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Child Access Prevention Law Additions:

My additions are underlined

A way we could improve this article is to write about the differences in liability for those who disobey their state’s law. For instance, some states impose criminal liability whereas other states impose civil liability. This could be added to the ‘State laws’ section.

The wiki article has not touched on the article entitled Child-Access-Prevention Laws, Youths’ Gun Carrying, and School Shootings by Anderson and Sabia. A major finding from this article is that CAP laws are associated with a 19% decrease in the probability that a student reported being threatened or injured with a weapon on school property.

This content could be added after the second to last paragraph in the ‘Studies’ section. The new paragraph follows:

In regard to the effects of CAP laws on schools, a study using data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey for 1993-2013 found that CAP laws lead to an 18.5% decrease in the rate of gun carrying. The study also found a 19% decrease in students being threatened or injured with a weapon on school property. However, the study finds no evidence of a link between CAP laws and a increased or decrease in school shootings.

State laws
As of 2019, 27 states in the United States, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington (effective July 1, 2019), Wisconsin had enacted a CAP law. Individual states decide what actions warrant criminal liability. Some states have more serious punishments for violation of CAP law. These states impose criminal liability when a minor is likely to gain access to a gun that is negligently stored. On the other end of the spectrum, some states only impose criminal liability when a minor is directly provided a gun by an adult. In 2013, California governor Jerry Brown signed the Firearm Safe and Responsible Access Act, one of the strictest CAP laws in the United States, into law. In Massachusetts, all firearms are required to be stored using locking device, and children unsupervised access to handgun result $5,000 fine and/or 2.5 years in jail.

Article Evaluation:

The article entitled "Gun law in the United States" covers various gun laws that specifically apply to federal law. Reading through the article, I found nothing that was off topic or too distracting. All headings that were not specifically covering laws were still related to to the topic at large. There are a few laws that are old, but the information is relevant and up to date. The history section is present, but it is completely empty. There is also a section covering manufacturers that is only one sentence long. These are two sections that could definitely use some help. A minor problem that I saw was that some topics were hyperlinked twice. I don't think that this is a big deal, but it was something that I notices while reading. The article is able to remain neutral throughout. Both pro-gun and anti-gun viewpoints are presented fairly in the article. The Supreme Court cases that are referenced present neutral facts about the case.

When checking the citation links, the first link that I clicked on brought me to a page with a 404 error. However, the next couple of links that I clicked thankfully worked. Facts in the article are referenced with reliable sources. The facts mainly come from written federal law, which is about as unbiased as a citation can get. In the talk page, there are conversations about merging this article with another very similar article. Most people seemed to have opposed the merger, and the articles are still separate. There is also talk about how a large chunk of the page had to be deleted due to copyright violation. This article differs from what we've covered it in class. This article talks about the very broad topic of gun laws in the United States, whereas we talk about how those laws affect attendance in school.

Notes for article evaluation:


 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?

Reading through the article, I found nothing that was off topic or too distracting.


 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?

The history section is present, but completely empty. The manufacturers section is only one sentence long.


 * What else could be improved?

some topics are hyperlinked twice.


 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?

It is neutral.


 * Are there viewpoints that are over-represented, or underrepresented?

Both pro-gun and anti-gun viewpoints are presented fairly in the article. The Supreme Court cases that are referenced present neutral facts about the case.


 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?

The first link that I clicked on brought me to a page with a 404 error. However, the next couple of links worked.


 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?

The facts mainly come from written federal law. This is about as unbiased as a citation can get.


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?

There are conversations about merging this article with another very similar article. Most people seemed to have opposed the merger, and the articles are still separate. There is also talk about how a large chunk of the page had to be deleted due to copyright violation.


 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?

C


 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

This article talks about the very broad topic of gun laws in the United States, whereas we talk about how those laws affect attendance in school.