1. Set Focus
Frame the inquiry with these essential questions: In what ways does technology improve our lives? Is the right to keep and bear arms in the U.S. an individual or a collective right?
2. Read and Discuss
Have students read the debate and then answer the following questions:
- What is the issue being debated? How does it relate to current events? (The issue is whether Congress should pass a law banning the sale of assault-style weapons to the general public. The issue is timely because President Biden has called on Congress to institute such a ban.)
- Evaluate why these two authors might be interested in and qualified to comment on this issue. (Ari Davis is a senior policy analyst for an organization that works to end gun violence. Courtney Orange is the communications coordinator for an organization that advocates for gun rights.)