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March 7, 2013
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday sounded optimistic notes about two major legislative priorities on Capitol Hill: gun control and immigration. She sees the best chance for background check legislation, but also sees bipartisan support for gun trafficking measures. "On immigration I'm even more hopeful," she said.
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Feb. 28, 2013
At the largest gun show in the Washington, D.C., region, showgoers shared their opinions on the proposals to expand gun control and their own experiences with firearms.
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Feb. 27, 2013
Parents of the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary advocated to the Senate for stricter gun laws, and California Democrat Sen. Diane Feinstein called for a ban on assault weapons. Ray Suarez reports on the political push to address gun violence.
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Feb. 22, 2013
So far in the first two months of this year, gun deaths in Chicago have already outpaced last year's explosive rate. Elizabeth Brackett of PBS member station WTTW explores the escalating public health crisis in Chicago due to the high rates of gun violence.
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Feb. 22, 2013
Just how do Americans feel about gun control? Researchers at Johns Hopkins examined just that in two recent surveys. The results may not surprise - Democrats showed more support for stricter gun policies than NRA members - but they do shed light on policies that Americans agree on the most, including stricter background checks.
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Feb. 22, 2013
Recent public opinion data suggests lawmakers might have more success passing less controversial policies that researchers say also may have an appreciable effect on reducing gun violence. We look at some of those recommendations.
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Feb. 22, 2013
As the nation struggles to pinpoint what might help prevent violence in the wake of the mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary, a program being piloted at a school in Ohio may have a solution. The theory: short bursts of therapeutic exercise, even in a health class, can boost a teen's chances of dealing with stress and adversity.
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Feb. 22, 2013
In the aftermath of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. As gun control laws and policies continue to shift in America, so too are changes occurring abroad. To offer a better understanding of international gun law, a group of global gun policy experts joins NewsHour for a live chat today at 3 p.m. ET.
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Feb. 22, 2013
Even as a government spending crisis nears, President Obama and Vice President Biden have been working steadily on gun control measures, both in public and private.
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Feb. 21, 2013
In the wake of the Newtown shootings, high school students who participate in NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs from all across the country shared their views on the gun debate in a Google Hangout moderated by Hari Sreenivasan.
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Feb. 21, 2013
Can science help explain what combination of factors compels a human being to commit the most inhuman of crimes? Join Miles O' Brien of the report "Mind of a Rampage Killer" on NOVA, and social science expert Katherine S. Newman of Johns Hopkins for a live chat at 7 p.m. ET today.
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Feb. 21, 2013
For his PBS NOVA documentary on the brains of rampage killers, Miles O'Brien spoke with Liza Long, the Idaho-based writer who penned the blog, "I am Adam Lanza's Mother," and her son about his struggle with mental illness.
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Feb. 20, 2013
What causes a seemingly happy, non-violent teenager to open fire on classmates? Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on the minds of rampage killers by profiling Andy Williams, who killed two students in a school shooting in California.
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Feb. 20, 2013
The traditional "gun control" side has zeroed in on the negative effects of guns, namely violence. Meanwhile, the traditional "gun rights" side is talking less about guns and more about how they are misused, shifting the focus to mental health and tougher enforcement of current laws.
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Feb. 20, 2013
In the wake of the mass killings at Sandy Hook Elementary, FRONTLINE and The Hartford Courant's jarring documentary "Raising Adam Lanza" tries to make sense of the horrific act that drove Adam Lanza to violence. Join the filmmaker and reporters on the case in a live chat.
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Feb. 20, 2013
It’s a parent’s nightmare. Your child’s school has been the scene of a mass shooting. But what if your child was the shooter? Miles O’Brien meets the father of a rampage killer and a mother who worries her son might one day become one.
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Feb. 19, 2013
As part of a package of proposals aimed at preventing gun violence, President Obama is calling on Congress to pass legislation that strengthens the background check system on guns sales.
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Feb. 19, 2013
In our continuing look at the gun debate for PBS's weeklong special "After Newtown," Jeffrey Brown explores whether there is any connection between violent video games and violent behavior.
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Feb. 19, 2013
A look at some of the ways the gun has been depicted in art, from movies to paintings to photographs.
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Feb. 18, 2013
How is the community of Aurora, Colo. -- target of a mass shooting last July -- coping with and reacting to the national debate stirred by Newtown? How is Colorado processing the recommendations for reducing violence proposed by the Biden task force? Megan Verlee of Colorado Public Radio reports.
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Feb. 18, 2013
In 2001, Andy Williams opened fire on his high school campus, killing two and wounding 13. In a recent phone call with science correspondent Miles O'Brien, he reflects on that shooting from California's Ironwood State Prison.
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Feb. 18, 2013
In the nine weeks since the Newtown shooting massacre, the gun control debate has spread far beyond the Beltway. Gwen Ifill and political editor Christina Bellantoni explore what steps American cities have taken to curb gun violence, and how opposition voices have attempted to fight these measures.
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Feb. 15, 2013
The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., has made many schools rethink their safety procedures. It has also sparked emotional debates about the roots of violence. To find out how the tragedy has affected young people, we brought together high school students from around the country into a Google Hangout.
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Feb. 15, 2013
President Obama's last stop on a post-State of the Union tour was in Chicago, where he talked about raising the minimum wage and mandatory preschool, but also strengthening gun control. Margaret Warner talks to Lynn Sweet, a columnist and Washington bureau chief for the Chicago Sun-Times, about the president's return home.
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Feb. 15, 2013
PBS NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown taps into a discussion about the connections -- or lack of connections -- between violent video games and violent behavior. The Newtown killer reportedly spent hours playing such games, but is there evidence that one thing leads to the other?
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Feb. 15, 2013
Coloradans have become all too familiar with gun tragedies.
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Feb. 4, 2013
President Obama visited Minneapolis to launch a push for tighter gun control. Gwen Ifill talks to Philadelphia police commissioner Charles Ramsey and Bruce Hartman, sheriff of Gilpin County, Colo., about the differences of gun cultures in rural and urban settings and protecting citizens from crime while protecting their rights.
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Feb. 4, 2013
For the first time since unveiling his sweeping plan to reduce gun violence last month, President Obama will hit the road Monday in support of his proposal, looking to build up public opinion behind the measure as a way of bolstering its prospects on Capitol Hill.
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Jan. 31, 2013
As the push for expanded gun control moves forward, President Obama is urging for speedy deliberations on immigration reform legislation and warning he'll get more involved if there is a lag.
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Jan. 30, 2013
Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head by a gunman at a political event in 2011, took the stand at a congressional hearing on gun violence. Gwen Ifill reports on testimony by Giffords, her husband Capt. Mark Kelly, as well as Wayne LaPierre of the National Rifle Association.