Sep 03 How New Zealand’s gun buyback program is faring 6 weeks in By Nick Perry, Associated Press So far, owners have turned in more than 15,000 newly banned guns as well as 64,000 parts and accessories. In return, the government has handed them $20 million. Continue reading
Sep 02 WATCH: Officials say Texas gunman was fired from his job, called 911 before shooting An FBI special agent said the suspected shooter "was on a long spiral down" before the shooting and that he went to work that day "in trouble."… Continue reading
Sep 02 Texas governor says guns must be kept from criminals By Associated Press Republican Gov. Greg Abbott says the criminal history of a man who killed seven people in West Texas this weekend means "we must keep guns out of criminals' hands."… Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 3:22 Day after shooting, Odessa is still an active crime scene The Odessa community is still treating the city as an active crime scene, a day after a shooting rampage injured at least 22 people and killed seven. The gunman was killed by police. Jake Bleiberg, criminal justice and law enforcement… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 1:47 Police identify Texas gunman in attack that left 7 dead The police on Sunday identified the 36-year-old shooter who killed at least seven people and wounded over 20 more in a shooting rampage while driving from Midland to Odessa in Texas. NewsHour Weekend’s Megan Thompson reports. Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 1:51 A 10-year-old on what happens in an active shooter drill StoryCorps has been recording and sharing real life experiences from people who have extraordinary stories to tell. In this animated short, 10-year-old Dezmond Floyd and his mother have a difficult but important conversation about active shooter drills in school. Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 6:59 Preparing for the worst, 20 years after Columbine By John Ferrugia, Rocky Mountain PBS A Colorado deputy police chief and former SWAT member was on a law enforcement team outside Denver that responded to the 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School. Two decades later, he teaches others, including his own daughter, who last… Continue watching
Aug 24 ‘Red flag laws’ offer tool for preventing some gun violence By Ryan J. Foley, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press With bipartisan support in many cases, 17 states and Washington D.C. have now passed “red flag laws” that allow the court-ordered removal of guns from people who are considered to be dangerous. Continue reading
Aug 22 Walmart to reopen El Paso store after mass shooting By Cedar Attanasio, Jill Bleed, Associated Press The renovated store will include an on-site memorial honoring the victims of the shooting. Continue reading
Aug 14 House panel subpoenas owner of 8chan, message board tied to mass killings By Associated Press Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson and the panel's top Republican announced the subpoena Wednesday, saying that "at least three acts of deadly white supremacist extremist violence have been linked to 8chan in the last six months."… Continue reading