Aug 02 Texas professors sue over new law allowing guns on campus By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press Supporters of the campus carry law say its impact is overstated, because most students won't be legally allowed to carry concealed weapons. Continue reading
Aug 01 50 years after UT Austin clock tower shooting, new campus carry gun law goes into effect By Harry Zahn Monday marked the day a new Texas law went into effect, allowing people with concealed carry permits to bring their handguns onto certain areas of Texas public universities. Continue reading
Jun 27 Court upholds federal gun ban against domestic violence offenders By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the broad reach of a federal law that bars people with misdemeanor domestic violence convictions from owning guns. Continue reading
Jun 24 After Orlando shooting, gun-rights’ grip on Congress slightly weakens By Alan Fram, Associated Press How has the Orlando shooting slaughter affected the politics of gun control in Congress? A bipartisan House measure barring firearms sales to some suspected terrorists nicely captures the mix of new and familiar forces in play. Continue reading
May 22 Clinton calls Trump’s gun policies ‘dangerous’ By Sergio Bustos, Associated Press Donald Trump's gun policies are "not just way out there" but "dangerous" and would make America less safe, Hillary Clinton said Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 7:31 Former NRA president weighs in on Obama’s background check plan By PBS News Hour President Obama recently laid out an executive action to strengthen enforcement of background checks on firearms, in an attempt to address gun violence in America. Judy Woodruff talks to former NRA president David Keene about his reaction to the president’s… Continue watching
Jan 04 Here is Obama’s presidential plan to cut gun violence By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama moved Monday to require all gun sellers to register as dealers — even those who sell at gun shows and online — and to run background checks on all prospective purchasers, aiming to curb a… Continue reading
Dec 02 Here’s a map of all the mass shootings in 2015 By Megan Crigger, Joshua Barajas, Laura Santhanam The NewsHour has updated its map that documents all the U.S. mass shootings in 2015 alone. As details surrounding the San Bernardino, California, shooting gradually emerged Wednesday evening, President Barack Obama told CBS News that the U.S. has “a pattern… Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 5:32 News Wrap: Gun rights protests greet Obama during Roseburg visit By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, hundreds of gun rights demonstrators gathered near the airport in Roseburg, Oregon, as President Obama visited to console victims and families after a mass shooting at a community college. Meanwhile, shooting episodes broke out at… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch Will Bernie Sanders’ gun rights record help Hillary Clinton? By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton laid out a plan for greater gun control at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire, days after a massacre at an Oregon community college. Gwen Ifill talks to Tamara Keith of NPR and Amy Walter of the… Continue watching