Reference no: EM133371951
Questions
1. What is the Dickey Amendment?
An Arizona law requiring that concealed carriers disclose whether they are armed
A law currently under consideration by US Congress to make concealed carry licenses recognized across US states
An executive order that prohibited the use of National Institute of Justice funds for research that promotes or advocates for gun rights
A law that expands the police's ability to seize guns from someone at risk of suicide
None of the above
2. Form 4473 (or its electronic equivalent) is required...
Only for magazines holding more than 10 rounds
For firearms purchases from a Federal Firearms License holder, such as a gun shop
Only for fully automatic firearms, according to the Firearms Owners Protection Act
Only for firearms purchased in California
For all firearms purchases, including private sales
3. Which of the following describes the ecological fallacy?
The reasoning behind whether background checks reduce crime
The Farmer's Almanac's recommendation about the best time of year to go hunting
A hypothesis that identifies the key factors within a social setting (an 'ecology') that drive violent crime up
Another name for gun trauma
None of the above answers correctly describes the ecological fallacy
4. According to Newman & Fox (2009), the __________ shooting matters for explaining subsequent mass shootings because it provided shooters with a cultural script.
Aurora
Sandy Hook
Las Vegas
Columbine
Parkland
5. ___________ account for the most gun deaths in the US.
Justifiable Homicides
Mass Shootings
Suicides
Felonious Homicides
Negligent Discharges
6. Which of the following may result from living in a neighborhood with high rates of gun violence?
Long-term increase in risk of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Short-term decrease in reading comprehension
Long-term increase in risk of poor health
Long-term increase in anxiety
All of the above
7. Rebecca files a restraining order against John, both of whom live in Arizona. The order does not specifically stipulate that John surrenders his firearm. John decides not to contest the order, and he does not relinquish his handgun. Which of the following is true?
John has violated Federal law by not relinquishing his firearm.
John has violated state law by not relinquishing his firearm.
John has not violated Arizona or Federal by possessing his firearm because without a hearing, the restraining order procedures do not meet due process standards.
Rebecca is required to obtain an emergency concealed pistol license as part of Arizona's efforts to combat domestic violence
None of the above
8. Which of the following best describes the process by which mental health records are included in NICS?
While the federal government does not have authority to require states to adopt a standardized reporting procedure, all 50 states have agreed to be part of the "Mental Health & Gun Violence Prevention Pact," which means they have all adopted the same standards of reporting to NICS.
If someone is diagnosed with a particular mental illness, their name and information must be immediately uploaded into the national NICS system under the penalty of a federal felony.
The federal government incentivizes (but can not require) states to report mental health data to NICS; states themselves vary in terms of whether they authorize versus require mental health professionals to report, whether they report to state versus federal databases, and the required timeline in reporting.
It is entirely up to the discretion of mental health professionals whether to report mental health-related issues to the authorities, whether state or federal.
9. Gun homicide rates track firearm availability; rates of homicide by other means are not correlated with firearm availability. This is an example of:
The Ecological Fallacy
The Code of the Street
The War Zone Mentality
Gun Violence as a Contagious Disease
The Instrumentality Effect
10. Since 2020, gun crime...
has fallen to unprecedented levels
has sharply increased
has increased except for gun homicides
has remained relatively unchanged
None of the above; existing data on gun crime are unreliable.
11. California's ____________ is a unique database that tracks people who formerly possessed registered firearms in California but have since been barred from owning or purchasing guns.
Roberti-Roos Act
Gun Control Act
NICS
Armed and Prohibited Persons System
Lautenberg Amendment
12. Which of the following kinds of records appear in NICS?
Mental Health
Criminal
Immigration
All of the above
None of the above
13. Although active shootings are _________ reported in the media, they comprise a ________ proportion of total gun deaths.
Rarely; small but impactful
Never; large
Widely; small but impactful
Widely; large
Rarely; large
14. Sixteen years after the Dickey Amendment was passed, former Representative Jay Dickey called for...
Defunding of the CDC
Defunding of the DOJ
A ban on federally funded gun violence research
Scientific research on ways to prevent firearm deaths
An increase in the federal funding of research on traffic deaths
15. According to the movie The Interrupters, which best describes the point when the Violence Interrupters intervene?
Before conflicts and grievances erupt into violence
Before grievances lead to death
Before violence results in death
Before depression leads to death
Before violence leads to grievances.