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What is a disposition?
This is the juvenile court parallel to an adult criminal court sentence
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What is "may issue"?
This is the term used within a state's gun ownership laws to describe when a given state has some discretion in the distribution of concealed carry permits
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What is 'shall issue'?
This is the term used within most states' laws regarding the distribution of concealed carry permits
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What is the National Firearms Act of 1934?
This federal law implemented a tax and required registration upon purchase of certain types of firearms
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What is in cities and urban communities?
This is where most violent crime involving guns occurs
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What is non-secure and secure confinement?
These are the two methods within the juvenile system in which a juvenile is removed from the home as part of the sentence handed down by the court
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What is the Assault Weapons Ban of 1994? and No?
This is the law that was passed during the Clinton administration which restricted the sale of extended-magazine firearms intended for use by the military to private citizens - is this law still currently in place?
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What is retaliation for minor incidents, such as failure to pay a small debt?
Per the film The Interrupters, this is the reason many gun crimes are committed in the city of Chicago
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What is 'that private citizen gun ownership should be eliminated or nearly eliminated in order to end gun violence'?
This is the central argument in the reading by Jeff McMahan regarding gun ownership by private citizens
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What is the Gun Control Act of 1968?
This was the piece of federal legislation that requires firearm dealers to be licensed
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What is to alter the character and values of the juvenile offender?
This is the intent of a boot camp for juveniles
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What is 'concealed carry'?
This is the term used to describe when a private citizen has the legal ability to carry a firearm on or near their person outside of plain view in venues not statutorially restricted from the possession of firearms by private citizens
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What is that if more people carry firearms, less crime will be committed because offenders will think twice over who is a suitable target because they do not know who is and is not armed?
This is the underlying argument of the reading by John Lott on gun ownership by legally eligible private citizens
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What are teenagers and young adults?
This is the broad group of individuals who are most likely to be targeted by gun violence
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What are schools, banks, courthouses, hospitals, government buildings, and nursing homes?
These are three examples of places protected by federal law wherein firearms are not allowed
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What is measuring the rearrest and recidivism rate?
This is the way that the effectiveness of boot camps and other juvenile delinquent programs are evaluated in terms of their effectiveness
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What is the 'Brady Bill' or the 'Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1994'?
Per this federal law, firearm dealers must perform background checks before selling a gun
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What is a 'straw purchase'?
This is the term used to describe when a gun is sold to a legal gun owner, who in turn sells it to someone who is not legally eligible to purchase the firearm
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What is for self-defense?
This is the primary reason indicated for private citizens to own and/or carry a firearm on their person
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What is McDonald v. City of Chicago? (2010)
This was the Supreme Court case which struck down the stringent gun ownership law within the city of Chicago
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What is approximately 43,000?
This is approximately the number of arrests for violent crimes committed by juveniles in 2014
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What is the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)?
This is the full term for the database used by law enforcement to determine if an individual is eligible to purchase a firearm. It is also used for deeming an individual's firearm as 'stolen' when reported.
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What is homicide?
In 2013, this was the most common violent crime that a handgun was involved in per the UCR
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What is to prevent imminent death?
These are the conditions which must be present in order for a private citizen to use deadly force in order to protect him- or herself
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What is self-defense of person and self-defense of a dwelling?
These are the two categories of laws which regulate the use of deadly force with a firearm by private citizens
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What is that over 50% of Republicans and over 50% of Democrats support the use of mandatory background checks in these settings?
This is the finding by the Pew Research Center discussed in lecture regarding public opinion of mandatory background checks in the private sales of guns and at gun shows
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