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- Sad female teacher, wearing glasses and standing, wearing dull clothes, explaining to her class what would be happening that day, reviewing sad news in a dull, grayish room. Students of mixed races, dull-looking and sad, sit on the rug, looking miserable, saying nothing. Day 1 sign. Gun basket in classroom.
- Day 1
- Gun Shelf
- Again!
- In ten minutes, we will have a gun drill. If a bad gunman comes in, we`ll need to be ready. We will miss some of math.
- While we are on the gun topic, Sammy and Linda`s little sister lost an arm yesterday. She got her hands on Sammy`s gun. Make sure to make a card.
- Sad teacher, reviewing daily news in the same fashion as the last slide. Nothing has changed, besides the daily news. One girl sitting on the rug wears black and is starting to cry. Day 2 sign.
- Day 2
- Gun Shelf
- Jenny`s little brother died last night. Remember to lock your guns up. Make an essay on your favorite animal for homework.
- A new teacher is in the room. Substitute teacher, male, tells class why their regular teacher couldn't come, and is wearing dull clothes. He has gray hair, he looks old for his age, like he has lived for one hundred years. Everything is the same as before, besides Teacher's absence. Girl has stopped wearing black. Day 3 sign.
- Day 3
- Gun Shelf
- Your teacher had a little accident.
- Music: Soft, slow, sad, low piano piece.
- Day 4 sign. Teacher is back, she wears a cast and complains about gun rights. Kids agree with her. Two pieces of evidence against gun rights appear. Nothing else has changed.
- "A group called Open Carry Tarrant County also made national headlines. Their actions caused confusion at a Jack in the Box at Forth Worth. Somebody called 911. The caller was concerned about a group of men walking around with long-barreled guns." -Fort Worth Star-Telegram, adopted by Newsela
- Day 4
- Yes. a man in a restaurant shot me accidentally. Boy, do I hate this lack of gun restrictions. It sounded nice at first, but I was very mistaken.
- Same music repeats, getting lower, louder, and sadder,
- Everyone agrees. Nothing else has changed.
- Music: Piece repeats, sadder every time, getting faster.
- A miserable graveyard. Shadows of people are crowded around. Dull color, and closed, prison-like gates. Halloween- like tombstones. People wearing different things of different cultures and races. Flag [American], above. Not waving. Two more pieces of evidence appear.
- "The mass shooting in Orlando........ 49 killed in a single attack. But it’s not unusual for dozens of Americans to be killed by guns in a single day." -New York Times
- "There were 372 mass shootings in the US in 2015, killing 475 people and wounding 1,870, according to the Mass Shooting Tracker, which catalogues such incidents. " -BBC News
- Music: Piece gets more upbeat, stops repeating.
- Gun Shelf
- My dad says the same thing!
- Teacher, are you alright?
- My parents agree!
- With better, gun restrictions, this might never have happened.
- There are too many guns.
- We would still have some of our loved ones.
- I agree.
- I'm in.
- Music: Piece gets louder, faster, more hopeful playing.
- Gun Shelf
- Me too!
- Music: Fast, upbeat, louder each time it is repeated. At sad parts, bone-chilling. At happier times, hopeful. Narrator: We have a choice. Is this what we want to be? Guns are spreading like a disease, a disease we need to stop. Innocent people are dying. We have a choice. Protect ourselves from these terrible outcomes or suffer the consequences. With every shot fired, lives change for the worse. For every shot fired, someone's life will never be the same. It's your choice. Is this what you want? Brynn Heller: I am Brynn Heller, and I approve this message.
- "As many as 310 million guns are owned by individuals in the U.S." -Issue Overview: Guns in America
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