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Mar 04

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Lack of data means effects of gun laws aren’t well known

By PBS News Hour

As the debate around gun laws continues in the aftermath of the Parkland school shooting last month, a new report by the nonprofit RAND Corporation looks at some of the factors that could affect gun policies like background checks, age…

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Feb 28

Which gun control proposals actually have a chance of becoming law?

By Lisa Desjardins

What exactly is on the table legislatively in Washington when it come to changing gun laws and school safety?…

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Feb 23

Watch 8:37
The challenge of preventing mass shootings through mental health records

By PBS News Hour

In the aftermath of the school shooting in Florida, there's been discussion of addressing those with mental and emotional problems. But preventing violence by using mental health records is more complicated than many realize. What systems are already in place…

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Dec 26

Cities sue Defense Department over gun-check system failures

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

Three large U.S. cities have filed a federal lawsuit against the Defense Department, saying many service members who are disqualified from gun ownership weren't reported to the national background check system.

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Nov 07

After the Texas church shooting, will the military fix how it reports crime?

By A.C. Thompson and T. Christian Miller, ProPublica

The Air Force and the military’s other armed services have known for years there were widespread problems with their reporting procedures.

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Jun 20

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Debate over gun ownership reemerges in Congress and the courts

By PBS News Hour

In Congress and the courts, gun control took center stage Monday. There was a partisan showdown in the Senate over four different measures. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court declined an appeal of semi-automatic weapons bans. Gwen Ifill talks to political director…

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Jan 13

Watch 7:31
Former NRA president weighs in on Obama’s background check plan

By PBS News Hour

President Obama recently laid out an executive action to strengthen enforcement of background checks on firearms, in an attempt to address gun violence in America. Judy Woodruff talks to former NRA president David Keene about his reaction to the president’s…

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Jan 06

What you need to know about Obama’s executive actions on gun control

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's plan to strengthen controls on guns in the U.S. is meeting swift resistance from gun rights groups, Republicans and even a few Democrats who say it's up to Congress to enact new policies on firearms.

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Jan 05

Watch 9:32
Will Obama’s action on guns help prevent deaths?

By PBS News Hour

President Obama unveiled new steps to reduce gun violence in a lengthy and emotional speech Tuesday. What impact is his executive action likely to have? Judy Woodruff gets reactions from John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety, and David…

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Jan 05

Watch 5:48
Obama: Excuses for inaction on guns ‘no longer suffice’

By PBS News Hour

Before an audience filled with victims of gun violence, President Obama made an emotional announcement that he would use executive action to strengthen enforcement of background checks for firearms because Congress is afraid to cross the gun lobby. While Republicans…

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