Quiz: Gun Safety - Civic Genius

A number of accessories on the market can make guns more dangerous. Which one did the Justice Department ban last month?*

High-capacity magazines
Bump stocks
Silencers
Stabilizing braces

Data from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives estimated that, in 2013, there were how many firearms in the country?*

122 million
248 million
357 million
536 million

The National Rifle Association (NRA) was founded in 1871 by two Civil War veterans who worried about the poor marksmanship they saw in combat. How many members does the organization say it has now?*

3 million
5 million
7 million
10 million

A federal background check is required any time a person buys a firearm from a federally licensed gun dealer.*

True
False

A 2018 poll by Quinnipiac University found that what percent of people surveyed supported background checks for all individuals who purchase a gun?*

40 percent
52 percent
75 percent
97 percent

Federal law requires individuals to be how old in order to buy a handgun from a licensed dealer?*

16
18
21
25

Dylann Roof used a gun to kill nine people at a church in Charleston, South Carolina in 2015. He was able to purchase that gun because of the so-called “Charleston Loophole,” which many advocates want to close. What is that loophole?*

If the FBI doesn’t complete a background check within three days, then a person is automatically allowed to purchase a gun.
If a gun is gifted by a family member, no background check is required.
If a person has completed a certified hunter safety course, no background check is required.
If a person is an active duty military service member or reserve member, no background check is required.

Two-thirds of the 38,000 firearm-related deaths in the United States in 2016 were related to:*

Mass shootings
Suicide
Accidental shootings
Domestic violence

The Giffords Law Center, a gun safety organization, estimates that if all 50 states implemented what policy, we could prevent 910 gun homicides a year?*

Waiting/cooling off periods
Workplace active shooter drills
Raising the age for gun purchases
Mental health reporting

States passed nearly 50 new gun safety laws last year following the activism that arose from what mass shooting?*

Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California
Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida

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