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March 2, 2000
Recent shootings have rekindled a hot debate about gun contol.
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Dec. 16, 1999
New information revealed in a recent study on violence in America, and to Ray Suarez.
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Dec. 10, 1999
Betty Ann Bowser reports on lawsuits against the gun industry, which have gun makers shifting production strategies and bemoaning legal costs.
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Aug. 31, 1999
Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles reports on changes in California's gun control legislation.
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Aug. 31, 1999
California Governor Gray Davis (D) says his state's gun control measures are the toughest in the nation. Two policy experts discuss the issue.
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June 18, 1999
Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman provides an update on the recent House debate on gun legislation.
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June 16, 1999
Correspondent Kwame Holman looks at the guns and youth violence debate in the House.
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May 27, 1999
Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the latest round in the debate over gun control.
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May 21, 1999
After weeks of debate and dozens of amendments, the Senate approved a juvenile justice bill that includes new restrictions on gun sales and ownership. The debate now shifts to the House of Representatives.
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May 21, 1999
The student who opened fire on his classmates Friday in Conyers, Georgia reportedly got the guns by breaking into his parents' locked gun cabinet.
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May 20, 1999
One month after two students opened fire, killing classmates and a teacher in Columbine, Colorado, there was a different school shooting in a Georgia. This time, none of the victims died. NewsHour essayists respond to the tragedies.
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May 20, 1999
One month after the tragedy at Columbine High School in Colorado, in which two student gunmen killed 13 people before turning their weapons on themselves, another school shooting has occurred.
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May 20, 1999
Exactly one month after the deadly shooting at Columbine High School and on the day of another school shooting in Georgia, the Senate has voted to impose new restrictions on gun sales.
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May 20, 1999
A sophomore on the final day of classes opened fire at his high school in Conyers, Georgia Thursday.
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May 19, 1999
In the wake of the Colorado school shooting, the Senate moved to place greater restrictions on gun sales. Following a background report, Jim Lehrer and guests discuss the debate and the vote.
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May 19, 1999
In a move lauded by gun control advocates and Senate Democrats, Republican leaders have decided to allow consideration of more gun control amendments to the juvenile crime bill currently under consideration.
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May 14, 1999
Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the latest gun control debate in the U.S. Senate.
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May 7, 1999
Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Farnsworth moderates a discussion among Denver area parents and teachers in the aftermath of the Littleton shootings.
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May 5, 1999
The tragedy in Littleton, CO has brought new awareness to issues of teen culture and the tense school atmosphere that can lead to violence. In the first of two discussions about responsibility, Elizabeth Farnsworth talks with Denver high school students.
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May 3, 1999
The school shootings in Littleton, CO have led to copycat crimes and a new awareness that all US schools need to rethink how they deal with violence and conflict between dfferent groups.
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April 29, 1999
Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on Thursday's events in Denver.
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April 26, 1999
Correspondent Jeffrey Kaye provides an update from Denver on the latest developments in the Columbine High school shootings, along with a look at Monday's funeral service for a former teacher who was killed in the tragedy.
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April 22, 1999
President Clinton spent some time Thursday talking about school violence with students at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, VA.
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April 22, 1999
Many are asking what actions could have been taken to prevent the school shootings in Littleton, CO. Betty Ann Bowser talks with four award-winning teachers about the problem.
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April 22, 1999
Correspondent Jeffrey Kaye looks at the aftermath of the Colorado school shooting.
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April 21, 1999
In what police have called an apparent "suicide mission," two students opened fire on classmates and faculty Tuesday at a suburban Denver high school, killing 15 and sending 23 to the hospital.
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April 21, 1999
Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on yesterday's shooting spree -- which claimed 15 lives in a school in the Denver suburb of Littleton.
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June 27, 1997
The Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Brady gun law, ruling 5 to 4 that the Federal government couldn't make local sheriffs run background checks on handgun purchasers. The NewsHour's Betty Ann Bowser and Stuart Taylor of the American Lawyer provide background.
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June 27, 1997
The Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Brady gun law, ruling 5 to 4 that the Federal government couldn't make local sheriffs run background checks on handgun purchasers.
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Dec. 3, 1996
The U.S. Supreme Court hears a legal challenge to the Brady Gun Control bill. Our coverage begins with this backgrounder by Betty Ann Bowser.