Legal/constitutional rights are the same as moral rights.

True

False

Which of the following best describes DeGrazia’s argument for more restrictive gun control:

We need gun control because the harms of guns outweigh the benefits

There is a right to self-defense, but guns are an unreasonable means of defending ourselves

DeGrazia does not defend restrictive gun control

Other countries restrict guns, so the United States should also follow.

3. Which of the following best describes Hsiao’s argument for gun ownership:

There is a moral right to own a gun that is derived from that natural right of self-defense

Gun ownership is constitutionally protected by the Second Amendment

Gun ownership is justified because guns save more lives than they take

Hsiao does not defend gun ownership

Hsiao’s argument is based primarily on utilitarian principles

True

False

The editors of Scientific American argue that restrictive gun control is justified because the data shows that restrictive gun control works

True

False

According to Desmonda Lawrence, a right must have the following feature

It must come from God

It must be derived from the Constitution

It must be abstract

It must be grounded in our experience of the world.

Reed’s argument can be best described under which of the following moral theories:

Deontology

Utilitarianism

Virtue ethics

Moral relativism

Reed argues that gun ownership is justified because the benefits outweigh the harms

True

False

Hsiao argues that even if the harms of gun ownership outweigh the benefits, that gun ownership is still justified .

True

False

The editors of Scientific American draw an analogy between gun regulation and regulation of the following:

Prescription drugs

Fast foods

Building codes

Motor vehicles

Question

Legal/constitutional rights are the same as moral rights.
1. True
2. False
Which of the following best describes DeGrazia’s argument for more restrictive gun control:
1. We need gun control because the harms of guns outweigh the benefits
2. There is a right to self-defense, but guns are an unreasonable means of defending ourselves
3. DeGrazia does not defend restrictive gun control
4. Other countries restrict guns, so the United States should also follow.
  
  3. Which of the following best describes Hsiao’s argument for gun ownership:
  
  There is a moral right to own a gun that is derived from that natural right of self-defense
  
  Gun ownership is constitutionally protected by the Second Amendment
  
  Gun ownership is justified because guns save more lives than they take
  
  Hsiao does not defend gun ownership
Hsiao’s argument is based primarily on utilitarian principles
1. True
2. False
The editors of Scientific American argue that restrictive gun control is justified because the data shows that restrictive gun control works
1. True
2. False
According to Desmonda Lawrence, a right must have the following feature
1. It must come from God
2. It must be derived from the Constitution
3. It must be abstract
4. It must be grounded in our experience of the world.
Reed’s argument can be best described under which of the following moral theories:
1. Deontology
2. Utilitarianism
3. Virtue ethics
4. Moral relativism
Reed argues that gun ownership is justified because the benefits outweigh the harms
1. True
2. False
Hsiao argues that even if the harms of gun ownership outweigh the benefits, that gun ownership is still justified .
1. True
2. False
The editors of Scientific American draw an analogy between gun regulation and regulation of the following:
1. Prescription drugs
2. Fast foods
3. Building codes
4. Motor vehicles

Accepted Answer

Since you have posted multiple questions, we will provide the solution only to the first question as…

Legal/constitutional rights are the same as moral rights. True False

Hsiao’s argument is based primarily on utilitarian principles