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Jerome Meadows
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GUN CONTROL
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LESSON 29
BUSINESS ENGLISH
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In Britain it is illegal to have a gun without a licence. Following the Dunblane massacre in Scotland in 1996, when a madman killed almost an entire class of primary school children and their teacher, the laws on gun possession have become very strict. The same is not true in the United States, where many more atrocities involving guns, such as the Columbine incident described below, have taken place.
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What is it going to take for America to get the message? How many more young lives are we going to see wasted? How can the pro-gun lobby in the US still have such a powerful voice? After the Dunblane massacre here in 1996, gun control laws, which were already strict, were tightened further. There was a nationwide amnesty on handguns. Many who had guns, for whatever reason, gave them up. They were sick of what guns were capable of. People even questioned whether shooting should remain an Olympic sport. Dunblane shocked the whole nationand the effect remains to this day.
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But in the US, politicians are more worried about upsetting the pro-gun groups and losing votes than protecting innocent people! Ordinary citizens argue that they should be free to arm and defend themselves in accordance with the ‘Second Amendment’. Defend themselves against who? The country isn’t under attack! The civil war ended over 200 years ago!Most people in Britain have never seen or handled a real gun - even our police don’t carry them - but in America you can buy one on a Saturday afternoon shopping trip. What has happened to a country that it can carry on with one massacre after another and do nothing? We’re supposed to be ‘cousins’ but the family resemblance is not very strong any more. I don’t recognise their culture. A country that can’t ban guns has lost its head, and its soul.
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Discuss the questions.
- Has a massacre like Dunblane or Columbine happened in your country?
- What is the general opinion in your country regarding gun control
- Are guns legal in your country? Are they easy to get?
- Do you or does anyone you know own a gun? Why? Why not?
Discuss the questions.
- Has a massacre like Dunblane or Columbine happened in your country?
- What is the general opinion in your country regarding gun control
- Are guns legal in your country? Are they easy to get?
- Do you or does anyone you know own a gun? Why? Why not?
- Do you know where you could buy a gun if you wanted one?
In which of the following situations would you use a gun?
- To defend myself against an intruder in my house.
- In self-defence against an attacker on the street.
- To hunt animals.
- For sport on a firing range.
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Do you agree with the following statements?
Guns balance the odds, a woman weighing 45kg is just as powerful as a 100kg man carrying a gun. They bring equality to self defence...
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Guns create a negative feedback cycle. If everyone has a gun then the paranoia that other people can hurt you more than you can defend yourself results in an arms race.
Remember… There are no bad opinions, there is only bad English
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Virtually every country in the world won its independence when its citizens fought back against an oppressive tyranical government. In today's unstable political landscape, this is still completely relevent.
Remember… There are no bad opinions, there is only bad English
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a. they even take them to school. b.even toy ones. c. even kids can buy them. d.even if I was attacked. e. not even the police.
they even take them to school.
Anybody can buy a gun ...
even toy ones.
Some teenagers carry guns around ...
even kids can buy them.
I wouldn’t use a gun ...
Hardly anybody carries a gun in Britain ...
even if I was attacked
I think guns should be banned completely ...
not even the police.
Discuss the questions. Click on the blue words to learn their meanings
Discuss the questions. Click on the blue words to learn their meanings
Discuss the questions. Click on the blue words to learn their meanings
Discuss the questions. Click on the blue words to learn their meanings
Discuss the questions. Click on the blue words to learn their meanings
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