U.S. Gun Violence: A Complicated Puzzle was the first-prize middle school division winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Molly Dougherty, Camdyn Lewis, and Ava Decker, eighth graders…
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The War on Guns was one of the second-prize middle school winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Priya Moorjani and Dhruv Pai, seventh graders at Eastern Middle School in Silver…
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Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on whether guns should be allowed on college campuses. Andy Pelosi, with the Campaign to Keep Guns Off Campus, and Michael Newbern, with…
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Caroline Light talked about her book Stand Your Ground: A History of America’s Love Affair with Lethal Self-Defense, in which she offers a critical examination of stand-your-ground laws,…
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John Lott talked about the Trump administration’s decision to roll back an Obama administration rule on background checks for gun purchases.
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Four women who advocate for gun rights participated in a panel discussion at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Katie Pavlich moderated the discussion.
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Senators Grassley (R-IA), Hatch (R-UT), Murphy (D-CT), and Wyden (D-OR) spoke on the chamber floor about gun background checks for mentally ill persons. Republicans senators argued for…
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Nicole Gaudiano talked by video from Capitol Hill on the disapproval resolution being debated in the House that day disapproving of a regulation governing the use of information collected…
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Activists talked the increasing use of military equipment and tactics by local law enforcement, a trend that has been referred to as the “militarization” of the police. This discussion was…
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Activists talked about strategies for preventing domestic gun violence. They discussed federal laws they say are inadequate in protecting victims of domestic abuse, and why their efforts…
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Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) speaks to reporters about a shooting that day at Fort Lauderdale’s airport. It was reported that several people were reported dead and the suspect was in custody.…
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Activists talked about strategies for preventing gun violence. Topics included police accountability and transparency and the role of social media. Among the speakers were mothers whose…
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A panel of legal experts, gun violence prevention advocates, and public health officials discussed the legal and social outcome of gun violence, including recent police-involved shootings of unarmed…
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Republican vice-presidential nominee Governor Mike Pence (R-IN) talked about what Donald Trump meant about some comments on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s stance on gun rights. This was a…
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Senator Christopher Murphy (D-CT) called for changes to America’s gun laws, an issue he considered his top priority in the Senate. He contrasted the two sides of the gun debate and spoke…
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During Morning Hour Democratic members spoke about gun violence and called for votes on related bills. This is a compilation of speeches by Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Robin Kelly, Lois…
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Four major issues Congress was expected to debate when they returned for the fall on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, were previewed including federal funding to combat the Zika virus, defense…
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Disarm Hate held a rally to speak out against gun violence and to voice support for LGBTQ rights. The group organized formed in response to the June 2016 mass shooting at the Pulse gay…
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Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House Democrats talked to reporters about their efforts to persuade Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) to forgo the rest of the 2016 congressional summer…
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Pamela Haag talked about her book The Gunning of America: Business and the Making of American Gun Culture, in which she traces the history of guns and examines when and how they became a…
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