Jun 02 WATCH: House committee considers legislation to raise age limit for buying certain firearms By News Desk and Kevin Freking, Associated Press The House is preparing gun legislation in response to mass shootings by 18-year-olds in Texas and New York. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 7:19 What we get wrong about mass shootings and how to curb them By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Karina Cuevas Shootings in Pittsburgh and South Carolina this past weekend brought the year’s number of mass shootings (in which four or more people were killed) to 146. William Brangham talks to Mark Follman, a journalist who has long covered gun violence,… Continue watching
Jan 05 Georgia governor announces push to loosen handgun rules By Jeff Amy, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he'll push for a new state law that would loosen the state's handgun requirements. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 6:34 Why Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial got fiery after he took the stand It was a fiery day in the courtroom in Kenosha, Wisconsin, at Kyle Rittenhouse's trial for the murder of two men and the shooting of a third. Rittenhouse took the stand in his own defense, breaking down as he described… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 4:42 Supreme Court mulls limits of Second Amendment in New York gun law case By John Yang Gun rights and the Second Amendment were front-and-center at the Supreme Court Wednesday, in the first major test of gun regulations since the court said gun ownership was a right protected by the Constitution. John Yang reports. Continue watching
Nov 03 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on New York gun rights case By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The court was hearing arguments in its biggest guns case in more than a decade, a dispute over whether New York's law violates the Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms.”… Continue reading
May 28 Watch 11:53 Brooks and Capehart on Jan. 6 commission vote, Biden budget, Floyd death anniversary New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including QAnon conspiracy theories and the relation to Congress’ failure to establish a Jan. 6 commission, President Joe Biden’s… Continue watching
Apr 28 WATCH: Biden presses for ‘reasonable reforms’ on guns By Associated Press During his address to Congress on Wednesday night, the president said “this is not a Democrat or Republican issue” but “it’s an American issue.”… Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 8:45 Gun-rights advocates turn out in huge numbers to protest proposed Virginia restrictions Huge numbers of gun-rights supporters gathered in Richmond, Virginia, Monday to protest a wave of gun-control measures being proposed by the state’s new Democratic majority. Despite fears of violence, the demonstrations remained peaceful as thousands of demonstrators (some heavily armed)… Continue watching
Jan 20 Thousands rally in Virginia’s capital for gun rights By Alan Suderman, Sarah Rankin, Associated Press Gov. Ralph Northam declared a temporary state of emergency days ahead of Monday’s rally, banning all weapons including guns from the event on Capitol Square. Continue reading