Feb 18 Watch 4:50 Parkland shooting survivors push for gun reform By PBS NewsHour In the aftermath of the Parkland high school mass shooting, students are leading the way in calling for gun reform. On Sunday, the survivors announced they are planning a march this spring in Washington, D.C., a day after they criticized… Continue watching
Feb 16 Florida shooting suspect was on school rifle team that got NRA grant By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Records show that the Stoneman Douglas JROTC program received $10,827 in non-cash assistance from the NRA's fundraising and charitable arm in 2016, when the suspected shooter behind Wednesday's attack was on the squad. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 5:01 The national response to mass shootings is stuck on repeat By PBS NewsHour The shooting at a school in Florida has set in motion a familiar pattern: Shock and grief give way to condolences and calls for greater gun control. But that pattern has been playing out for years and, at least in… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 14:22 Shootings are terrorizing America. There are real ways to stop them By PBS NewsHour There have been so many deadly mass shootings in America that one could easily feel powerless in stopping them. What is the way forward? Judy Woodruff talks to Kristina Anderson of the Koshka Foundation for Safe Schools, Robert Draper of… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 2:56 House passes major gun bill as senators debate bump-stock regulation By PBS NewsHour The gun debate took center stage on Capitol Hill Wednesday, as the House passed its first major piece of gun legislation since two of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history. While the bill tightens the national background check system,… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 1:50 Remembering the victims of the Las Vegas shooting By PBS NewsHour Friends and family continue to mourn the loss of loved ones killed last week in the largest mass shooting in modern American history. In 11 minutes of rapid gunfire into a Las Vegas concert crowd last Sunday night, mass shooter… Continue watching
Oct 05 NRA says it’s open to regulation of bump stocks By Associated Press In a statement on Thursday, the NRA says the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives should immediately review whether these devices comply with federal law. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: Ryan says no plan to act soon on easing gun regulations By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Republican-led Congress had been pushing ahead on measures to loosen gun restrictions. Continue reading
Jun 03 Political shift, hospital’s fears hand NRA defeat in Kansas By John Hanna, Associated Press Kansas lawmakers bucked the National Rifle Association by approving a measure meant to keep concealed guns out of hospitals. Continue reading
Apr 29 Trump to NRA: ‘You have a true friend in the White House’ By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press The first sitting president to address the NRA since 1983, Trump made it clear in a stump-style speech that he wasn't wavering in his support for gun rights. Continue reading