Apr 26 Judy Woodruff Recounts Day President Reagan Was Shot EmbedVideo(6320, 482, 304); March 30, 1981 was a routine day for Judy Woodruff as she traveled with the press pool to cover a speech by President Ronald Reagan, two months into his presidency, at the Washington Hilton. Continue reading
Apr 25 Gun Control and Gun Rights Advocates Are Ready to Continue Their Fight EmbedVideo(6308, 482, 304); Watch the NewsHour Thursday for a look at the evolution of gun lobbying efforts on both sides. Exuding a sense of impenetrable power, the headquarters of the National Rifle Association makes a big footprint along Interstate… Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch Uphill Gun Control Fight Feels Familiar to Advocates of Another Era Uphill Gun Control Fight Feels Familiar to Advocates of Another Era… Continue watching
Apr 18 Gun Control Advocates Lose ‘Round One’ President Obama and Vice President Biden meet with families of victims killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings at the White House before delivering remarks on the Senate's failure to pass a plan to expand background checks. Official… Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch Amendments for Background Checks and Assault Weapons Ban Fail in Senate Senate Rejects Amendments for Background Checks and Assault Weapons Ban… Continue watching
Apr 17 Senate Blocks Expanded Gun Sale Background Checks EmbedVideo(6227, 482, 304); President Barack Obama expressed frustration Wednesday following the Senate defeat of the Manchin-Toomey amendment, which would have expanded background checks. Obama was introduced by Mark Barden, the father of Sandy Hook victim Daniel Barden. WASHINGTON --… Continue reading
Apr 17 Manchin-Toomey Deal on Background Checks Facing Uphill Climb Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and her husband Mark Kelly arrive at the Capitol Tuesday with Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., left, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call. Emotional appeals. A tense week on Capitol… Continue reading
Apr 15 Artists Wield Chalk as Weapon Against Gun Violence By Tom LeGro About 100 artists and activists organized by the group Art=Ammo participated in a flash-mob style performance against gun violence at the Lincoln Memorial. Continue reading
Apr 12 With Procedural Hurdle Cleared, Senate Begins Gun Debate Gary Lampert of National Armory gun store in Pompano Beach, Fla., helps Cristiana Verro choose a firearm. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Gun control advocates hailed Thursday's Senate vote allowing debate to move forward on a sweeping package… Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch Senate Blocks Attempt to Prevent Debate on Gun Legislation With families of the Newtown shooting victims looking on, Congress moved closer to coming up with a comprehensive bill for reducing gun violence. The Senate blocked an attempt to prevent debate on the subject. Judy Woodruff reports on what measures… Continue watching