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Guns in the USA- Vocabulary (Possible solutions (raising the age for…
Guns in the USA- Vocabulary
Uses
home defense / protecting your home from intruders
hunting / deer hunting
tools
assault weapons / weapons of war / assault rifle (AR-15, AK-74) / bigger guns
firearms/guns / weapons
bump stocks (the device that attaches itself to a semiautomatic weapon so that it will fire like a fully automatic one)
bullet
caliber
action
police and military weaponry
a shotgun
a rifle
the weapon jammed
people
gunman
mass shooters
a lifetime member of the NRA / has never belonged to the NRA
gun-control activists
certified law enforcement armorer (cleans and repairs police and military weaponry)
on the Dallas PD's SWAT team
teenage survivors
gun owners / to own a gun
law enforcement
members of the military
those who have never handled a weapon
a generation that has become much too accustomed to mass shootings
places
shooting range
gun shows
in the streets of America
Mass shootings
Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Parkland, FL (2018)
Aurora, Colorado (2012)
Columbine High School (1999)
Virginia Tech (2007)
Sandy Hook Elementary School (2012)
facing gun violence
a gunman opened fire at a concert
a gunman killed 17 students and teachers
survived a shooting
he was fatally shot in the head
he has tried to keep his children away from the gun violence that has inflicted Southeast Washington
families who regularly face violence in their communities
students need to be protected not just on school grounds but also in their neighborhoods
got his family involved with combating gun violence through a nonprofit
Possible solutions
raising the age for buying an assault rifle to 21
closing loopholes that allow purchases without background checks at gun shows
not allowing those on the no-fly list to buy weapons
outlawing bump stocks
to ban assault weapons / an assault-weapon ban
more strict laws covering the sale of firearms
"reasonable regulation"
see new gun owners take a safety course and demonstrate proficiency
requiring additional training for those who want to handle bigger guns
the government shouldn't take away guns that have already been purchased legally.
pass legislation to make streets safer
arming some teachers
having fewer guns in the community
use of assault weapons limited to professionals
restrictions
mandate gun-safety training
"common sense" gun control measures
statewide ban on the sale and transfer of semiautomatic weapons
emotional reaction
it's hard
you feel beaten
you want to sit alone and pray
you sit in a stupor
you wallow in your sorrow
she worries about her daughter
she was shocked / for me, it was such a shock
it was just another shooting / they've become numbed
it is the straw that breaks the camel's back
she has been repeatedly moved to tears
he cried as he thought about the pain of losing a child
kids were afraid to go to school after Parkland
Experience
she learned markmanship
she was 11 when she shot her first doe
he was trained to use semiautomatic weapons
guns were always a part of her life
she has a concealed carry permit
he was trained to shoot just about every weapon in the army's arsenal
he purchased a handgun / he sold it
he couldn't relax while carrying the gun