SOCI 2445 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: 2016 Orlando Nightclub Shooting, Piers Morgan, Aurora
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Class 4 (society and guns: there are multiple shootings happening in the us regularly, more americans are killed by americans. The right to bear arms was drafted in 1776. This is a law that was designed for the context that america was in at the time. The americans did not trust the government: how do you convince people that there should be some form of gun control, canadian firearms owners are law-abiding. A(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a(cid:374)s that they do(cid:374)"t (cid:374)eed gu(cid:374)s: 3% of american adults own half of all the nations firearms. This individual appeared on a program with pierce morgan. If we can convince, the remaining 3% will fall into line. James holmes, the aurora movie theatre shooting: the shooter was able to arm himself according to the gun laws in america. An assault rifle, a shotgun, and a handgun were used: people should not have such an easy time accessing guns.
