Dec 03 Watch 6:16 News Wrap: San Bernardino shootings prompt Congress debate By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the mass shooting in San Bernardino renewed debate in Congress on how to stop gun violence. While Senate Democrats offered proposals on expanding background checks, Republicans called instead for overhauling the mental health system. Also,… Continue watching
Dec 03 Everything we know about the San Bernardino shooting By Larisa Epatko Two assailants shot and killed 14 people and wounded 21 others at a holiday party for county employees in San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday. Reaction the next day included commentary on gun laws and words of comfort for the suffering. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 6:37 San Bernardino attack suspects killed in police shootout By PBS News Hour Gunmen in military-style gear opened fired at a at banquet facility in a social services complex in San Bernardino, California, killing at least 14 and wounding 17 more. After fleeing, two suspects -- one male and one female -- later… Continue watching
Dec 02 Local reporter caught in middle of San Bernardino shootout By William Brangham A local San Bernardino reporter was caught in the middle of the shootout between police and the alleged suspects from today’s mass shooting in Southern California. Continue reading
Oct 11 Sanders: Ban on assault weapons is a ‘commonsense’ policy By Daniel Costa-Roberts At a rally for his presidential campaign Saturday, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders addressed the recent rash of shootings on American college campuses and recommended policies to curb gun violence, including an assault weapons ban. Continue reading
Oct 09 Obama to focus on condolences, not gun laws, in Oregon visit By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is bringing words of comfort and sympathy to grieving families of victims of the shooting rampage in Roseburg, Oregon, muting his message about the need for new laws to stem gun violence as he visits… Continue reading
Oct 03 GOP hopefuls reiterate opposition to stiffer gun laws By Associated Press Presidential hopeful Jeb Bush and other Republicans declared their opposition to stiffer gun laws Friday in the aftermath of the Oregon college mass shooting. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 8:19 Why the U.S. has done almost nothing to stop mass shootings By PBS News Hour The violence in Oregon is one of nearly a thousand mass shootings to have taken place since the Newtown shooting in 2009. For all of the discussion of what can be done to prevent future tragedies, little has changed. What… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 3:32 Police search for answers in Oregon college rampage By PBS News Hour Federal authorities say that the shooter who killed nine people at Umpqua Community College in Oregon had body armor and six guns with him, and seven more guns found at his apartment. Neighbors describe the gunman, who died in a… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 12:06 Brooks and Dionne on mass shooting frustration, Kevin McCarthy’s Benghazi comments By PBS News Hour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the national reaction to a mass shooting in Oregon, a speaking gaffe by the potential next Speaker of the… Continue watching