1.
About a _____ of US adults personally own a gun, while another 10% say they don't own one but someone else in their household does.
2.
Measuring gun ownership in the US comes with unique ______, as there is no definitive data source from the government.
3.
The third article argues the Second Amendment is short in length but ______ in the scope of its protections.
4.
The 2008 Supreme Court ruling stated that the Second Amendment protects the right to possess a firearm for traditionally ______ purposes, such as self-defence within the home.
5.
According to the surveys, women are more likely than men to favour ______ gun laws.
6.
Of those surveyed, 45% of Republicans personally own a _____, compared to only 20% of Democrats.
7.
In 2023, gun injury deaths accounted for over a _____ years of potential life lost before the age of 65.
8.
Suicide attempts by firearm are almost always ______ — nine out of ten result in death.
9.
A federal ban on assault weapons existed from 1994 to 2004, but these restrictions were allowed to ______.
10.
From 2013 to 2022, the number of mass shootings ______, as did the number of people killed and injured.
11.
The Second Amendment solidifies one of America's most _____ freedoms in just 27 words.
12.
One in five adults in the US says they have had a family member ______ by a gun.
13.
Despite the 2008 ruling, some states still tried to pass laws that ______ upon an individual right to keep and bear arms.
14.
Most UK police officers do not carry ______, unlike their counterparts in the United States.
15.
The third article states that the Second Amendment was _____ on December 15, 1791, as one of the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
16.
Rural adults have the highest rate of gun ownership at 47%, while ______ adults have the lowest at 20%.
17.
The firearm homicide rate in the United States is 25.2 times higher than in other ______ countries.
18.
The United States, with less than 5 percent of the world's population, has the world's highest gun ______ rate, at almost 121 firearms per 100 residents.
19.
There is no federal ______ for those purchasing a gun in the US to have any firearm safety training.
20.
Following a 1996 school shooting, a public campaign in the UK helped drive legislation ______ handguns, with few exceptions.
