Mar 13 Watch 3:56 Student walkouts protesting shootings will vary around the country — and so will their schools’ responses By PBS News Hour To mark the one-month anniversary of the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, students are planning walkouts around the country for Wednesday. Organizers expect more than 200,000 students in all 50 states will participate. But how schools handle these walkouts… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 9:28 What Trump’s plan to prevent school shootings leaves out By PBS News Hour Will President Trump’s school safety plan help stop mass shootings? Judy Woodruff gets reaction from Shannon Watts of Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America and Katherine Newman, author of “Rampage,” on plans to arm educators, expand mental health… Continue watching
Mar 12 Trump backs off call for raising minimum age to buy assault weapons By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The White House on Sunday pledged to help states pay for firearms training for teachers and reiterated its call to improve the background check system as part of a new plan to prevent school shootings. Continue reading
Mar 09 NRA files lawsuit over Florida gun control bill By Associated Press National Rifle Association filed a federal lawsuit Friday, saying that Florida's new legislation violates the Second Amendment by raising the age to buy guns from 18 to 21. Continue reading
Mar 09 Florida governor signs school safety bill that raises minimum rifle age, creates handgun program for school employees By Curt Anderson, Brendan Farrington, Gary Fineout, Associated Press Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed a $400 million school safety bill in response to the tragedy that killed 17 people at a high school. It raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21 and creates a… Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 7:25 News Wrap: Florida sends new gun control bill to governor By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Florida lawmakers sent a newly adopted gun control bill to Republican Gov. Rick Scott. Also, the Mississippi legislature approved an abortion bill that would likely be the most restrictive in the nation, outlawing the procedure… Continue watching
Mar 07 WATCH: Gun violence survivors speak out at hearing with Senate Democrats By Erica R. Hendry Testimony will include statements from survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which killed 17. Continue reading
Mar 07 Florida school shooting suspect indicted on 17 counts of first-degree murder By Associated Press A grand jury in Fort Lauderdale returned the indictment Wednesday against the 19-year-old Cruz for the Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in which 17 people died and 16 were wounded. Continue reading
Mar 07 Trump reopens a seemingly settled debate on video games and violence By Mae Anderson, Associated Press In the wake of the Florida school shooting, President Donald Trump is reviving an old debate over whether violent video games can trigger violent behavior. There's just one problem: Roughly two decades of research has repeatedly failed to uncover any… Continue reading
Mar 06 Opinion: To prevent school shootings, can mental health be taught? By Lauren Porosoff, Jonathan Weinstein Maybe if students learn how to accept feelings of frustration, fear and embarrassment, they won’t need to avoid those feelings by hurting themselves or someone else. Continue reading