Apr 16 New Jersey lawmakers advance bill that bans manufacture of untraceable guns By Associated Press The bill calls for barring the purchase of separate parts or kits that could be used to manufacture a firearm that cannot be traced by law enforcement. Continue reading
Apr 07 Democrats even in GOP country shift toward gun restrictions By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press A poll last month by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 69 percent of those surveyed, including 90 percent of Democrats, think gun laws in the U.S. should be tightened. Continue reading
Mar 28 Trump says Second Amendment ‘will never be repealed’ By Alan Fram, Associated Press Trump’s statements came a day after retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens wrote in an essay in The New York Times that repealing the amendment would make it easier for Congress to enact gun control legislation. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 7:19 Friends who survived Sandy Hook and Parkland are on a mission to ‘move the needle’ on gun reform By William Brangham Among the hundreds of thousands at last weekend's March for Our Lives in Washington were two women who share an uncanny bond. Friends for over three decades, Yvonne Cech and Diana Haneski are also both school librarians who survived different… Continue watching
Mar 27 Senator asks the NRA to hand over records on foreign funding, spending By Associated Press Sen. Ron Wyden asked the NRA to turn over detailed internal records about foreign funding it received in the past three years and how it spent that money, including whether any of it went toward influencing American elections. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 24:58 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 24, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, March 24, young students lead March for our Lives rally in Washington, and inside the debate over what makes eggs “organic.” Also, the Trump administration announces a new ban on transgender people from serving in… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 4:23 Youth voices take center stage at March for Our Lives By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman Students across the country flooded into the streets on Saturday to call for stricter gun control laws in the wake of the Parkland school shooting that killed 17 people in Florida last month. Among the tens of thousands who rallied… Continue watching
Mar 23 What you need to know about this weekend’s March for Our Lives By Jessica Yarvin Here's a guide to the March for Our Lives protest in Washington, D.C. Saturday, where activists will call for reforms to reduce gun violence. Continue reading
Mar 23 Why states, not Congress, are passing more gun laws By Gretchen Frazee Gun control advocates have turned to state legislatures after a string of recent high-profile shootings to push for action on gun violence. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 7:34 Parkland victim’s father: We will get gun reform in the U.S. By PBS News Hour Children want to be able to go to school, church and the mall without fear of being shot, and they are going to demand it, says Fred Guttenberg, a vocal advocate for reforming the nation's gun laws since his 14-year-old… Continue watching