Gun Control and Terrorism: Laws or Loopholes?

Gun control is one of the most hotly debated topics in the United States. Learners use a structured conversation to engage around this controversy. Using a scaffolded conversation that relies on a reading and analysis of arguments for...

The topic of gun control is vast, controversial, and difficult to introduce to students. This gem of a resource covers both sides of the issue and provides topic background, various multimedia and print resources, analysis questions, and...

This resource offers extensive information for students and teachers examining the ongoing debate around the issue of gun control. Resources include news articles, legal cases, legislation, audio files, etc. as well as teaching materials.

According to some estimates, there are more guns than people in the United States. Learners decide if America should enact more gun control laws. They analyze information about gun deaths in the United States by year, read about the...

This site contains a report that is a comprehensive state-by-state look at the gun laws in the United States. The report covers state laws related to ownership, possession, sale, and transfer of guns, among other things. A discussion of...

Article reports on the differing views around gun control and gun rights held by police officers. Includes an audio version of the story.

BackStory Radio podcast rebroadcasts a segment on Guns in America and looks at the changing ways Americans have regulated gun ownership. Audio and transcript are provided.

Students use the New York Times article profiling ordinary citizens who legally own guns as the basis of a role-playing exercise in which they explore the types of people who own firearms and their personal reasons for doing so.

How much power is too much power for the federal government? Scholars use primary documents and constitutional research in groups to analyze the creation of the Second National Bank under James Madison. This is the second lesson of a...

Students brainstorm ideas related to gun control and share with the class. in this gun control lesson, students research teacher approved websites related to gun control. Students write a paper in groups on a self selected topic related...