Gun Owners Grapple With Shifting Conversations Around Firearms
This week on The Call-In, NPR's Renee Montagne talks with three gun owners who've been thinking a lot about the role guns play in American life.
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Poll Finds NC Teachers Opposed To Being Armed In School
A new poll looks at North Carolina teachers' attitudes about having them carry guns in school and finds it's not an idea educ
Gun Deaths Hit New High In North Carolina
North Carolina reached a new milestone for gun deaths in 2016, climbing about 20 percent in five years.
Fearful Of Fellow Legislator, Colo. Lawmakers Began Wearing Kevlar At State Capitol
"I put on my bulletproof vest, and I button up my shirt and I ... tie my tie," said Rep. Alec Garnett. He fears retaliation by a colleague who was expelled amid sexual harassment allegations.
From 'Fraud' To Individual Right, Where Does The Supreme Court Stand On Guns?
The Supreme Court has declined to hear many gun cases in recent years. It has said there is an individual right to own a gun, but it's not an absolute one.
Science Provides Few Facts On Effects Of Gun Policies, Report Finds
A review by the RAND Corporation finds little evidence as to whether many popular gun control policies do or don't affect gun violence. In many cases, solid studies just haven't been done.
3 Ways To Elevate The Debate About Guns
Understanding the authority of science means, when it comes to factual claims, intuitions and gut feelings won't cut it — whichever side of the political aisle they come from, says Tania Lombrozo.
Repeal The Second Amendment? That's Not So Simple. Here's What It Would Take
The Founding Fathers were willing to be edited, it seems, but they did not want it to be easy. So they made the amending process a steep uphill climb, requiring a clear national consensus to succeed.
Renewing Call To Arm Teachers, Trump Tells Governors The NRA Is 'On Our Side'
The president also criticized law enforcement for not doing enough to prevent the high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., and suggested he would have been more aggressive in engaging the gunman.
It's Hard To Imagine How Armed Teachers Might Change Schools
President Trump has suggested 20 percent of teachers should be armed, to protect students. NPR's Scott Simon wonders how that might change the nature of school and how teachers and students relate.