This former Colorado legislator was voted out of office after introducing gun safety bill
New gun regulations may be more likely to emerge out of state houses than in Washington. Nineteen states have now enacted extreme risk prevention orders, known as red flag laws, that allow guns to be temporarily seized if someone is…
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Congress debates gun safety legislation in the wake of the Uvalde school massacre
As the nation mourns the victims of mass shootings in Tulsa, Uvalde and Buffalo, President Biden is addressing the nation Thursday and urging Congress to pass “common sense” gun laws. This as the House Judiciary Committee reviewed a slate of…
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How other nations have dealt with gun safety following mass shootings
Canada unveiled legislation this week that would freeze new handgun purchases and create a mandatory buyback program for semi-automatic rifles. The announcement coincided with the funerals for 19 victims of the massacre in Uvalde, Texas, but it was years in…
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NRA’s annual convention comes to a close amid national debate on gun reforms
Sunday was the final day of The National Rifle Association’s annual conference in Houston, Texas. The gathering began on Friday just days after the massacre in Uvalde — the second deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. NPR Investigative Correspondent Tim…
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Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr on why he became a vocal gun control advocate
Following the massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, Golden State Warriors NBA coach Steve Kerr used a playoffs press conference this week to speak out about gun violence in America. Kelly Corrigan, host of PBS’ “Tell Me More,”…
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Former NRA lobbyist discusses bridging America’s stark divide on gun reforms
Gun policy continues to be a challenging issue to tackle, even though polling shows Americans of all stripes want something to be done about gun violence and mass shootings. One former gun lobbyist says bridging the divide has much to…
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A mother whose daughter died in a 2012 mass shooting shares message with Uvalde parents
Nearly 10 years after her daughter Jessi was killed in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater, Sandy Phillips is visiting yet another mass shooting site. Since her daughter and 11 others were killed in July 2012, Phillips has traveled the country…
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As pressure mounts after string of mass shootings, will Republicans agree to gun reforms?
Thousands of people have been killed by guns in the U.S. so far this year and there have been 216 mass shootings, including in Buffalo and Uvalde. Calls for new gun safety laws often follow these tragedies, but Washington has…
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