gun control

Mourners attend a prayer vigil to remember the victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting on Sunday in nearby League City, Texas. On Friday, a student allegedly entered the school with two guns and opened fire, killing 10 people.

A Texas Town Mourns, And A Nation Struggles To Find New Ground In Gun Debate

1:16pm May 21, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Public schools in Santa Fe, Texas, are closed as the community grapples with how to move on. But authorities in Texas disagree about whether guns are to blame for the violence.

President Trump speaks to a cheering audience at the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Dallas on Friday.

Trump And Pence Address NRA Amid Tense Gun Debate

8:02pm May 04, 2018

by Scott Horsley

The president assured the group, which has become a lightning rod since the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that it has "an administration fighting to protect your Second Amendment."

Tim Hartman says he's dissatisfied with the NRA's recent compromises, but he still plans to attend the annual convention.

Ahead Of Annual NRA Convention, A Member Says It's Sacrificing His Rights

11:37pm May 03, 2018

by Mary Louise Kelly

As the NRA opens its annual meeting Friday, it faces criticism — and not just from gun control advocates. Some gun owners, like Tim Harmsen, are unhappy with the organization's recent compromises.

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Colorado State Rep. Cole Wist speaks to State Rep. Larry Liston at the Colorado State Capitol on April 25, 2018. Wist, a Republican, is one of the sponsors of a bill that would allow guns to be temporarily taken away from someone who is a significant risk

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Colorado Lawmakers Weigh 'Red Flag Law' As Gun Owners Push Back

12:16pm May 03, 2018

by Leigh Paterson

Coloradans are debating a bill that would allow guns to be temporarily taken away from someone who is a significant risk to themselves or to others.

Former Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., served in Congress from 2001-2017. He is pictured here in 2014.

A Bill To Make Every American Bear Arms, In The Novel 'Big Guns'

5:52pm April 29, 2018

by Michel Martin

Steve Israel's new satire imagines a world where the gun lobby holds enough sway to pass such legislation through Congress. As a former Democratic congressman, he knows the subject intimately.

Demonstrators march toward Las Vegas City Hall during the March for Our Lives rally last month in Las Vegas, where 58 people were killed in an October 2017 mass shooting.

Most Still Favor Stricter Gun Laws, But It's Fading As A 2018 Voting Issue

1:44pm April 19, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

The number of voters in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll who say a candidate's position on gun policy will be a major factor in deciding whom to vote for has dropped 13 points since February.

Health & Safety

Tracking Changes In North Carolina Gun Culture

5:04am March 30, 2018

by David Ford and Paul Garber

Following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida, there's a national movement driven by young people for stricter gun control measures. And that debate is playing out here at home.

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Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said the Second Amendment is "a relic" and should be repealed.

Politics & Government

Retired Supreme Court Justice Stevens Calls For Repeal Of Second Amendment

1:55pm March 27, 2018

by Brian Naylor

Stevens says that getting rid of the "relic of the 18th century" would weaken the NRA. The opinion goes further than most gun control advocates.

Kids sit atop an electrical box above the crowd.

Illustrated Scenes From The 'March For Our Lives'

9:31pm March 24, 2018

by LA Johnson

Hundreds of thousands across the country demonstrated in the student-led event to demand stricter gun control laws. NPR illustrator LA Johnson takes us to Saturday's flagship march in Washington, D.C.

Protest signs for a "March for Our Lives" rally sit on a table in Murray, Ky., just south of Marshall County. The community here is recovering from a school shooting — and trying to start a conversation about gun violence and gun regulation, in a region

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In Rural Kentucky, Activists 'Tread Lightly' On Gun Control

3:25pm March 23, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

On Saturday, students across the country will be marching and rallying to protest gun violence. In Marshall County, a community where gun ownership is widespread, that means choosing words carefully.