In the days since the tragedy in Newtown, Americans from all over the country have called for action to deter mass shootings and reduce gun violence, and hundreds of thousands of people have signed petitions on whitehouse.gov’s We the People platform. In this video message, President Obama responds, explaining a comprehensive effort to come up […]
Is the technology available to create a fully operational gun using a computer and one of the new three dimensional printers? Downloading a gun design to your computer, building it with a three-dimensional printer that uses plastics and other materials, and firing it minutes later. No background checks, no questions asked. Sound far-fetched? It’s not.
ABC’s Chris Cuomo sits down with children to discuss their ideas for ending shootings.
From Aurora to Virginia Tech, victims of mass shootings explain how their lives were changed.
Senators Feinstein (D-CA) and Blumenthal (D-CT) responded to the NRA’s statement and proposal. They criticized the NRA’s proposal to have armed security outside schools following the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. Senator Feinstein called it a blame tactic and distraction strategy that does not address the issue. Senator Blumenthal said what happened at Sandy Hook was a call for […]