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Then-presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association's convention in May 2016 in Louisville, Ky.

Trump Pledged To Take On The NRA; Now He's Speaking At Group's Annual Convention

10:24am May 04, 2018

by Ayesha Rascoe

The president will attend the National Rifle Association event Friday in Dallas. His rhetoric on guns and other issues in recent months has not been matched by action.

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RiverRun Film 'And Then I Go' Takes A New Perspective On School Shootings

6:00am April 27, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

The 20th annual RiverRun International Film Festival is wrapping up this weekend in the Triad.

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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.

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Suspect in Wake Forest University Shooting Arrested

10:25am April 12, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

Authorities have arrested the primary suspect in the shooting death of Winston-Salem State University student Najee Ali Baker.

A general view of the makeshift memorial in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on March 14, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / RHONA WISE (Photo credit should read RHONA WISE/AFP/Getty Images)

Parkland Students Return To School Skeptical Of Clear Backpacks

5:30pm April 03, 2018

by Alexis Diao

High school students in Parkland, Fla., are questioning requirements to carry clear plastic backpacks as a safety precaution following the shooting deaths of 17 people on campus.

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State Investigators Give More Details In Winston-Salem Fatal Police Shooting

3:29pm April 03, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

New information has emerged in the investigation of a white Winston-Salem police officer who shot and killed a 60-year-old black man on Friday.

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Law enforcement officers block off the entrance to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 15 in Parkland, Fla. A day earlier a gunman opened fire in the school.

National

In Florida, Cities Challenge State On Gun Regulation Laws

10:11am April 02, 2018

by Greg Allen

Florida law doesn't just ban local governments from regulating guns, it threatens to fine and remove from office any local officials who do so.

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Vince Warner fires an AK-47 with a bump stock installed at Good Guys Gun and Range in Utah. A significant majority of Americans favor outlawing the attachment, according to the latest NPR/Ipsos poll.

Politics & Government

NPR Poll: After Parkland, Number of Americans Who Want Gun Restrictions Grows

10:23am March 02, 2018

by Asma Khalid

More than 9 in 10 Americans support mandatory background checks for all gun buyers. That's one finding in a new NPR/Ipsos poll that shows an increasing level of support for gun control policies.

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In an effort to curb gun violence, Seattle police are now following up in person on court orders requiring people to surrender guns.

National

What It Takes To Get Guns Out Of The Wrong Hands

8:28am January 26, 2018

by Martin Kaste

Prosecutors and law enforcement in the Seattle area have embarked on a new anti-violence strategy: Make sure the people who've been ordered to give up their guns actually do so.

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New Details Released In Investigation Of Homicide On WFU Campus

2:41pm January 23, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

New information has emerged in the homicide investigation of 21-year-old Winston-Salem State University student Najee Ali Baker.