154. Why Can’t America Ban Guns? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/CLICK%20HERE%20TO%20DONATE%20OR%20SUPPORT%20TO%20PODCAST!!!!%20-%20https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>America has a problem with gun violence. But they struggle to do anything about it. Even after tragic mass shootings it is unlikely that anything will be done to prevent such a thing happening again. So, why can’t America ban guns? By the end of today’s episode you should have a clearer idea!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/05/30/why-cant-america-ban-guns/" target="_blank"><strong>TRANSCRIPT -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/05/30/why-cant-america-ban-guns/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h3><strong>You may also like...</strong></h3> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/05/25/should-we-pay-reparations-for-slavery/">153. Should We Pay Reparations for Slavery? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/05/23/how-to-be-an-active-english-learner/">How to be an ACTIVE English Learner!!</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/05/16/why-are-the-falkland-islands-so-controversial/">152. Why are the Falkland Islands so Controversial? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/05/09/what-is-roe-v-wade/">151. What is Roe v. Wade? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1fuqul" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) </a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p><br></p> <h2>Vocabulary List</h2> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Firearm (n) - a gun that can be carried easily</strong></p> <p><em>Pistols and revolvers are firearms</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Homicide (n) - murder</strong></p> <p><em>The number of homicides in the city increased last year</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To bear (v) - to have or continue to have something; to carry something</strong></p> <p><em>He arrived bearing gifts</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Equivalent (n) - having the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc</strong></p> <p><em>$50 is roughly equivalent to £40</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Background checks (n) - a check of what a person has done in the past, often to help decide whether or not to employ them</strong></p> <p><em>A criminal background check showed he had been arrested as a teenager</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Would-be (adj) - wanting or trying to be</strong></p> <p><em>Would-be soldiers are required to pass physical examinations</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Amnesty (n) - a period of time during which people are not punished for committing a crime</strong></p> <p><em>People who hand in illegal weapons to the police will not be prosecuted during the amnesty</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Lobby (n) - a group of people who try to persuade the government or an official group to do something</strong></p> <p><em>The pro-coal lobby has succeeded in stopping the government from shutting down the mine</em></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support</a>

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