Small Arms and Light Weapons

1. Case Study – Newspaper Articles

Please see the relevant links on the website to download the news articles and to download the discussion questions, as printed below.  Read the news article and answer the following discussion/research questions. 

2. Case Study –Gun Violence in Toronto http://www.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Law/2003/12/31/301091.html

Questions for Discussion/Research

1. What causes youth to join gangs?
2. What would you do to discourage youth from joining gangs and engaging in gun violence?
3. Archibald says ‘it won’t be the cops who stop the arms rage.  We need help from the public”?  Do you agree or disagree. State your reasons
4. What groups need to work together to combat gun violence?
5. What type of programs would you suggest to combat gun violence?
6. What are Canada’s current laws with respect to gun ownership and gun control?
7. What initiatives are going on in your local community/province to promote gun control?  (gang violence, domestic violence)
8. What more could we be doing to ensure guns stay off the streets? 

3. Case Study –News Article- School Shooting in Taber Alberta

Tragedy in Taber

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/taber/

Questions:

1 What details are known about the events leading up to the shooting in Taber, Alberta, during and after the school shooting?

2 What is known about the shooter or shooters? Their personalities, problems?

3 What investigative, community steps are being taken to better understand this type of violent act?

4 How, in your opinion, might this violent act have been prevented? What can we, as students, teachers, community members, do now to help prevent such acts in the future?