Feb 04 Watch President Obama Begins Campaign to Push for Gun Control Obama Calls for Universal Background Checks for All Gun Purchases… Continue watching
Feb 04 Obama Goes on the Road to Push for Gun Legislation EmbedVideo(5643, 482, 304); For the first time since unveiling his sweeping plan to reduce gun violence last month, President Obama will hit the road Monday in support of his proposal, looking to build up public opinion behind… Continue reading
Jan 31 Obama Keeps Up Pressure for Gun Laws, Immigration Reform President Obama speaks about immigration reform Tuesday in Las Vegas. Photo by John Gurzinski/Getty Images. President Obama wants Congress to have a busy spring. As the push for expanded gun control moves forward on Capitol Hill, Mr. Obama… Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch Gabby Giffords Testifies at Gun Violence Hearing: ‘Too Many Children Are Dying’ Gabby Giffords Testifies at Gun Violence Hearing: 'Too Many Children Are Dying'… Continue watching
Jan 25 Background Checks Don’t Threaten Second Amendment, Biden Says A gun store employee in Los Angeles inspects a semi-automatic rifle. An Obama administration plan to reduce gun violence includes restricting sales of assault weapons. Photo by Reuters/ Lucy Nicholson. Vice President Joe Biden said that a proposal to… Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch Vice President Biden Finds New Venue to Talk Up Proposed Actions on Gun Violence Vice President Biden Finds New Venue to Talk Up Proposed Actions on Gun Violence… Continue watching
Jan 24 Biden: Limit on Magazine Rounds a Bigger Priority In a Google Plus hangout Thursday moderated by the NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan, Vice President Joe Biden addressed many issues about gun safety, from an assault weapons ban and background checks to armed guards in schools and mental health resources. Continue reading
Jan 24 Battle Over Gun Legislation Heats Up One Million Moms for Gun Control, a group formed after the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., marches across the Brooklyn Bridge on Monday. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Not even a week into President Obama's second term, the… Continue reading
Jan 23 A ‘Fireside Hangout’ to Discuss Gun Violence With Vice President Biden By Hari Sreenivasan, News Desk Live stream courtesy of the White House. Americans huddled around radios to hear President Franklin D. Roosevelt's fireside chats broadcast across the country. Now, anyone with an internet connection can gather 'round their computer screens to watch a live… Continue reading
Jan 22 NRA Leader Wayne LaPierre Responds to Obama’s Inaugural Address EmbedVideo(5535, 482, 304); Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association, responded Tuesday to President Barack Obama's second inaugural address. The president was inaugurated in Washington just one day before. LaPierre criticized the president for using… Continue reading