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Quiz: Guns

September 28, 2022

Do active shooter drills affect students’ mental health? What does the Second Amendment actually say? Test your knowledge and learn more here.

A 2020 study measuring the psychological impact of active shooter drills on students found that these drills increased stress or anxiety by ____.*
- 67%
- 42%
- 26%
- 14%
How does the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution begin?*
- “A well regulated Militia…”
- “The right to bear arms…”
- “Being necessary to the security of a free State…”
- “Standing ground being the prerogative of…”
Firearms routinely make their way from states with loose gun laws up the I-95 corridor to states with stricter gun laws. Experts call this route:*
- The Carbon Steel Road
- The Aluminum Aqueduct
- The Iron Pipeline
- The Trigger Tunnel
The Protecting our Kids Act (H.R 7910) would raise the age for buying a semiautomatic weapon to 21. In a June Quinnipiac poll, what portion of Americans supported that idea?*
- 46%
- 52%
- 62%
- 74%
In a June Ipsos poll, majorities of both Democrats and Republicans said that enacting new laws to reduce gun violence was a higher priority than protecting the right to own a wide variety of guns.*
- True
- False
According to a 2021 Quinnipiac poll, 89% of Americans support which gun-related measure?*
- Red flag laws
- Background checks for all gun buyers
- Federal assault weapons ban
- High-capacity magazine bans
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which President Biden signed into law in June 2022, includes all but which of the following provisions?*
- Funding to implement red flag laws
- Background checks for all gun buyers
- Funding for community-based violence prevention initiatives
- Federal penalties for straw purchases
A 2019 study found that a person’s risk of dying in a mass shooting in the U.S. was 70% lower during the period that what policy was in effect?*
- National Gun Buy-Back Program
- Ghost gun ban
- Assault weapons ban
- Closure of the Boyfriend Loophole
When asked why they own guns, Americans most commonly cite:*
- Protection against a crime
- Hunting
- Target shooting
- Militia membership
A gun called the Liberator gained notoriety a few years ago because it:*
- Was used in more homicides than any other weapon
- Gained rapid popularity among women
- Fueled violence in Central America
- Can be made almost completely on a 3D printer

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