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Community Forum Worksheet
How Should We Prevent Mass Shootings in Our Communities?
NOW THAT YOU HAVE DELIBERATED IN YOUR FORUM, you and others in your community can use this worksheet to continue considering ideas about what might be done about this problem.
1.
Which three actions below do you most strongly support?
Ban military and assault weapons.
Pass “red flag” laws.
Hold voluntary gun buyback programs.
Enact a mandatory waiting period and background check to buy guns.
Post more guards and metal detectors at schools and events.
Train teachers and students to hide and stay out of danger.
Teachers and other professionals should identify potential threats.
Arm teachers and school staff.
Public figures should stop stereotyping minorities.
Reduce the violence in popular culture.
Allow the FBI to monitor online conversations.
Internet companies should ban hate speech
2.
Which three actions below do you most strongly oppose?
Ban military and assault weapons.
Pass “red flag” laws.
Hold voluntary gun buyback programs.
Enact a mandatory waiting period and background check to buy guns.
Post more guards and metal detectors at schools and events.
Train teachers and students to hide and stay out of danger.
Teachers and other professionals should identify potential threats.
Arm teachers and school staff.
Public figures should stop stereotyping minorities.
Reduce the violence in popular culture.
Allow the FBI to monitor online conversations.
Internet companies should ban hate speech
3.
Are there any actions above you still feel unsure about?
4.
Actions that people can do by themselves or with others: Boycott companies that help gun manufacturers.
Helpful
Not Helpful
5.
Actions that people can do by themselves or with others: Carry firearms openly.
Helpful
Not Helpful
6.
Actions that people can do by themselves or with others: Speak out against hate and violence.
Helpful
Not Helpful
7.
What else could people, working together in your community, do to address this problem?
8.
Did you talk about aspects of the issue you hadn’t considered before?
Yes
No
If so, please explain.
9.
Were there ideas or proposals that you tended to favor coming into the forum that you now have second thoughts about?
Yes
No
If so, please explain.
10.
Not including this forum, how many National Issues Forums have you attended?
0
1-3
4-6
7 or more
Not sure
11.
Gender:
Male
Female
Other (please specify)
12.
Age:
13.
Race/Ethnicity:
Asian American
Black/African American
Hispanic/Latino
Native American
White/Caucasian
Other (please specify)
14.
Where do you live?
Rural
Small Town
Large City
Suburban
15.
What is your zip code?
16.
What state do you live in?
17.
Did you attend this forum in person or online?
In person
Online
18.
What issue would you like to see covered in a future forum?
