Nation Jul 22 3 victims, suspected shooter dead in Iowa state park shooting By Ryan J. Foley, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press
Nation Jul 06 Watch 7:47 Red flag laws questioned after revelations about Highland Park gunman Bail was denied Wednesday for the gunman who confessed to the July 4 massacre in Highland Park, Illinois that left seven people dead. Authorities also revealed new information about the gunman, raising questions about how he was able to get… By Amna Nawaz, Shoshana Dubnow
Politics Jun 23 Watch 3:51 Supreme Court strikes down a New York gun restriction law amid national debate on firearms The U.S. Supreme Court today struck down a New York handgun law, expanding the constitutional right to carry a gun outside the home. The ruling has far-reaching implications across the country, and comes as recent mass shootings have renewed the… By John Yang, Harry Zahn
Politics Jun 23 Watch 6:49 How the Supreme Court ruling on gun restrictions will impact state laws While Thursday's Supreme Court ruling on gun restrictions is expected to affect laws in only seven states and Washington, D.C., those states are home to nearly 90 million people, or more than a quarter of the population. Three other states…
Politics Jun 22 Watch 5:33 Senators announce bipartisan deal on gun safety legislation in the wake of mass shootings Congress appears poised to deliver the biggest overhaul to the nation’s gun laws in nearly three decades. It’s a development few observers believed possible, even as mass shootings like those in Buffalo and Uvalde shook the country. Congressional correspondent Lisa…
Jun 17 Watch 12:49 Capehart and Gerson on the Jan. 6 hearings, gun legislation, the importance of Juneteenth Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post opinion columnist Michael Gerson join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including new revelations after the third public hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and a framework for… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 5:34 ‘Teachers are not okay’ after school shootings By Stephanie Sy, Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn Teachers from around the country told our team of producers they have long been frustrated with the larger public response to shootings and school safety and many have been particularly angry about the way this has long played out in… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 5:46 What the nation’s largest teachers union thinks about gun violence in schools If Congress approves a bipartisan agreement on guns and school safety, it would provide new resources to try and prevent shootings like the massacre in Uvalde. That would likely mean new money for mental health care, violence prevention and training… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 6:10 Congress moves forward on gun safety legislation with a focus on mental health After weeks of mounting pressure to see action on guns, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have come to an agreement on a framework for gun legislation. NewsHour's political correspondent Lisa Desjardins has the details. Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 8:01 What research says about identifying people who might commit mass shootings By William Brangham, Sam Lane Even if the proposed framework for gun safety legislation is signed into law, the U.S. will likely still struggle with far too many mass shootings. Researchers are trying to better understand what's behind these shootings. Dr. Jillian Peterson and Dr. Continue watching