Transcript Activity 3: Timeline of Gun-Related Events

Timeline of Gun-Related Events
The Second Amendment
“A well regulated Militia being necessary to the
security of a free State, the right of the people to keep
and bear Arms shall not be infringed.”
• Part of the United States Bill of Rights, which
was ratified in 1791
• Protects the right to possess and carry weapons
• Debate on whether it is an individual or collective
right
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Timeline Activity
• Working with your group, research each event on
your group’s slide.
• Click on an event to be linked to a web-based
resource that provides some background
information about the event.
– Some events do not have links to a website. Material
for those events will be distributed by your teacher.
• Find at least one additional source of information
to support your research and help you answer the
questions on your group’s handout.
• Be prepared to present your timeline of events to
your class.
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Group 1
Virginia Tech Massacre
Bliss v. Commonwealth
Eddie Eagle teaches gun safety
1822
2007
1988
1994
1862
Gatling Gun patented
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act in effect
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Group 2
State v. Buzzard
Short story, “The Gun,” published
1963
1842
1792
Militia Act passed
1871
1992
National Rifle Association
established
Ice-T and Body Count
release “Cop Killer”
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Group 3
United States v. Cruikshank
1875
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Firearms (ATF) created
Operation Clean Sweep - Chicago
1972
1989
1929 - 1934
1999
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre led to passage of
1934 National Firearms Act
Columbine High School Massacre
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Group 4
Sumner Paine earns Olympic gold
for precision shooting
1896
1940
Firearms Owners Protection Act
1986
1970
Kent State Shootings
“The Man Who
Was Almost a
Man,” by
Richard Wright
published
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2008
District of Columbia v. Heller
Group 5
Annie Oakley begins touring with
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show
1885
Bill of Rights ratified
1791
1847
Gun Control Act enacted
1968
1939
United States v. Miller
Colt Patent
Manufacturing
Company founded
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