Gun Control in the US

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Match the following groups of people with the reason they are prohibited from purchasing firearms:

People with prior felony convictions = Prison sentence exceeding one year People who have been found guilty of unlawfully possessing or using controlled substances = Within the past year People who have been issued restraining orders = To prevent harassment, stalking or threatening Unauthorized migrants = Visiting the US on nonimmigrant visas

Match the following government agencies with their role in regulating firearms:

Department of Justice = Administers the GCA Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) = Regulates standards for issuing licenses to gun vendors Federal government = Sets laws regulating who may receive or possess guns State government = Regulates carrying guns in public

Match the following types of weapons with the law that regulates them:

Machine guns = National Firearms Act of 1934 Firearm mufflers and silencers = National Firearms Act of 1934 Semi-automatic weapons = No federal regulation, but regulated by some states Rifles = No federal regulation, but regulated by some states

Match the following with the reason why they are prohibited from purchasing firearms:

Dishonorably discharged military personnel = Reason not specified People who have renounced their citizenship = Reason not specified People who have been issued restraining orders = To prevent harassment, stalking or threatening People temporarily visiting the US on nonimmigrant visas = Reason not specified Signup and view all the answers

Match the following with the relevant time period:

People who have been found guilty of unlawfully possessing or using controlled substances = Within the past year People with prior felony convictions = Prison sentence exceeding one year Automatic weapons = Made before 1986 Rifles = No specific time period Signup and view all the answers

Match the following with the relevant level of government:

Laws regulating who may receive or possess guns = Federal level Regulations on carrying guns in public = State and local level Regulations on issuing licenses to gun vendors = Federal level Regulations on types of weapons = State level Signup and view all the answers

Match the following with the relevant legal basis:

Right of the people to keep and bear arms = Second Amendment Regulations on who may receive or possess guns = GCA Regulations on types of weapons = National Firearms Act of 1934 Regulations on issuing licenses to gun vendors = ATF regulations Signup and view all the answers

Match the following with the relevant government agency:

Administration of the GCA = ATF Regulation of standards for issuing licenses to gun vendors = ATF Administration of the National Firearms Act of 1934 = Department of Justice Regulation of carrying guns in public = State and local governments Signup and view all the answers

Match the following with the minimum age requirement to purchase or own firearms in the US:

Shotguns or rifles = 18 years of age Handguns = 21 years of age All firearms = 18 years of age Ammunition = 21 years of age Signup and view all the answers

Match the following categories of people with their ability to purchase firearms:

Fugitives = Restricted from purchasing or possessing Citizens and legal residents = Allowed to purchase with certain age restrictions Patients involuntarily committed to mental institutions = Restricted from purchasing or possessing People deemed a danger to society = Allowed to purchase with certain background checks Signup and view all the answers

Match the following statistics with the correct description:

88 guns per 100 people = Average number of guns per people in the US 114,994 = Number of people shot each year in the US 10,000 = Number of shooting ranges in the US 4 = Number of victims required to define a mass shooting Signup and view all the answers

Match the following organizations with their role in the gun control debate:

The Brady Campaign = Advocates for stricter gun regulations The National Shooting Sports Foundation = Estimates the number of shooting ranges in the US The Gun Control Act of 1968 = Regulates firearms at the federal level US Government = Turned against the people according to opponents of gun control Signup and view all the answers

Match the following reasons with the side of the gun control argument that fears them:

Loss of safety in daily lives = Opponents of stricter gun regulations Government turned against the people = Opponents of stricter gun regulations Murders, assaults, accidents, and suicides = Proponents of stricter gun regulations Inability to protect themselves from a government turned against the people = Opponents of stricter gun regulations Signup and view all the answers

Match the following with the level of government that regulates firearms:

Federal level = The Gun Control Act of 1968 State level = May implement higher age restrictions Local level = May implement higher age restrictions National level = The National Shooting Sports Foundation Signup and view all the answers

Match the following with the type of gun control restriction:

Age restrictions = Minimum age requirement to purchase or own firearms Background checks = Not mentioned as a restriction Restrictions on certain individuals = Fugitives, people deemed a danger to society, and patients involuntarily committed to mental institutions Restrictions on certain types of firearms = Not mentioned as a restriction Signup and view all the answers

Match the following with the description of a mass shooting:

Four or more victims having been killed indiscriminately = Definition of a mass shooting Four or more victims having been injured indiscriminately = Not mentioned as a definition of a mass shooting Murders, assaults, accidents, and suicides = Not mentioned as a definition of a mass shooting Shooting incidents resulting in fewer than four victims = Not mentioned as a definition of a mass shooting Signup and view all the answers

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