VIOLENCE IN THE MEDIA
LESSON PLAN

Every gun has a history. Let's not repeat it.

States United to Prevent Gun Violence is a network of 31 state affiliates working to end gun violence and support existing state-based gun violence prevention groups. They are working to build healthy communities by reducing gun death and injury through stronger laws and community education. Here you will find some work on one of the videos that they have used in one of their campaigns.

LISTENING COMPREHENSION - Fill in the gaps :
Man wants to make a point so he gathers guns and equipment up and opens a store in New York and people come in. Blonde woman comes in.

SELLER: "You're interested in a gun, something for target practice?"


WOMAN: "for……………………………………, more for just ……………………………………, just ……………………………………. " Her husband comes and stands next to her and says " I am protect Amendment so it's like kind of hard to find that in New York City".


SELLER: "Like I was showing your wife, the first gun I showed her was this revolver, it's the easiest gun we have to use, you know it's our most popular gun I showed her. It's a 22 caliber 6-inch revolver. It's also a gun a……………………year old found in his parent's bedroom and went down and …………………………………… his ……………………………………old baby brother with it.


(Man looks amazed).


MAN : "When you say shooter, a …………………………kid "dead 1" what is that?


ANOTHER MAN : " Couldn't believe that was actual gun. This is the one he used holy shit"


BLACK GIRL: " can you take this shit back once you do it"


SELLER: "This is a 9 millimeter semi-automatic, it's a very handy gun, easy to use you can carry it in your purse like that gal from Walmart. ……………………………………son reaches in her pocketbook pulls it out and ……………………… her. ………………………, gone. No mas" He continues "Collectors love this one. Adam Lanza's mom had this one in her collection too. He took this one and several other guns and …………………………… her and went down to Sandy Hook and …………………………………… teachers and……………………innocent children.……… little kids gone just like that" ....(2 minutes into video)


SELLER turns to black woman in white headband: "He walked into a McDonald's in San Diego, ……………………………………and ……………………………………. It's one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history"


SELLER: "They thought ironically that they were …………………………………… their 9 month old. She thought she was …………………………………… her 2 year old.


9 millimeter semi-automatic 40 caliber compact 45 caliber 9 millimeter sub-machine gun. 12 gauge pump-action shot gun. Why don't you have a closer look"

USED:.....S……………… H…………………… Elementary School

LOCATION: S………………… H…………, Connecticut

DATE: 12/14/20…………

SHOOTER: Adam Lanza

KILLED: …………………

WOUNDED: …............

Every gun has a history. Let's not repeat it.
CUSTOMERS REACTIONS AFTER :

"I was pretty …………………………………… by just entire history of every gun in the store"

"Maybe I should think I …………………………………… buy the gun"

"It made me think twice and I …………………………………… buy one"

"It's one of our rights but my opinion has definitely changed. I don't feel safe with the gun"

"You …………………………………… to be the Walmart case"