Jun 09 No right to carry concealed weapons in public, federal appeals court says By Laura Santhanam In a 7-4 vote, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco overturned a 2014 decision in a lawsuit against a San Diego County sheriff who had denied concealed weapons permits to some applicants. Instead, the court said… Continue reading
May 17 Is America finally ready for smart guns? By Sarah Breitenbach, Stateline Gun safety advocates have pushed for commercially available smart, personalized guns that could only be fired by a specific person through radio frequency chips, fingerprint scans or other technology, for more than three decades. Now, there are signs that a… Continue reading
May 01 Can 'smart gun' technology make firearms safer? By Associated Press A so-called "smart gun" is a firearm that uses a ring with a chip in it to send a signal to a circuit board embedded in the firearm so that only an authorized user can fire the gun. Continue reading
Apr 14 Judge allows Newtown lawsuit against gun companies to move forward By Joshua Barajas A Connecticut judge denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the manufacturer and sellers of the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle used in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings that left 26 people dead. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 2:15 Analyzing social media for Super Tuesday insights By PBS News Hour Hari Sreenivasan and the NewsHour data team analyze social media for insights on today’s Super Tuesday vote, including: the topics that matter most to Facebook users (racism, discrimination, Christianity and guns), the most-searched Republican candidate on the Internet (Donald Trump),… Continue watching
Feb 23 Father of Aurora theater shooting victim enters state Senate race By James Anderson, Associated Press The father of a man killed in the Colorado movie theater shootings said Tuesday he is running for a state Senate seat so he can bring his personal campaign for middle-class values and gun control to the Legislature. Continue reading
Jan 07 Obama to talk up gun measures at town hall tonight By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The White House says President Barack Obama wants to hear from gun control supporters and opponents alike when he takes questions at a televised town hall meeting on gun violence. Continue reading
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
Jan 03 Back from vacation, an energized Obama aims to tackle gun violence By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Hawaiian vacation over, President Barack Obama says he is energized for his final year in office and ready to tackle unfinished business, turning immediate attention to the issue of gun violence. Continue reading