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Quiz: Gun Safety II

September 14, 2019

Do violent video games cause gun violence? What can you no longer do in your local Walmart? Take this quiz to test your knowledge of gun safety issues.

In September 2019, CVS and Walgreens asked customers to refrain from bringing guns into their stores. They joined which other retail chain in doing so?*
- Wegmans
- Kroger
- Walmart
- All of the above
Politicians have long blamed gory video games for gun violence, although research does not support a direct connection. Which two countries play more video games than the U.S. but have dramatically lower rates of gun violence?*
- Germany and the U.K.
- Australia and New Zealand
- Japan and South Korea
- Argentina and Brazil
The man who killed seven people in a Labor Day weekend shooting spree in West Texas purchased his gun through a private sale, which enabled him to:*
- Carry his gun openly in public
- Avoid a background check
- Avoid registering his gun in Texas
- All of the above
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed a bill that would allow law enforcement to take what step before issuing a firearm license?*
- Require an in-person interview
- Impose an additional waiting period
- Restrict the type of firearm a person can buy
- Obtain mental health records from other states
The federal ban on assault weapons lapsed in 2004. In the decade that followed, fatalities from gun massacres increased significantly while violent crime decreased.*
- True
- False
Half the guns in the U.S. belong to what percentage of Americans?*
- 3
- 10
- 25
- 45
Americans who own guns are ____________ to contact their elected officials about gun policy than those who do not own guns.*
- Less likely
- More likely
- Just as likely
Pollsters have found that public support for gun control tends to increase immediately after a mass shooting and decrease in the weeks after.*
- True
- False
In a poll taken immediately after mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, what percent of Americans said they supported a ban on assault weapons?*
- 55
- 70
- 86
- 92
Nearly two weeks after a mass shooting in his hometown of El Paso, Texas, presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke proposed what measure to curb gun violence?*
- A buyback program for assault weapons
- Mandatory registration of firearms
- Limiting magazine size to three rounds
- Banning online gun sales

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