Feb 19 The Gun: a Trigger for Art By Tom LeGro A look at some of the ways the gun has been depicted in art, from movies to paintings to photographs. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch Colorado Communities Grapple With How to Address Gun Violence Colorado Communities Grapple With How to Address Gun Violence… Continue watching
Feb 15 Arm Teachers or Ban Video Games? Students Debate in Google Hangout By Leah Clapman, Hari Sreenivasan The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., has made many schools rethink their safety procedures. It has also sparked emotional debates about the roots of violence. To find out how the tragedy has affected young people, we… Continue reading
Feb 15 Video Games: Violent, Yes. But Do They Make Us Violent? EmbedVideo(5745, 482, 304); Psychologist Brad Bushman and public health expert Cheryl Olson weigh in on the impact of violent video games on behavior. Watch the full report on PBS NewsHour Tuesday. I remember some years back when I… Continue reading
Feb 15 Coloradans Respond to Gun Violence Those shootings, combined with the massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, have spurred lawmakers in Colorado to push for an array of gun legislation, which supporters believe could prevent future violence. The PBS NewsHour spoke to a… Continue reading
Feb 04 Obama Goes on the Road to Push for Gun Legislation EmbedVideo(5643, 482, 304); For the first time since unveiling his sweeping plan to reduce gun violence last month, President Obama will hit the road Monday in support of his proposal, looking to build up public opinion behind… Continue reading
Jan 31 Obama Keeps Up Pressure for Gun Laws, Immigration Reform President Obama speaks about immigration reform Tuesday in Las Vegas. Photo by John Gurzinski/Getty Images. President Obama wants Congress to have a busy spring. As the push for expanded gun control moves forward on Capitol Hill, Mr. Obama… Continue reading
Jan 25 Background Checks Don’t Threaten Second Amendment, Biden Says A gun store employee in Los Angeles inspects a semi-automatic rifle. An Obama administration plan to reduce gun violence includes restricting sales of assault weapons. Photo by Reuters/ Lucy Nicholson. Vice President Joe Biden said that a proposal to… Continue reading
Jan 24 Battle Over Gun Legislation Heats Up One Million Moms for Gun Control, a group formed after the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., marches across the Brooklyn Bridge on Monday. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Not even a week into President Obama's second term, the… Continue reading
Jan 23 A ‘Fireside Hangout’ to Discuss Gun Violence With Vice President Biden By Hari Sreenivasan, News Desk Live stream courtesy of the White House. Americans huddled around radios to hear President Franklin D. Roosevelt's fireside chats broadcast across the country. Now, anyone with an internet connection can gather 'round their computer screens to watch a live… Continue reading