Enough is enough how students can join the fight for gun safety
Young people are suffering the most from the epidemic of gun violence - as early as kindergarten students are crouching behind locked doors during active shooter drills. Teens are galvanizing to speak up and fight for their right to be safe. They don't just want to get involved, they want to ch...
| Main Author: | McCann, Michelle Roehm, 1968- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Watts, Shannon (author of foreword.) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York : Hillsboro, Oregon :
Simon Pulse, ; Beyond Words,
2019.
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| Edition: | Beyond Words/Simon Pulse edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- A note to gun owners
- The problems. America's gun violence epidemic: the big picture in big pictures ; Gun violence and students: why it matters to you! ; Gun violence and marginalized communities: how is it different? ; Gun myths vs. gun facts: speak the truth when arguing for change
- Howe we got here. Gun owners: who are they, and what do they want? ; The Second Amendment: WTF is that all about? ; The NRA: its path to the dark side ; Changing laws: how the NRA messes with the rules
- The solutions. Reasons to hope ; How to fix it: six steps to protect ourselves from gun violence ; US models: what's working in states with strong gun laws ; International models: why the rest of the world thinks America is nuts
- Take action! Get organized ; Do something ; How to talk to family and friends about gun violence
- A final note.