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Current Event ProjectWorld Geography
“Gun buyback and rally draw hundreds against gun violence”
Mercury NewsFebruary 2013
Basic Background• Guns of all types bought back in East Palo Alto– WHAT IS A GUN BUYBACK?
• Grand total of 400 guns turned in to authorities, in just under 3 hours
• Three police departments (Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and East Palo Alto) teamed up with a local non-profit organization (Protect Our Children, Inc.) to coordinate the event
WHO was involved?• This affects everyone who lives in Palo Alto
and anyone in the surrounding areas.
WHAT exactly happened?• These guns were being bought back because
the owners never legally registered them• The police and city are attempting to make the
city more safe
When?• The gun buyback took place: Sunday, February 23• Gun control debate currently a hot button topic in
the media
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event?• Gun control debate rages on• Are gun buybacks a good idea? • Will events like this one in Palo Alto prevent
future acts of violence?
what is the CONNECTION to GEOGRAPHY?
• 5 Themes Connection: Movement• Political Geography: Legislation concerning
guns• Cultural Geography: Public perception on
gun violence versus gun rights
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Lee, Wang-Sheng, and Sandy Suardi. "The Australian Firearms buyback and its effect on gun deaths."
Contemporary Economic Policy 28.1 (2010): 65+. Student Resources In Context. Web. 22 Sept. 2013.
Woolfolk, John. "East Palo Alto Gun Buyback Nets Nearly 400 Firearms." MercuryNews.com. N.p., 23 Feb.
2013. Web. 23 Sept. 2013.
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