Question

Debate: Can stricter gun control laws decrease the rate of crimes involving guns?

Yes, because with fewer weapons, you get fewer crimes.

Take a look at the crime rates of countries like the United Kingdom. Their crime rate is very low, compared to ours here in the United States. Just by simply putting stricter laws in place on who can own them, it will greatly reduce the crimes involving guns.

  Posted by: 5h4yGlory

Past Practice

There was an assault weapon(攻擊性武器) ban back in 1994 under Bill Clinton. Shootings and crime did not go down for the 10 years when this law was in effect. Criminals do not follow rules. The law only affects those who try to obey the law to arm them to protect themselves.

Posted by: jb1988

Wake up, you Americans!

It's hardly surprising that America has one of the highest gun related murder rates of all countries! And of course guns don't kill people, but the more people own guns, the easier it is to get access to one, the higher the chance of people using it to kill somebody is!

In Germany, we have really strict gun laws and only a few people own guns, and obviously we don't need them. There's no reason that a normal citizen would need a gun! Guns are made for one reason only: killing.

Posted by: cstephie13

More gun control laws, fewer shootings

On the same day as the Sandy Hook tragedy, a man in China entered a primary school with a knife and injured 22 students on December, 14. However, nobody was killed. Compare that to the 26 students and teachers killed at Sandy Hook in Connecticut with a powerful gun. We must learn something from this tragedy.

Posted by: Jasonx986

Gun violence goes up with more gun control

Criminals will take advantage of the situation. They will do whatever they want and take whatever they want and kill whoever gets in their way. They will get guns illegally. Crime rates go up as a result of more gun control, because criminals know you don't have one, and they will kill you as they like. There is no point in banning guns!

Posted by: eebnflow

1.According to the first post, in the United Kingdom ___________.

A. the crime rate is higher than America's    

B. the crime rate is rising sharply

C. there is no gun control laws                 

D. buying guns is very hard

2.We can infer that jb1988___________.

A. is against gun control laws             

B. was working under Bill Clinton 

C. is in favor of gun control laws         

D. has a gun

3.Which of the following does cstephie13 probably agree with_________?

A. The more people own guns, the more people will be killed by them.

B. The USA has one of the highest murder rates in the world.

C. People need guns to protect themselves in time of danger.

D. Guns are made to protect rather than kill.

4.What do we know about the Sandy Hook tragedy___________?

A. 22 students and teachers were killed by a powerful gun.

B. 22 students were injured without any deaths.

C. The tragedy took place on December 14 in Connecticut.

D. 26 primary students were killed by a knife.

5.Which of the following thinks that guns should not be controlled___________?

A.  Jasonx986       B. eebnflow            C. 5h4yGlory            D. cstephie13

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要講的是圍繞“更嚴厲的槍支控制能否減少槍支犯罪率”展開的辯論。大多數都贊成對槍支下禁令，減少人們能夠擁有槍支的數量。也有少數認為，減少槍支不會減少犯罪率，相反還會導致犯罪率的上升。

1.Yes, because with fewer weapons, you get fewer crimes. ...Take a look at the crime rates of countries like the United Kingdom. Their crime rate is very low”可知，擁有武器的人越少，槍支犯罪就越少，英國就是這樣的一個例子。由此可推斷，英國對槍支的限制很嚴格，故選D。

2.Shootings and crime did not go down for the 10 years when this law was in effect. Criminals do not follow rules.”可知，槍支犯罪并未下降，罪犯并不會遵守法律法規(guī)，由此可見，jb1988不贊成對槍支進行限制，故選A。

3.And of course guns don't kill people, but the more people own guns, the easier it is to get access to one, the higher the chance of people using it to kill somebody is!”可知，人們擁有的槍支越多，得到槍支就會變得更容易，不法之徒使用槍支進行犯罪的可能性就越大，故選A。

4.On the same day as the Sandy Hook tragedy, ...on December, 14 ...killed at Sandy Hook in Connecticut”可知，the Sandy Hook tragedy12月14號發(fā)生在Connecticut，故選C。

5.Crime rates go up as a result of more gun control, ...There is no point in banning guns!”可知，海報eebnflow并不贊成對槍支下禁令，故選B。

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