Full Episode
Thursday, Apr 9
PBS NewsHour
  • Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletters
  • The Latest
  • Politics
    Politics
    • Brooks and Capehart
    • Politics Monday
    • Supreme Court
  • Arts
    Arts
    • CANVAS
    • Poetry
    • Now Read This
  • Nation
    Nation
    • Supreme Court
    • Race Matters
    • Essays
    • Brief But Spectacular
  • World
    World
    • Agents for Change
    • Compass Points
  • Economy
    Economy
    • Making Sen$e
    • Paul Solman
  • Science
    Science
    • The Leading Edge
    • ScienceScope
    • Basic Research
    • Innovation and Invention
  • Health
    Health
    • Horizons
    • Long-Term Care
  • Education
    Education
    • Teachers' Lounge
    • Student Reporting Labs
  • For Teachers
    Education
    • Newshour Classroom
  • About
    • Feedback
    • Funders
    • Support
    • Jobs

Trusted reporting for moments that matter most

Your support helps PBS News remain present, persistent and independent.

Donate Now
PBS News

Get news alerts from PBS News

Turn on desktop notifications?

second amendment

  • Full Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletters
  • Live

Aug 13

Watch 6:59
Getting a concealed gun permit in NYC remains a challenge despite Supreme Court ruling

By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber

In 2022, the Supreme Court struck down a century-old law in New York restricting who could carry a concealed gun. The landmark ruling was seen by Second Amendment supporters as a huge victory and by gun control advocates as opening…

Continue watching

Dec 21

Federal judge blocks California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places

By Christopher Weber, Associated Press

A federal judge has blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment and deprives people of their ability to defend themselves.

Continue reading

Nov 07

Watch 6:12
In domestic violence gun ban case, Supreme Court considers dangers and due process

By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Kyle Midura

The Supreme Court heard a case on Tuesday about whether people with domestic violence court orders should be barred from owning guns. Supreme Court analyst Marcia Coyle joins Geoff Bennett to discuss the arguments.

Continue watching

Nov 06

LISTEN: Supreme Court seems likely to preserve a gun law that protects domestic violence victims

By Mark Sherman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The closely watched case is the first one involving guns to reach the justices since their landmark Bruen decision last year expanded gun rights and changed the way courts evaluate whether restrictions on firearms violate the constitutional right to “keep…

Continue reading

Oct 02

Watch 5:52
The major cases on the docket as Supreme Court begins new term

By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan

A new term for the U.S. Supreme Court kicks off this week. On the docket are consequential cases that could determine the future of key issues like gun ownership and redistricting. Looming large over this term are also calls for…

Continue watching

Apr 28

Colorado governor signs 4 gun control bills

By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press

The new laws enacted Friday include raising the buying age for all firearms from 18 to 21 and installing a three-day waiting period between the purchase and receipt of a gun.

Continue reading

Feb 18

Supreme Court ruling creates turmoil over gun laws in lower courts

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is upending gun laws across the country, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm restrictions can remain on the books.

Continue reading

Feb 08

Analysis: How a Supreme Court ruling led to the overturning of a guns and domestic violence law

By Marcia Coyle

All U.S. Supreme Court decisions have consequences but only a few jolt the legal system and the nation with immediate and long-term consequences.

Continue reading

Jan 27

Law blocking federal gun regulation sows confusion in Missouri

By Gabrielle Hays

The act, which Gov. Parson signed at a gun shop in June of 2021, states that any gun law that violates a citizen’s Second Amendment rights, by Missouri’s standards, cannot be enforced, essentially invalidating federal authority to regulate guns.

Continue reading

Dec 07

Oregon court places hold on state's gun law, state to appeal

By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press

A ruling by a state court judge placed Oregon’s tough new voter-approved gun law on hold late Tuesday, just hours after a federal court judge allowed the ban on the sale and transfer of high-capacity magazines to take effect this…

Continue reading

Jump to the First Page Previous Page
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Next Page Jump to the Last Page

Support Provided By: Learn more

Evergreen_WebAd_Sidebar_DonateNow

Educate your inbox

Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Full Episode
Thursday, Apr 9
  • Cunard
  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Raymond James
  • Viewers Like You
  • Friends of the News Hour
PBS News

© 1996 - 2026 NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.

PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

Sections

  • The Latest
  • Politics
  • Arts
  • Nation
  • World
  • Economy
  • Science
  • Health
  • Education

About

  • About Us
  • TV Schedule
  • Press
  • Feedback
  • Funders
  • Support
  • Newsletters
  • Podcasts
  • Jobs
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use

Stay Connected

  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • X
  • TikTok
  • Threads
  • RSS

Subscribe to Here's the Deal with Lisa Desjardins

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Support our journalism

Support for News Hour Provided By

  • Cunard
  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Raymond James
  • Viewers Like You