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How Should We Prevent Mass Shootings in Our Communities?

Community Forum Worksheet

NOW THAT YOU HAVE DELIBERATED IN YOUR FORUM, you and others in your community can use this worksheet to continue considering ideas about what might be done about this problem.
Here is a reminder of actions you discussed in your forums:

a) Ban military and assault weapons.

b) Pass “red flag” laws.

c) Hold voluntary gun buyback programs.

d) Enact a mandatory waiting period and background check to buy guns.

e) Post more guards and metal detectors at schools and events.

f) Train teachers and students to hide and stay out of danger.

g) Teachers and other professionals should identify potential threats.

h) Arm teachers and school staff.

i) Public figures should stop stereotyping minorities.

j) Reduce the violence in popular culture.

k) Allow the FBI to monitor online conversations.

l) Internet companies should ban hate speech.
1.Which THREE actions do you most strongly SUPPORT?
2.Which THREE actions do you most strongly OPPOSE?
3.Are there any actions above you still feel UNSURE about?
Below are some actions that people can do by themselves or with others. Which ones do you think would be helpful? Which ones would not be helpful?
4.Below are some actions that people can do by themselves or with others. Which ones do you think would be helpful? Which ones would not be helpful?
Boycott companies that help gun manufacturers
Carry firearms openly
Speak out against hate and violence
Helpful or not helpful?
5.What else could be done at the community, state, or national level to address this problem?
6.Did you talk about aspects of the issue you hadn’t considered before?
7.Were there ideas or proposals that you tended to favor coming into the forum that you now have second thoughts about?
8.Not including this forum, how many National Issues Forums have you attended?
9.Are you male or female?
10.How old are you?
11.Are you:
12.Where do you live?
13.What is your zip code?
14.What state do you live in?