The lesson nobody learns
Article Abstract:
The school shooting in Littleton, Colorado on April 20 1999 follows a series of similar events. There has been condemnation of video games and horror movies, and there have been calls for better security in schools. There is a lack of awareness that easy access to guns could be a contributory factor. Over 2,000 Americans of the age of between 14-years-old and 17-years-old kill sometone on average every year. This issue should be tackled through legislatures rather than through law courts.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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Charlton Heston's tablets of stone
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Actor, Charlton Heston, will preside over the Natonal Rifle Association annual meeting in Denver Colorado, in May 1999. An opinion poll after the school shootings in Littleton, Colorado, found 53% of adults in favor of prohibiting handgun sales to civilians, but this is not likely to become law. US president, Bill Clinton, favors an incrementalist approach, Gun control runs counter to US myths of an idyllic past and inner city violence as portrayed in the movie 'Dirty Harry'.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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