gun control

Hulu will take political ads on contentious issues after a social media outcry

4:43pm July 28, 2022

by Chloe Veltman

The streaming service had refused ads on topics like gun control and abortion. The policy change is likely to drive more dollars into mid-term election TV campaigns.

Quinton Scott celebrated his graduation just a few months ago.

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These gun deaths didn't make national headlines, but they left a devastating mark

5:00am July 16, 2022

by Connor Donevan

To understand the impact gun deaths are having on the U.S., you need to know about the deaths that don't make the headlines.

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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with government officials and gun control advocates, speaks at a news conference on May 30 about firearm-control legislation that was tabled in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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As gun violence rises in Canada, weapons from the U.S. complicate gun control efforts

7:00am July 09, 2022

by Emma Jacobs

A bill before Canada's Parliament aims to stop the spread of handguns — but one of the most difficult challenges for Canada is the guns being smuggled over the border from the U.S.

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An employee of the Yomiuri Shimbun distributes extra editions of the newspaper in Tokyo with reporting on the shooting of Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday.

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Abe's assassination shocks Japan, where gun control is strict and shootings are rare

4:09pm July 08, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Japan, with famously strict laws, has among the world's lowest rates of gun ownership and gun violence. In 2018 there were just nine firearm deaths reported in Japan, compared with 39,740 in the U.S.

Gabby Giffords documentary comes as gun debates stay on center stage

6:05am June 24, 2022

by The Associated Press

The film on the former Arizona congresswoman and her recovery from the 2011 shooting explains how she navigated gun control campaigns and later a Senate campaign.

Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, the lead Republican negotiator, talks to reporters after giving a speech in support of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act at the Capitol on Wednesday.

Senate passes gun control bill and sends it to the House

11:05pm June 23, 2022

by NPR Washington Desk

The first major gun legislation in nearly three decades would incentivize states to pass red flag laws and expand background checks for 18- to 21-year-olds, among other measures.

A sign reading "Protect Kids Not Guns" sits on a chair at a vigil for victims of recent mass shootings in Sunrise, Fla. The vigil was held by Moms Demand Action, to mourn victims of the mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas.

In Texas, Moms Demand Action got more than 20,000 new supporters after Uvalde

11:28am June 13, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"My own historically Republican mother told me she looked up her senators and called them for the first time in her life," Liz Hanks, who leads the Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action, told NPR.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams testifies during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.

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Mayor Eric Adams says gun violence is everyone's problem. Here's how NYC tackles it

11:21am June 10, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

New York's mayor testified at a House committee hearing on gun control this week, urging federal lawmakers to act. He spoke to Morning Edition about the steps his city is taking.

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Congressman Chris Jacobs, R-N.Y., poses for a photo with his daughter Anna, 1, during a ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill, on July 21, 2020, in Washington. Jacobs says he will not run for another term in Congress amid backlash over his support for ne

Buffalo-area GOP Rep. Jacobs won't run again after backlash for gun control support

10:13pm June 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

After mass shootings in Buffalo and at a Texas school, Jacobs said he would vote for a federal assault weapons ban if he had a chance. His comments sparked a furious reaction from conservatives,

Cardinal Blase Cupich stands outside of the Archdiocese of Chicago Pastoral Center on Wednesday. Cupich has served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago since 2014.

Chicago archbishop adds his voice to the calls for gun safety legislation

10:15am June 03, 2022

While some cardinals have sidestepped political discussions, Cupich spoke out against gun violence on Twitter hours after the shooting at Robb Elementary School.