Because he dared to suggest that the more competent should have the right to rule.
He is gunned down with a shot-gun
Harrison Bergeron is arrested because he has broken out of jail after being imprisoned for plotting to overthrow the government. He is seen as a threat to the extreme equality enforced by the government, which aims to suppress any individual who stands out or challenges the status quo.
He is gunned down with a shot-gun
He is gunned down with a shot-gun
If someone is "gunned down" it means they were shot, and most likely died as a result of the gunshot wound(s).
Harrison was never put in jail. He was just burdened with a multitude of handicaps. And they did this to make him on an even ability with the most handicapped people there were. At the end of the story he was killed with a shotgun.
In the story "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, the government has enforced equality by handicapping those who are naturally talented or above average in any way. These handicaps could include masks to disrupt beautiful faces, heavy weights to slow down strong individuals, or earpieces to interrupt intelligent thoughts. Everyone is brought down to the same level to ensure equality.
Ye, gunned down in East NY
In a shoot out at their house where Eli and her get gunned down
"The Handicapper General of the United States. Diana Moon Glampers is in charge of dumbing down and disabling those who are above average. It is her minions who enforce the handicap laws and create new hindrances for superior beings such as Harrison. A woman much like Hazel, Diana Moon Glampers kills Harrison and his empress and threatens to murder the musicians if they don't put on their handicaps."
Galvrilo Princip
The Clock of Life