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Rep.-elect Jason Crow sees ‘a tipping point’ for American gun violence
As America reels from yet another shooting massacre, less than two weeks after one at a Pittsburgh synagogue, scrutiny of our gun policies persists. Rep.-elect Jason Crow, D-Co., this week won election to a Colorado district that includes Aurora, site…
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How families of gun owners with dementia grapple with safety
By 2050 as many as 12 million people with dementia may live in homes with guns -- a fact that is prompting doctors, researchers and family members to ask how potential tragedies can be prevented. John Yang reports.
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Trump defends reversal on gun purchase age limit as White House forms school safety commission
President Trump unveiled his plan for school safety and gun violence, dialing back an earlier call he made to raise the age limit for buying some guns. Instead it includes support for a number of more modest measures, including fixes…
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What Trump’s plan to prevent school shootings leaves out
Will President Trump’s school safety plan help stop mass shootings? Judy Woodruff gets reaction from Shannon Watts of Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America and Katherine Newman, author of “Rampage,” on plans to arm educators, expand mental health…
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…
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…
Students-turned-activists from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were in the halls of Congress on Tuesday to press for more gun control. Senate Republicans pointed to a bill that would push more agencies to work with the background check system. But…
Garen Wintemute, one of the nation’s most prominent gun violence experts, finds “teaching moments” in the grief-filled days and weeks following mass shootings in America.
In Congress and the courts, gun control took center stage Monday. There was a partisan showdown in the Senate over four different measures. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court declined an appeal of semi-automatic weapons bans. Gwen Ifill talks to political director…
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