Jan 22 NRA Leader Wayne LaPierre Responds to Obama’s Inaugural Address EmbedVideo(5535, 482, 304); Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association, responded Tuesday to President Barack Obama's second inaugural address. The president was inaugurated in Washington just one day before. LaPierre criticized the president for using… Continue reading
Jan 17 Obama’s Strategy on Guns: Less Compromise, More Confrontation After unveiling gun control proposals at the White House on Wednesday, President Obama high-fives 8-year-old Hinna Zejah, who was among many children who wrote to the president after the school shooting in Newtown, Conn. Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters. Continue reading
Jan 16 President Obama’s Gun Violence Executive Actions On Wednesday, President Obama signed a series of 23 executive actions aimed at stopping what he called, "the epidemic of gun violence in this country." Mr. Obama and Vice President Biden announced the specifics of the proposals at a… Continue reading
Jan 16 President Outlines Executive Actions for Gun Control EmbedVideo(5471, 482, 304); President Barack Obama announced today his intention to use executive action to promote the most stringent regulation of guns since the Federal Assault Weapons Ban was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1994. Continue reading
Jan 16 What Do You Think of Obama’s Gun Control Agenda? President Barack Obama outlined on Wednesday his intention to use executive action toward gun control legislation. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images In an address earlier today, President Barack Obama announced his legislative proposals for gun control, including a requirement… Continue reading
Jan 16 Obama Set to Announce ‘Comprehensive’ Gun Control Agenda Brett Nielsen fires an AR-15 rifle Tuesday at the Get Some Guns & Ammo shooting range in Salt Lake City. Photo by George Frey/Getty Images. President Obama on Wednesday will lay down his blueprint for a mix of… Continue reading
Jan 15 Metal Detectors to Bear Spray, Students Search For Gun Violence Solutions By Thaisi Da Silva Universal background checks, armed officers in schools and changes to the country's mental health system are all ideas being floated as the nation searches for solutions to gun-related violence. In the wake of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary… Continue reading
Jan 15 White House Gun Proposals Expected This Week Demonstrators protest in front of the White House last week demanding for more gun control. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama is set to receive Tuesday a list of recommendations from Vice President Biden detailing possible ways… Continue reading
Jan 11 Biden Moves Ahead With Gun Plan Despite NRA Objections Karen Murry of Parker, Colo., holds signs outside the state capitol building in Denver during an anti-gun control legislation rally organized by Guns for Everyone. Photo by Mark Leffingwell/Reuters. Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that there was… Continue reading
Jan 09 Gun Control Efforts Begin Heating Up People wait to buy tickets for the Rocky Mountain Gun Show in Sandy, Utah, last week. Photo by George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images. This week marks a pivotal moment in the effort to curb gun violence, with Vice… Continue reading