Week 7 (situational factors promoting aggressive behavior) lecture 13

Question 1

the U.S. is only 4% of the worlds population, but US citizens possess _____ of the worlds guns ?

Answer 1

48 %

Question 1

there are ______ more guns than people in the US ?

Answer 1

80 million

Question 2

are there more gun stores than supermarkets, subways, or McDonalds in the US ?

Answer 2

yes

Question 3

what percent of Americans own guns ?

Answer 3

1/3

Question 4

nearly ____ of Americans are angry, impulsive and have a gun ?

Answer 4

9%

Question 5

do guns cause violence directly ?

Answer 5

no, but they do increase the risk that violent encounters will be fatal

Question 6

whats the weapons of choice in the US ?

Answer 6

guns

Question 7

weapons used in the US homicides; firearms about ____ ?
in other countries, firearms account for ____ of homicides ?

Answer 7

75%
23%

Question 8

how do guns make killing much easier ?

Answer 8

guns increase the physical and psychological distance between the killer and the victims

Question 9

gun violence costs the US economy at least _______ every year, including $8.6 billion in direct expenses such as for emergency and medical care ?

Answer 9

$229 billion

Question 10

gun violence costs each American more than _____ every year ?

Answer 10

$700

Question 11

medical costs are ____ per gunshot survivor ?

Answer 11

$154,000

Question 12

have more Americans been killed:
by guns since 1968 or in all US wars ?

Answer 12

by guns since 1968

Question 13

less than ____ of gun related deaths are due to self defense ?

Answer 13

1%

Question 14

what are most gun related deaths ?

Answer 14

suicides

Question 15

of the 30,000 people who commit suicide, how many use a gun ?

Answer 15

half

Question 16

who is most likely to use a gun in a suicide ?

Answer 16

young people (15-24)
elderly (over 65)

Question 17

people who attempt to commit suicide using a gun kill themselves over ____ (compared to less than 20% using other means) ?

Answer 17

90%

Question 18

does having a gun in the house increase or decrease the risk of suicide ?

Answer 18

increase

Question 19

homicide victims are also ___ times more likely to be carrying guns themselves ?

Answer 19

4.5

Question 20

for every homicide, there are ___ more nonfatal gun injuries ?

Answer 20

7

Question 21

each year in the US there are about _____ gun accidents and about ____ of these are fatal ?

Answer 21

19,000
600

Question 22

____ children are shot each day in the US ?

Answer 22

50

Question 23

the more gun related laws the ____ gun related deaths ?

Answer 23

fewer

Question 24

do most Americans believe gun laws should be less or more strict ?

Answer 24

more strict