Friday 15th September 2023
Difficulty: Very easy
From my cold, dead hands (Quiz #301)
Posted on Twitter by US Congressman Thomas Massie in 2021, with the message: "Merry Christmas! 🎄ps. Santa, please bring ammo. 🎁." (Fair Use)
"I'll give you my gun when you pry (or take) it from my cold, dead hands" is a slogan popularized by the National Rifle Association (NRA), an American organisation that, for some reason, thinks it makes sense for all citizens to carry guns.
1. Which actor used the phrase while brandishing a replica of a flintlock rifle, during a speech in support of gun ownership in 2000?
2. In 2020, firearm-related injuries became the leading cause of death among children and adolescents (defined as persons 1 to 19 years of age) in the USA. What had been the previous leading cause of death?
3. How many school shootings resulting in injuries or deaths were there in the USA in 2022, according to the US organisation Education Week?
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