Law

Rejecting Appeal, Supreme Court Again Stays Out Of Gun Policy

4:07pm December 07, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

In 2013, a Chicago suburb banned the possession of "assault weapons" and large-capacity magazines. An appeals court had upheld the local ordinance; the justices decided not to revisit the case.

Why Has The Death Penalty Grown Increasingly Rare?

3:53pm December 07, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

Even though the public largely supports it and the Supreme Court has upheld it, just 27 people have been executed this year, almost the same number of fatalities from lightning strikes.

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Prosecutor Declines To Charge Officer Who Shot Chicago Man In The Back

2:58pm December 07, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Ronald Johnson, the state's attorney Anita Alvarez found, had a gun in his hand as he ran away from police. But, Alvarez, said that doesn't mean the officer didn't feel threatened.

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Two Sides Come Together On Gun Research Funding

7:54am December 06, 2015

Rachel speaks with former congressman Jay Dickey and Dr. Mark Rosenberg, president of The Task Force for Global Health, about the lack of funding gun research.

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President Obama Delivers A Rare Oval Office Address

7:54am December 06, 2015

The president will address the nation on the threat of terrorism after recent shootings. Rachel Martin speaks with National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson about what the President might say.

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As San Bernardino Recovers, FBI Delves Into Digital Footprints Of Shooters

5:16pm December 05, 2015

by Nathan Rott

The FBI is now investigating the mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., that killed 14 people as an act of terrorism. At the site of the attack, workers were allowed to retrieve their cars Saturday.

A photo provided from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department shows four guns near the scene of a shootout in which Tashfeen Malik and Syed Rizwan Farook were killed. The deadly attack the pair carried out has prompted new calls for tighter gun con

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ISIS Praises San Bernardino Attackers; 'We Will Not Be Terrorized,' Obama Says

3:30pm December 05, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"We are Americans," President Obama says in his weekly radio address. "We will uphold our values — a free and open society. We are strong. And we are resilient. And we will not be terrorized."

Federal Bureau of Investigation assistant director David Bowdich speaks during a news conference on Friday in San Bernardino, Calif. The FBI is officially investigating the attack carried out by Syed Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik as an act of terrori

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FBI: San Bernardino Shooting Is Being Investigated As A Terrorist Act

11:05pm December 04, 2015

by Bill Chappell

David Bowdich of the FBI's Los Angeles office said at a news conference that "there's a number of pieces of evidence that has pushed us off the cliff."

Week In Politics: San Bernardino, Calif., Shooting, U.S. Policy On Syria

6:53pm December 04, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss politicians' responses to the shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., U.S. policy on Syria and Trump's positioning with the GOP.

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FBI Investigates San Bernardino, Calif., Shooting As Act Of Terrorism

6:44pm December 04, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

NPR has the latest on the investigation into Wednesday's mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. The FBI is now investigating the shooting as an act of terrorism.

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