According to the website of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, named after James Brady, who was shot and permanently disabled during the 1981 attempt to assassinate former US president Ronald Reagan, there are an estimated 283 million guns in civilian hands in the US, almost one gun for every man, woman and child in the country.
Current federal law requires criminal background checks only for guns sold by licensed dealers, which account for just 60 percent of gun sales, meaning that two out of every five guns acquired in the US are sold without a background check.
This includes guns bought at gun shows, between individuals and even through the Internet.
Colorado law does not force residents to register guns and follows a "shall issue" statute for carrying concealed weapons, which means that local law enforcement is required to provide licenses to citizens such as Holmes who want to carry concealed weapons as long as they meet certain criteria. The authorities have only limited data on active gun owners.
Questions:
1. How many were killed in the Aurora shooting?
2. The shooting occurred at a midnight screening of which film?
3. Which company was the film’s distributor?
Answers:
1. 12.
2. The Dark Knight Rises.
3. Warner Bros.
About the broadcaster:
CJ Henderson is a foreign expert for China Daily's online culture department. CJ is a graduate of the University of Sydney where she completed a Bachelors degree in Media and Communications, Government and International Relations, and American Studies. CJ has four years of experience working across media platforms, including work for 21st Century Newspapers in Beijing, and a variety of media in Australia and the US.
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