Mar 12 Watch 9:28 What Trump’s plan to prevent school shootings leaves out By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
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 27 Watch 6:57 Congress is chewing over several gun proposals. What’s really possible? By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Jul 05 Meet the ER doctor who poured $1.3 million of his own money to study gun violence By Cynthia H. Craft, Kaiser Health News 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. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 11:25 Debate over gun ownership reemerges in Congress and the courts By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Jan 06 This is what surviving gun violence looks like By Joe Quint The diversity of the people who are affected by gun violence is broader than we think, says photographer Joe Quint. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 10:16 Why is it so difficult to stop mass shootings in the U.S.? By PBS News Hour Following recent mass shootings, NewsHour begins a series called “Guns in America” where we will talk with people intimately involved in the gun control debate. Tonight we speak to author and advocate Mark Kelly, husband of congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who… Continue watching