deθ]	випадку
apparent		adj		[ə’pærənt]	видимий, очевидний, явний
reason				[‘ri:zn]	причина
cock	v			[kɔk]	зводити курок
availability			n	[əveilə’biliti]	наявність, доступність
boot	n			[bu:t]	багажник
cite v				[’sait]	цитувати, наводити приклад
conceal		v		[kən’si:l]	ховати, приховувати
controversial			adj	[kɔntrə‘və:ʃl]	спірний, дискусійний
detestable adj				[di’testəbl]	огидний
disguise		n		[dis’gaiz]	маскування
dubious		adj		[’dju:biəs]	сумнівний
fatality		n		[fə‘tæləti]	смерть від нещасного
					випадку, рок, фатальність
firearms				[ ‘regju’leiʃnz]	закони про зброю
regulations
frisk	v (амер) sl.			[frisk]	обшукувати когось (в
					пошуках зброї)
grip	n			[grip]	рукоятка, ручка
jemmy		n		[‘ʤemi]	відмичка
killing spree			n	[’kiliŋ sрri:]	серія вбивств
lever	n			[‘li:və]	важіль
lodge	v			[lɔʤ]	звернутися (зі скаргою)
sub-machine (gun)				[‘sΛbmə’ʃi:n]	автомат, пістолет-кулемет
massacre n				[‘mæsəkə]	різня, масове вбивство
misuse		v		[mis’ju:z]	неправильне вживання
mock battle				[mɔk bætl]	навчальний бій
prise	v			[praiz]	зламувати, рознімати
proceed		v		[prə‘si:d]	відправити, виходити
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rifle n	[‘raif(ə)l]	гвинтівка
safety lever	[’seifti ’lі:və]	запобіжник, важіль безпеки
secure v	[si’kjuə]	уберегти, страхувати
spectacular n	[spek’tækjulə]	ефектне видовище
suicide n	[sjuisaid]	самогубство
in a while adv	[wail]	час від часу

"GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE - PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE"?

Every once in a while there are reports in the media about killing sprees when some maniac shoots and kills a number of innocent people without any apparent reason. Such massacres have happened in many parts of the world, and place names like Dunblane, Littleton, Tasmania, and Springfield have gained a dubious reputation.

These spectacular events conceal the fact that every day dozens of people are killed all over the world by privately-owned weapons. In some American states firearm fatalities have surpassed automobile fatalities. These deaths can be divided into firearm homicides, firearm suicides and fatal firearm accidents.

There seems to be a connection between the availability of firearms and the death toll, i.e. the easier it is to get a gun, the higher is the chance that it is used to kill.

Arguments in this field are rather controversial. For example, the USA has comparatively weak firearms regulations and remarkably high rates of firearm homicide, suicide and accidental death. Advocates of gun control keep saying that there would be fewer fatalities if there were stricter gun laws. They frequently cite the following example: the

cities of Seattle in the US state of Washington and Vancouver in the 347