Jun 06 Watch 6:56 Why doctors are calling gun violence in the U.S. an epidemic Gun violence ripped through multiple communities last weekend, with dozens killed or injured in shootings nationwide. A growing number of health care providers say gun violence is a public health issue. Dr. Joseph Sakran, a trauma surgeon at Johns Hopkins… Continue watching
Jun 04 Tulsa shooting renews debate on waiting periods for gun buyers By Gene Johnson, Associated Press Just nine states and Washington, D.C., have explicit waiting periods before people can purchase at least some types of firearms. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 7:18 Communities affected by mass shootings face ‘reverberating loss’ in the years ahead Gun violence and the lasting impacts of mass shootings in the U.S. have consumed much of the nation in recent weeks, after the massacres in New York, Texas, Oklahoma, and elsewhere. The New York Times' Elizabeth Williamson, author of “Sandy… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 3:39 Students speak out about the impact gun violence has on their daily lives By Leah Clapman, Beyza Vural, Chris Schwalm Tragically, school shootings have become all too common in America. While the attack at a Uvalde elementary school is the deadliest in nearly a decade, it's also the 27th school shooting this year alone. Our national network of young reporters… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 13:07 Brooks and Capehart on the wave of gun violence in America New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's plea for "common sense" gun reform amid a spate of mass shootings and the potential… Continue watching
Jun 03 Families of Uvalde, Buffalo victims invited to testify in Congress By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Parents of victims and survivors of the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde will appear before a House committee next week as Congress debates gun measures. Continue reading
Jun 03 Gunman outside Iowa church fatally shot 2 women, police say By Associated Press Authorities plan to release more details about a shooting outside an Iowa church in which a man fatally shot two women before apparently killing himself. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 6:37 In address to the nation, Biden says ‘it’s time to act’ on gun safety legislation President Biden addressed the nation Thursday, urging Congress to take action on gun violence. It was his second national address in 10 days after mass shootings in New York, Texas, Oklahoma and beyond. He called for banning high-capacity magazines and… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 3:40 What we know about the shooting at a Tulsa medical center By Amna Nawaz, Alexis Cox President Biden is speaking to the nation in primetime Thursday urging Congress to address mass shootings that have traumatized communities across the U.S., including in New York, Texas and Oklahoma. A shooting in Tulsa Wednesday left at least four people… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 6:31 News Wrap: Uvalde children’s 911 calls weren’t relayed to police commander, lawmaker says In our news wrap: a Texas state senator said panicked 911 calls from children in Uvalde never got to the police commander at the scene of last week's school attack, President Zelenskyy says Russia controls one-fifth of Ukraine, a truce… Continue watching