Politics Apr 29 Texas pushes closer to dropping handgun license requirement By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press
Nation Feb 17 Aurora shooter’s permit was revoked but gun wasn’t seized An initial background check failed to detect a felony conviction that would have barred the man who killed five co-workers and wounded six others at a suburban Chicago manufacturing plant from buying the gun. By Don Babwin, Julie Watson, Associated Press
Politics Jun 28 Watch Supreme Court Strikes Down Chicago’s 30-Year-Old Handgun Ban The Supreme Court struck down a Chicago law banning handguns, ruling that Americans have the right to keep and bear arms regardless of where they live. Jeffrey Brown talks with Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal, who was in…
Politics Mar 02 Watch Supreme Court Weighs Scope of Right to Bear Arms The Supreme Court is considering the constitutionality of Chicago's ban on handguns. Jim Lehrer speaks with Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about how the court's ruling could affect gun rights, especially on the state and local level.
Politics Apr 03 Watch Gunman Kills 13 in Attack on N.Y. Immigration Center A gunman opened fire Friday at an immigration center in Binghamton, N.Y., killing 13 people and taking dozens of hostages before authorities found him dead. Judy Woodruff gives an update.
Jun 26 Court Affirms Individual Right to Own Firearms By Admin, PBS News Hour In the first major pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history, a divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch Second Amendment in Spotlight as Court Hears Gun Case The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case debating the constitutionality of Washington, D.C.'s ban on handguns. After a report on the case's background, the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle examines how the case played out in before… Continue watching