Aug 05 Watch 5:44 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's reaction to El Paso and Dayton massacres NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including reaction from Congress and President Trump after another series of mass shootings, how Democratic and Republican views on gun… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 7:14 For Mothers/Men Against Senseless Killings, Chicago's violence strikes close to home Every day, guns are used to kill roughly 100 Americans and injure hundreds more. Chicago has been a particular locus of gun violence; this past weekend, 48 people were shot there -- eight fatally. Among the dead were two young… Continue watching
Jul 16 Do gun safety laws decrease child deaths? By Laura Santhanam A new study says states with universal background checks report fewer children’s deaths due to gun incidents. However, more data is needed to understand the relationship, the study maintains. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 7:27 After multiple tragedies, how Colorado schools are securing the classroom By John Ferrugia, Rocky Mountain PBS School shootings have become a tragic reality of modern American life. How can school administrators prepare for the worst-case scenario? John Ferrugia of Rocky Mountain PBS in Denver reports on how Colorado’s multiple deadly school shootings in the past 20… Continue watching
May 09 Watch 10:09 Another series of school shootings highlights the challenge of keeping students safe Two students at a high school outside Denver allegedly opened fire during class on Tuesday, killing another student. In North Carolina just a few days earlier, two students were killed and four injured by a gunman at UNC Charlotte. Amid… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 16:45 Amid rising attacks on places of worship, how religious leaders are responding The deadly California synagogue shooting is the latest in a series of attacks that raise profound questions about keeping sacred spaces safe. Judy Woodruff talks to the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati's Shakila Ahmad, Rabbi Devorah Marcus from Temple Emanu-El… Continue watching
Apr 30 How safe is your place of worship? By Christopher P. Scheitle, Jeffery T. Ulmer, The Conversation Research shows most places of worship have a hard time implementing security because doing so is antithetical to their missions. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 3:41 Twenty years after Columbine, what's changed and what hasn't Today marks 20 years since the Columbine High School shooting near Denver, Colorado, where two students killed 12 classmates and a teacher before turning their guns on themselves. As members of the community gathered Saturday for a day of remembrance,… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 3:20 How survivors of Columbine are coping, 20 years later It has been nearly 20 years since the first mass school shooting in the U.S. -- the shocking tragedy at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999. As a “credible” threat closed Columbine and hundreds of other… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 8:55 What we have learned, 20 years after Columbine How are those closest to the Columbine school shooting observing its 20th anniversary? Coni Sanders’ father, David, was a teacher and coach at Columbine and the only adult killed -- but not before he warned hundreds of students to safety. Continue watching