BFC Appendix 2

Reality Check Quiz

1. Guns are used in more than 60% of murders in the U.S. 

2. People with a gun in their home are 5 times more likely to commit suicide.

3. Anyone in the U.S. can buy a gun.

4. In the U.S., you can buy a gun easily by answering a classified ad in the newspaper.

5. To buy a gun in a store or at a gun show, you must fill out an application and wait five days.

6. There is a gun in almost every American home.

7. Gun ownership is higher in low-income households.

8. Most Americans favor stricter gun control.

9. One child is shot and killed every three hours in the U.S.

10.  A gun kept in the home is more likely to kill a family member or a friend than it is to be used against an intruder.

Answers:

1. Guns are used in more than 60% of murders in the U.S.  (T)
2. People with a gun in their home are 5 times more likely to commit suicide (T)
3. Anyone in the U.S. can buy a gun. (F) Convicted felons are not allowed to buy a gun.
4. In the U.S., you can buy a gun easily by answering a classified ad in the newspaper. (T)
5. To buy a gun in a store or at a gun show, you must fill out an application and wait five days. (T)
6. There is a gun in almost every American home. (F) 36% have guns, but the average number of guns in these homes is 4.5. (http://cstl-hhs.semo.edu/sveneziano/1)
7. Gun ownership is higher in low-income households. (F) Only 15% of low-income households report owning guns; In upper-income households, the number is 51%.  (http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_pol/index.asp?PID=234).
8. Most Americans favor stricter gun control (T) 60% (Gun Control, Hate Crimes. Insight on the News <http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1571/mag.jhtml>, April 5, 1999, by August Gribbin <http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/PI/search.jhtml?key=%22August%20Gribbin%22>)
9. One child is shot and killed every three hours in the U.S. (T) http://www.neahin.org/programs/schoolsafety/gunsafety/statistics.htm
10.  A gun kept in the home is more likely to kill a family member or a friend than it is to be used against an intruder. (T) It is 22 times more likely. Arthur Kellermann, MD, New England Journal of Medicine, 1998.

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