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AMERICAN GUN

CULTURE

a presentation by Aylin, Laura and Leyla

  • Represents identity

  • fundamental civil right to own gun

  • –>still controversial topic

  • the gun is associated with hunting, sporting and the militia

  • Generations embraced and glorified it as permanent element of the nation's style and culture

What is American Gun culture?

  • self-defense, hunting, and recreational uses

  • necessary to secure free state (connection to American dream–>freedom and equality)

Purpose

History

Gun culture throughout the centuries

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17th Century

-guns were used for protection

-for hunting

-self defense

2

18th Century

-American Revolutionary War

-Bill of Rights

-Second Amendment

3

19th Century

-hunting got a new meaning

-Manhood became associated with

the ability to kill

-Civil war

-Manifest Destiny

4

20th Century

-increase in mass shootings

-changes in hunting

-after the first world war: increase in firearm production

decrease in firearm prices

-increase in mass shootings (especially in schools)

-supporting other countries with military forces

21th Century

positive & negative aspects

pro's and con's

Pro

- Self-defense

- American tradition

- hunting

- you can't always rely on the police to protect you

Pro

Contra

- more crimes

- guns don't make fear go away

- gang crime with gangs

- more mass shootings in the US since 1982

- more mass shootings in school

- people with a unstable mental health have access to guns

Most powerful Organization against gun control:

Gun organizations

NRA (=National Rifle Association of America)

=Powerful lobby-group

Founded: November 17, 1871

Members: Approximately 5.5 million

  • campaigns against gun control based on the second amendment
  • has strong support from Republican gun-owners

comparison to other countries

- US is ranking first with 270 million guns

- 40% Americans own a gun

- rate of murder or manslaughter by firearm are the

highest in the world

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2

Gun rights

vs.

Gun control

Gun rights

vs.

Gun control

Big discussion between gun rights activists and gun control activists

gun control ≠ gun rights

Gun rights

Gun rights

-second amendment

-weak restrictions

-increased crime rate

-open carry rights

Gun control

Gun control

-laws to regulate the sale and use of firearms

- activists demand stricter laws

-stricter laws could either prevent harm or cause an increase of illegal firearms

Sources

Wikipedia.de

pewresearch.org

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41488081

https://www.statista.com/chart/amp/23192/estimated-number-of-civilian-held-legal-and-illicit-firearms/

nature.com

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