1. Journals: What are gun rights?
March 10-11
Journals: What are gun rights?
Gun Control?

2. What do supporters on each side of this issue believe?

3. Gun Control
Stricter firearms laws: tougher background checks and longer waiting periods for those purchasing guns; mandatory child safety locks; a limit of one handgun purchase per month; raising the legal age limit for gun ownership to 21 from 18. They believe these measures will help curb the rise of gun violence

4. Advocates for gun rights
Legislation would infringe on the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. The NRA, says firearm control measures are unnecessary if lawmakers would enforce current laws

5. Worksheet: Reading
Milestones in Federal Gun Control Legislation

6. Dividing into Groups Gun Control Gun Rights Debate: defend your side
You will have 40 minutes to plan you strategy, write an opening statement and create visuals for your debate

7. Rules of debate
Each group will have five minutes to give an opening statement that should include statistics, quotes from sources, and other facts based on research
You are strongly encouraged to use visual presentations, such as posters charts and graphs to support your argument
After the opening statement each group may ask two questions of the opposing side. (Try to anticipate questions and your responses from the opposing side. You can do this by exploring both sides of the issue
Groups will take turns asking questions (One minute to ask a question, two minutes to answer)

8. Gun Control: Compelling arguments

9. Gun Rights: Compelling Arguments

10. How do you feel?
Do the school shooting events or Sept. 11th terrorist attacks influence your opinion about the gun laws?