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
Oct 01 Visibly upset, President Obama calls for changes in gun politics after Oregon shooting By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Obama, with some anger in his voice, said the nation has become numb to such shootings and the response has become routine. He called for changes in the nation's gun laws, though it's unclear at this stage whether the changes… Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 9:46 When a shooter's violent video goes viral By PBS News Hour A shocking, televised murder in Virginia has provoked a wide array of questions about the shooter and how horrific images go viral online. Gwen Ifill speaks with Deborah Potter of NewsLab, Lance Ulanoff, chief correspondent and editor-at-large at Mashable, and… Continue watching
Aug 07 Update: Colorado theater shooter Holmes sentenced to life in prison By News Desk Colorado theater shooter James Holmes was sentenced Friday to a life term with no parole. The jury considered sentencing Holmes to the death penalty, but their decision was not unanimous, meaning he receives an automatic life sentence instead. Continue reading
Jul 16 Colorado movie theater shooter James Holmes convicted of murder By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press Colorado theater shooter James Holmes was convicted Thursday in the chilling 2012 attack on defenseless moviegoers at a midnight Batman premiere after jurors swiftly rejected defense arguments that the former graduate student was insane and driven to murder by delusions. Continue reading
Jul 07 Dylann Roof, suspect in Charleston shooting, formally indicted on murder charges By Joshua Barajas Prosecutors formally indicted Dylann Roof, the 21-year-old man accused of killing nine worshippers at a black church in Charleston, South Carolina, on several counts of murder and attempted murder on Tuesday. Continue reading