gun control

6:05am Jun 24, 2022

National National Arts

Gabby Giffords documentary comes as gun debates stay on center stage

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.
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

11:05pm Jun 23, 2022

National National Politics & Government

Senate passes gun control bill and sends it to the House

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.
Joe Raedle / Getty Images

11:28am Jun 13, 2022

National National Politics & Government

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

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.
Jason Andrew / AP

11:21am Jun 10, 2022

National National

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

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.

Listen
Jacquelyn Martin / AP

10:13pm Jun 03, 2022

National National Politics & Government

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

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,
Jamie Kelter Davis for NPR

10:15am Jun 03, 2022

National National Politics & Government Religion

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

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

8:11pm May 27, 2022

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Political realities have stopped legislative action after school shootings

by Deepa Shivaram

The political climate has changed drastically since a 10-year assault weapons ban passed in 1994. The lack of political will and other barriers stand in the way of it even coming to a vote today.
Patricia Lim / KUT

9:55pm May 25, 2022

National National

While the gun control debate amplifies, the overwhelming emotion in Uvalde is grief

by Merrit Kennedy

The small community of Uvalde, Texas is grieving one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
Andrew Medichini / AP

2:46pm May 25, 2022

World News World News National Religion

Pope Francis and a cardinal say it's time for the U.S. to act on guns

by Bill Chappell

"It is time to say enough to the indiscriminate trafficking of arms," Pope Francis said on Wednesday, as he sent condolences to families in Uvalde, Texas.
Dario Lopez-Mills / AP

10:27am May 25, 2022

National National

In the 10 years since Sandy Hook, gun laws in the U.S. haven't changed much

by Ayana Archie

Ron Avi Astor, a mass shooting expert and UCLA professor, said the approach to gun law reform should begin at the community level, with discussions between parents, schools and residents.
Michael Ciaglo / Getty Images

12:48pm May 02, 2022

National National Books Arts

How behavioral threat assessment can stop mass shootings before they occur

by Dave Davies

Journalist Mark Follman says that understanding the psychology of shooters and intervening where appropriate can help prevent massacres from happening. His new book is Trigger Points.
Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images

1:20pm Nov 22, 2021

National National Books Arts

Former gun industry insider explains why he left to fight for the other side

by Dave Davies

Gunfight author Ryan Busse was once a rising star in the gun industry. But he became disillusioned after Columbine when, he says, the NRA began to use "fear and conspiracy and hatred" to boost sales.

Listen