Audiovisual Classes

 

 

1.        Read the class notes on gun control by clicking here.

 

2.        Read Elaine M. Davies’ article entitled The 1995 Firearms Act: Canada's Public Relations Response to the Myth of Violence by clicking here.

 

3.        Watch the audiovisual presentation on gun control by clicking here.

 

4.        Based on the class notes, the article, and the video, answer the following questions:

·            Briefly analyze the Canadian gun control regime.

·            Which Criminal Justice model predominates in the Canadian gun control regime?

·            Do you agree with the Canadian gun control regime? Should there be a total ban on guns? Should it be more flexible?

·             Is there any social utility in allowing the possession of guns?

·             Is there a gun culture in Canada?

·             Analyze the gun control measures taken in England shown in the video. Do you agree with these measures?

·             Do you think that a similar regime would be useful in Canada? In the US?

·             Are there any negative consequences of the nearly total gun control regime in England?

 

5.        Write one question about gun control in Canada for the test bank.

 

 

6.        Pass in a written report answering all these questions next class. You can work individually or in small groups. There is no page limit.