Final project concept Courtney Snavely

Research

Port Arthur Massacre Occurred at historic, tourist attraction, Port Arthur in Australia Gunman killed 35 and wounded 23 people

Reaction to Port Arthur Prime Minister, John Howard, forced all states to adopt the National Firearms agreement Restricted private ownership of semi-automatic riffles, semi-automatic shotguns, and pump-action shotguns Country introduced a buy-back scheme; purchased and destroyed nearly 1 million firearms 13 mass shootings before 1996 in Australia. 0 after new gun control laws.

Gun Control in Other Countries Germany: Buying a gun under the age of 25, have to pass a psychiatric evaluation Finland: Handgun applicants can only purchase if they are an active member of shooting clubs. Must pass aptitude test, police interview, and have proper gun storage France: Firearm applicants must have no criminal record, pass background check including criminal, mental, and health records. United Kingdom and Japan: Handguns are illegal for private citizens

Gun Control in the US Licensed dealers require background check HOWEVER, unlicensed dealers are not required to run background checks In the majority of the country, you can walk into a gun show and walk out with a gun without any sort of evaluation

What states require background checks?

Mass shootings in the US In 99.2% of nonfatal violent crimes, the victim did not defend with a gun National Crime Victimization Survey

In the public 71% of population in favor of requiring police permit before purchasing a firearm University of Chicago Very hard to find gun violence statistics that were not from NRA and pro-gun organizations

Project proposal Create an interactive narrative that illustrates a world in which you can buy an infectious disease at a Disease Show Disease is only intended for personal protection and/or hunting Draw the comparison between having a gun and possessing a harmful virus or bacteria

Inspiration

References "Clinton: US Should Weigh Australian-style Gun Buyback." - Al Jazeera English. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Oct Donohue, John. "How US Gun Control Compares to the Rest of the World." The Conversation. N.p., 24 June Web. 20 Oct Frumin, Aliyah. "The Statistics Surrounding Gun Violence in the US." Msnbc.com. NBC News Digital, 02 Oct Web. 20 Oct "Gun Show Background Checks State Laws." Gun Show Background Checks State Laws. N.p., Aug Web. 20 Oct Planty, Michael, and Jennifer L. Truman. Firearm Violence, N.p.: n.p., n.d. May Web. 20 Oct "ShootingTracker.com." ShootingTracker.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Oct Smith, Tom W., and Jaesok Son. "General Social Survey: Trends in Gun Ownership." NORC at the University of Chicago, Mar Web. 20 Oct Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 20 Oct