Democratic Sit-in Over Gun Violence Continues
House Democrats spoke to reporters about their staged sit-in to call for legislative action on gun control in the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida.
62,167 viewsHouse Democrats spoke to reporters about their staged sit-in to call for legislative action on gun control in the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida.
62,167 viewsA memorial service was held for James Brady, former press secretary for President Ronald Reagan. Mr. Brady died August 4, 2014, at the age of 73. He was partially paralyzed when he and Presi…
1,816 viewsTwenty years after the Brady Act went into effect, gun control advocates pressed for expanded background checks at gun shows and for online purchases. The Brady Act is named after former Rea…
824 viewsCivil rights leaders and contemporary movement leaders spoke at the Lincoln Memorial at a “Realize the Dream” commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Fr…
2,245 viewsGun-control activists, including shooting survivors, spoke with reporters outside the White House shortly after attending President Obama’s announcement of his proposals to reduce gun violen…
399 viewsIn reaction to the December 14, 2012, Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school shooting, advocates and mass shooting victims and families of victims spoke to reporters about the need for stri…
194 viewsRetired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens talked about his dissent in District of Columbia v. Heller, a case that held the Second Amendment protected an individual’s right to possess a…
2,785 viewsThe Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence sponsored a news conference outside the Capitol to mark the anniversaries of two deadly school shootings at Virginia Tech and Columbine High School. …
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