Gun Violence vocabulary LV1

        Gun Violence in the U.S.A.               “Once Upon A Gun”

NOUNS

killing, massacre, bloodbath, shooting, shoot-out

killer, murderer, shooter

crime, criminal

weapon ( firearm, gun, knife, etc)

hostage

death

tragedy

victim

violence

awareness campaign

pro-gun ≠anti-gun

law

the right to bear arms

gun rights supporter/advocate/partisan        

a wound,  injury                                

a gun lobby (pressure group)                        

a shot        

a bullet

ammunition

a gun-owner

ownership

gun sales

a vigilante

self-defence

a weapon permit, a gun licence        

the right to bear an arm

death toll

background check

a criminal record

a gun manufacturer

the Second Amendment

guilt ≠ innocence

ADJECTIVES

-illegal≠legal

-harmful

-frightening, scary, terrifying, horrifying, appalling, alarming

-cold-blooded

- careless

-bloody

-impulsive

-barbarous, murderous

-gratuitous

-guilty≠innocent  (person) Example:  The guilty man confessed to the crime

-aware/conscious≠unaware/unconscious

-concealed, hidden

-inalienable (right) : cannot be taken away

-irresponsible

-pro-gun ≠anti-gun

-law-abiding (citizen)

-deadly

- deeply-rooted

VERBS                                        to bear /bɛr/ NOT BEER !!!!!/carry an arm to harm, hurt, wound, injure

to commit a crime

to kill/slaughter/massacre somebody

to steal

to condemn

to protect oneself

to harm s.o.

the scare/frighten

to injure, wound, hurt, harm

to provoke

to threaten

to endanger

to allow/permit/authorise/give permission≠to prohibit/ban/forbid/outlaw/abolish

to uphold the law/people’s rights

to fight against/demonstrate

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