Videos

Author Gary Kleck debated former Brady Center CEO Paul Helmke about gun laws and self defense at a Soho Forum in New York City. Topics included background checks, printing 3D guns, arming sc…

Former Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence President Paul Helmke spoke at the National Press Club about reducing gun violence. He talked about the political debate surrounding gun legisla…

Author Craig Whitney talked about his book, Living with Guns: A Liberal’s Case for the Second Amendment, in which he examines the history of firearms in America, pathways to cooperation betw…

Paul Helmke and John Lott talked about the shooting in Tucson, Arizona, in which Representative Gabrielle Giffords and 13 others were wounded and six people killed on January 8, 2011. They f…

Larry Pratt of Gun Owners of America and Paul Helmke of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence talked about gun control with students participating in the Close Up Foundation’s week-long…

During the Democratic National Convention, mayors and other urban officials called on the 2008 presidential campaigns to focus on crime in America and the challenges of urban/metropolitan ar…

Panel - Debate on Gun Free Zones

Paul Helmke and Stephen Halbrook debated the previoius day’s U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller. The case involved a District of Columbia law ban…

Guests spoke about a Virginia law allowing universities to prohibit students, faculty and staff members with gun permits from carrying their weapons on campus. Mr. Dysart was the organizer o…

Witnesses testified about laws governing the purchase of firearms, existing controls and regulations on sales and background checks, the problem of gun violence in society, and loopholes in …

Paul Helmke talked about the political climate for changing gun laws in the aftermath of the killings at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He responded to questions submit…

The participants announced the release of the U.S. Conference of Mayors' new Homeland Security Survey. The report shows that many cities still have received no Homeland Security funds from t…

Mayors and other experts talked about various aspects of federal, state and local partnerships. Topics included education, neighborhood safety, property taxes, and proposals for new kinds of…

Participants talked about the state of the economy and financing the needs of cities. Among the topics they addressed were federal levels of funding, economic stimulus proposals, tax policy,…

Elected officials and religious leaders spoke in favor of stricter gun controls and against gun violence. Among the issues they addressed were school violence and loopholes by which gun show…

Fort Wayne, Indiana Mayor Paul Helmke (R) and Lancaster County Board of Commissioners Chairman Terry Kauffman testified Senate Environment and Public Works Committee before the that greater …

The candidates debated issues of health care, unemployment, and violent crime.

Three candidates for Indiana’s U.S Senate seat appeared on WFYI-TV in Indianapolis. The candidates, Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian), Paul Helmke (Republican) and Evan Bayh (Democrat), deba…

After meeting with President Clinton, several mayors talked with reporters. They stressed their support for the president’s initiatives which support urban communities.

President Bill Clinton hosted a breakfast at the White House for mayors attending the United States Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting. The President spoke about his urban initiatives that …