Feb 26 Watch 4:18 Trump says it’s O.K. to fight the NRA ‘every once in a while’ By PBS News Hour President Trump called again for banning bump stocks during a listening session with the nation's governors, even if it means breaking with the NRA. But in returning to the idea of arming trained teachers, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee urged him… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 5:47 How this powerful NRA lobbyist transformed U.S. gun laws By PBS News Hour As Florida's legislature begins to consider changes to gun laws in the wake of the deadly shooting at a Parkland high school, the question of whether anything will pass has a great deal to do with the powerful voice of… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 7:30 Amy Walter and Tamara Keith on Congress’ gun struggle By PBS News Hour Is political momentum building for some greater gun restrictions? Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Lisa Desjardins to discuss President Trump’s influence and mixed messages on the subject, as well as a primary… Continue watching
Feb 22 Deputy on duty during Florida shooting resigns after failing to act, sheriff says By Associated Press The deputy who was on duty at a high school where 17 people were massacred waited outside the building for about four minutes without ever going in, a Florida sheriff says. Continue reading
Feb 22 WATCH: NRA chief accuses gun control supporters of exploiting Florida school shooting By Associated Press Leaders of the National Rifle Association are accusing supporters of gun control of exploiting the mass school shooting in Florida to promote an anti-gun agenda. Continue reading
Feb 21 ‘We want change now’: Students across country stage walkouts to protest gun laws By Ryan Connelly Holmes From Washington, D.C., to Florida and Texas, hundreds of students walked out of class in solidarity with Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where a gunman killed 17 people with an AR-15 rifle last week. Continue reading
Feb 21 WATCH: President Trump hosts listening session with survivors from Florida, Sandy Hook, Columbine school shootings Faced with the personal anguish wrought by the school shooting in Parkland, Florida that left 17 dead, Trump pledged action, saying: "We don't want others to go through the kind of pain you've been through."… Continue reading
Feb 20 WATCH: White House says Trump will host listening session with survivors of shootings in Florida, Columbine, Newtown By Ryan Connelly Holmes and Associated Press The listening session is for students, parents and teachers to speak with the president about school safety and other issues. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 3:58 How gun background checks work — and when they don’t By PBS News Hour New information about the Texas shooter’s past behavior reveals he was able to bypass a patchwork of gun laws and purchase the weapon he used to kill 26 people on Sunday. William Brangham breaks down the complicated landscape of our… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 7:16 Closing gun background check loopholes may be ‘common cause’ for Democrats and Republicans, says Sen. Chris Murphy By PBS News Hour Sen. Chris Murphy. D-Conn., has been one of the most vocal advocates for reforming gun laws since the Sandy Hook tragedy in his own state. As more becomes known about the man behind the massacre at a Texas church, lawmakers… Continue watching