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Showdown on the Frontier

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Especially critical following a series of shootings in schools, theaters, and religious buildings, it's safe to say that we need to evaluate the current laws on gun control. Eighth graders read a New York Times article in order to better understand gun control initiatives. After further research, they create their own set of recommendations for gun control legislation. Consider finding some more recent articles that discuss gun control initiatives, as these are dated.

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central ideas, main ideas, gun control, guns

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gun control, initiatives, issues, central idea, Informational Text, ccss.ela-literacy.ri.11-12.2, english language arts
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6th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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2 days
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Year
2000
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