get a permit to carry a gun.\u003c/em>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Sweet Jesus!\u003c/strong> In Louisiana, permit holders can carry concealed weapons inside houses of worship.\u003c/em>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Without a trace: \u003c/strong>Virginia not only repealed a law requiring handgun vendors to submit sales records, but the state also ordered the destruction of all such previous records.\u003c/em>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch4>The big players in the debate\u003c/h4>\n\u003ctable style=\"border: 0px solid black;width: 620px;height: 93px\">\n\u003ctbody>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 50%;border-right: 1px solid black\">\u003cstrong> \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Gun rights groups\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/strong>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://home.nra.org/#/nraorg\" target=\"_blank\">NRA: The National Rifle Association\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.saf.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Second Amendment Foundation\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://gunowners.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Gun Owners Of America\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wagc.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Women Against Gun Control\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 50%\">\n\u003cdiv>\u003cstrong>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium\"> \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Gun control groups\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/strong>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cspan>\u003ca href=\"http://smartgunlaws.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cspan>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bradycampaign.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cspan>\u003ca href=\"http://americansforresponsiblesolutions.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Americans For Responsible Solutions\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cspan> \u003ca href=\"http://www.vpc.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Violence Policy Center\u003c/a> \u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/home/demandaplan.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mayors Against Illegal Guns\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\u003c/div>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003c/tbody>\n\u003c/table>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gun control advocates say yes. Gun rights folks beg to differ.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Big surprise on that one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 337px\">\u003ca href=\"http://smartgunlaws.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/stateranking_FINAL.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://smartgunlaws.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/stateranking_FINAL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"285\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://smartgunlaws.org/search-gun-law-by-state/\" target=\"_blank\">Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence\u003c/a>, an advocacy group pushing for tougher regulations, assigned every state a grade based on 29 different policy approaches to regulating firearms and ammunition. California topped the list with an A-. \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/15/us/new-york-gun-bill\" target=\"_blank\">New York\u003c/a>, which now requires background checks for ammunition sales, has since surpassed it in the toughness of its gun laws. It's the first state to enact such legislation following the Newtown shooting. And efforts in a handful of other states -- including California and Colorado -- to strengthen gun laws are already underway.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Center points to 2010 statistics showing that seven out of 10 states with the strictest regulations also had that lowest gun homicide rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 230px\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2013/jan/15/gun-laws-united-states\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg src=\"http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2013/1/16/1358343704397/Gun-laws-interactive-008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"140\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click on image to explore interactively. Source: Guardian\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But gun rights advocates opposed to tighter regulations argue that this correlation is inconclusive and misleading. They commonly counter that stricter regulations don't do anything to prevent criminals from getting ahold of guns - they simply prevent law abiding citizens from being able to protect themselves. Many also point to states like Maine, which has some of the loosest regulations in the country (it received an F grade by gun control groups, but also has among the lowest gun homicide rates in the country). On the contrary, they argue, the strict gun laws in cities like Chicago and Washington D.C. have failed to prevent those rising homicide rates in those places.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The gun laws in Chicago only restrict the law-abiding citizens and they've essentially made the citizens prey,\" Richard A. Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association told the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/us/strict-chicago-gun-laws-cant-stem-fatal-shots.html?pagewanted=all\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>\u003cstrong>California vs. South Dakota: the toughest and loosest gun laws \u003c/strong>\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Despite its relatively low rate of gun homicides, South Dakota got smacked with an F grade by the Center to Prevent Gun Violence, which identified it as the state with the nation's weakest gun laws. Here's how the two states compare:.\u003c/p>\n\u003ctable style=\"border: 1px solid black;width: 620px;height: 551px\">\n\u003ctbody>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 50%;border-right: 1px solid black\">\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>California: toughest gun laws\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Requires all gun sales (private or otherwise) to be processed through a licensed dealer, requiring a background check\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Requires gun dealers to obtain a state license (rather than just a federal one)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Bans most assault weapons and 50 caliber rifles, and prohibits the sale or transfer of large capacity ammunition magazines\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Requires handgun purchasers to obtain a license, after passing a written test\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Regulates its gun shows\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Limits handgun purchases to one per person per month\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Imposes a ten-day waiting period prior to the sale or transfer of a firearm\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Maintains permanent records of firearm sales\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Gives local law enforcement discretion to deny a license to carry a concealed weapon\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Gives local governments authority to regulate firearms and ammunition (although the state legislature has expressly removed this authority in certain areas).\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 50%\">\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>South Dakota: loosest gun laws\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Does not require a background checks for private sales\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Repealed its 48-hour waiting period for handgun purchases\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Does not require gun dealers to obtain a state license\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Does not regulate the transfer or possession of assault weapons, 50 caliber rifles, or large capacity ammunition magazines\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Does not require gun owners to obtain a license, register their firearms, or report lost or stolen firearms\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Does not require the reporting of mentally ill individuals to the federal database used for firearm purchaser background checks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Does not limit the number of firearms that may be purchased at one time\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Does not regulate unsafe handguns\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Does not allow local governments to regulate firearms\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Does not have local law enforcement discretion to deny a concealed handgun permit\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003c/tbody>\n\u003c/table>\n\u003ch4>99 ways states have loosened gun laws\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/map-gun-laws-2009-2012\">Mother Jones\u003c/a> magazine tracked 99 state laws passed since 2009 that have made guns easier to own and carry in public, and harder for the government to track. According to the report, these laws were pushed through by the National Rifle Association and allies in state capitols. More than two-thirds of them were passed by Republican-controlled legislatures, though often with bipartisan support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/map-gun-laws-2009-2012\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6342\">\u003cimg class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-6342\" style=\"border: 1px solid black\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2013/02/MJ-Map-620x447.jpg\" alt=\"MJ Map\" width=\"620\" height=\"447\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mother Jones highlighted some of the more striking laws it came across:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Bullets and booze: \u003c/strong>In Missouri, law-abiding citizens can carry a gun while intoxicated and even fire it if \"acting in self-defense.\"\u003c/em>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Child-safety lock off:\u003c/strong> In Kansas, permit holders can carry concealed weapons inside K-12 schools and at school-sponsored activities.\u003c/em>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Short arm of the law\u003c/strong>: In Utah, a person under felony indictment can buy a gun, and a person charged with a violent crime may be able to retain a concealed weapon permit. Nebraskans who've pled guilty to a violent crime can get a permit to carry a gun.\u003c/em>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Sweet Jesus!\u003c/strong> In Louisiana, permit holders can carry concealed weapons inside houses of worship.\u003c/em>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Without a trace: \u003c/strong>Virginia not only repealed a law requiring handgun vendors to submit sales records, but the state also ordered the destruction of all such previous records.\u003c/em>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch4>The big players in the debate\u003c/h4>\n\u003ctable style=\"border: 0px solid black;width: 620px;height: 93px\">\n\u003ctbody>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 50%;border-right: 1px solid black\">\u003cstrong> \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Gun rights groups\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/strong>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://home.nra.org/#/nraorg\" target=\"_blank\">NRA: The National Rifle Association\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.saf.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Second Amendment Foundation\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://gunowners.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Gun Owners Of America\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wagc.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Women Against Gun Control\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 50%\">\n\u003cdiv>\u003cstrong>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium\"> \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Gun control groups\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/strong>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cspan>\u003ca href=\"http://smartgunlaws.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cspan>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bradycampaign.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cspan>\u003ca href=\"http://americansforresponsiblesolutions.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Americans For Responsible Solutions\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cspan> \u003ca href=\"http://www.vpc.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Violence Policy Center\u003c/a> \u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/home/demandaplan.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mayors Against Illegal Guns\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\u003c/div>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003c/tbody>\n\u003c/table>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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