Jun 22 GOP unmoved after Democratic sit-in on guns By Erica Werner, Associated Press A drained and dwindling group of Democrats, some draped in blankets and toting pillows, carried their remarkable House floor sit-in past daybreak Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 21 Polls show voters want increased gun restrictions, so why the political disconnect? By Lisa Desjardins For more than two years, polling has shown a consistent trend: American voters overwhelmingly want increased, moderate, gun restrictions like expanded background checks. Yet Congress has gone the opposite direction. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 11:25 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… Continue watching
Jun 20 Gun control bills fail despite momentum after Orlando shooting By Alan Fram, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The proposals' gloomy fates underscored the pressure on each party to give little ground on the emotional gun issue going into November's presidential and congressional elections. It also highlighted the potency of the National Rifle Association, which was urging its… Continue reading
Jun 20 Gun control votes move forward, but with little chance of changing laws By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Polls show large numbers of Americans agree with the need for at least some limited gun measures such as background checks. But Democrats have been unable to translate that into legislation because the NRA is able to mobilize and energize… Continue reading
Jun 20 Donald Trump revises position on guns in nightclubs By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press His statements were a step too far for the National Rifle Association, a powerful lobby for armed self-defense and broad permissions to carry weapons. "No one thinks that people should go into a nightclub drinking and carrying firearms," the NRA's… Continue reading
Jun 20 Supreme Court allows state assault weapons bans to stand By Associated Press Seven states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws banning assault weapons. The others are California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts and New Jersey, according to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 12:41 Shields and Brooks on gun violence and how leaders responded to Orlando shooting By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including reactions to Sunday’s mass shooting in Orlando, whether President Obama should use the term “radical Islam,” the possibility of… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 8:39 Did Orlando change the conversation about gun control in Washington? By PBS News Hour Senate Republicans agreed to allow votes on gun control amendments after Democrats led a filibuster for nearly 15 hours in favor of barring gun sales to those on a terror watch-list. Judy Woodruff talks to Sen. Al Franken, D- Minn.,… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 5:42 News Wrap: Senate Democrats launch gun control filibuster By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Democrats mounted a filibuster on the Senate floor, demanding tougher gun controls in the aftermath of the Orlando shooting, including a ban on selling weapons to people on the terror watchlist. Also, another tragedy played… Continue watching