Mar 07 WATCH: Gun violence survivors speak out at hearing with Senate Democrats By Erica R. Hendry Testimony will include statements from survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which killed 17. Continue reading
Mar 06 Opinion: To prevent school shootings, can mental health be taught? By Lauren Porosoff, Jonathan Weinstein Maybe if students learn how to accept feelings of frustration, fear and embarrassment, they won’t need to avoid those feelings by hurting themselves or someone else. Continue reading
Mar 05 How teens want to solve America's school shooting problem By Vic Pasquantonio, Elis Estrada One thing all students who have shared their thoughts with us agree on: Change is possible and action must be taken. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 2:59 Here's how American companies are responding to the Florida school shooting By PBS News Hour Students and educators were gunned down at their school in Parkland, Florida, two weeks ago, and corporate America is responding. Kroger announced that stores will no longer sell firearms and ammunition to buyers under 21, joining Walmart and Dick's this… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 4:18 Trump, lawmakers seek common ground on gun control By PBS News Hour Students returned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday for their first classes since a Valentine's Day shooting, with many saying they would keep fighting for stricter gun control laws. Meanwhile, President Trump met with a bipartisan group of… Continue watching
Feb 25 Congress has ideas on gun violence, but no consensus By Lisa Mascaro and Matthew Daly, Associated Press After a 10-day break, members of Congress are returning to work under hefty pressure to respond to the outcry over gun violence. Continue reading
Feb 23 Police experts urge intensive training if teachers are armed By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press The idea of arming teachers to take out a shooter is alarming some law enforcement experts, who say it takes more than just being a good shot at a gun range. Continue reading
Feb 21 'We want change now': Students across country stage walkouts to protest gun laws By Ryan Connelly Holmes From Washington, D.C., to Florida and Texas, hundreds of students walked out of class in solidarity with Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where a gunman killed 17 people with an AR-15 rifle last week. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 5:25 Staging walkouts and rallies, students and family members implore lawmakers to end gun bloodshed By PBS News Hour As dozens of survivors from the Florida school shooting lobbied the Republican-led Florida legislature for tougher gun control, thousands across the country heeded a call to walk out of classes, massing at Florida’s state capitol, as well as the U.S. Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 9:03 Scottish town devastated by gun violence has advice for America: Say 'no more' By Malcolm Brabant For the Scottish town of Dunblane, one deadly shooting massacre was enough. After 16 children and a teacher were murdered in 1996, Britain outlawed hand-gun ownership. After years of watching deadly shootings in the U.S. with little change in American… Continue watching