{"id":7195,"date":"2017-10-09T14:14:58","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T12:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=7195"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:27:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:27:10","slug":"does-owning-a-gun-make-you-safer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/10\/does-owning-a-gun-make-you-safer\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Owning a Gun Make You Safer?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

There are so many civilians who\u00a0possess guns in the\u00a0United States.\u00a0The question is, why do Americans own guns?\u00a0According to some surveys, people like to have them for protection.<\/p>\n

Read this article and find out whether owning a gun really increase one’s chances of protecting himself.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/la-oe-0804-hemenway-defensive-gun-home-20150730-story.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Discussion Questions:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Do you think people need guns?<\/p>\n

2. Would fewer guns result in less gun violence?<\/p>\n

3. Switzerland has a higher rate of gun ownership than the USA but hardly any gun crime. Why do you think this is?<\/p>\n

4. What checks should be made before someone can buy a gun?<\/p>\n

5. In Japan there are strict gun control laws and so there is very little gun-related crimes. Should all countries follow\u00a0suit?<\/p>\n

5. Do you think people should be allowed to have guns to defend themselves in their homes?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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