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Safety Catch

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Young scholars consider their own beliefs about gun control after examining the effects of and speculations about a decade-long ban on semiautomatic assault weapons.

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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
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