NRA-Driven Gun Provisions Pass Along With Spending Bill : It's All Politics. Hide captionCustomers shop for guns at Freddie Bear Sports sporting goods store in Tinley Park, Ill., in January.
One of the gun provisions in the spending bill prevents the Justice Department from requiring gun dealers to conduct an inventory to see if guns are lost or stolen. Scott Olson/Getty Images Customers shop for guns at Freddie Bear Sports sporting goods store in Tinley Park, Ill., in January. One of the gun provisions in the spending bill prevents the Justice Department from requiring gun dealers to conduct an inventory to see if guns are lost or stolen.
The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve a temporary measure to keep the government funded through the end of September. But it turns out the continuing resolution didn't just address spending. These are the first gun-related provisions members of Congress have passed since 20 first-graders were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. "There was very little discussion," says Rep. "These are not new. Colorado Doctors Treating Gunshot Victims Differ On Gun Politics : Shots - Health News. Hide captionChris Colwell, director of emergency medicine at Denver Health, has treated victims from two of the deadliest mass shootings in the U.S.
He says he's deeply disturbed by how easy it is to get guns. Barry Gutierrez/for NPR Chris Colwell, director of emergency medicine at Denver Health, has treated victims from two of the deadliest mass shootings in the U.S. He says he's deeply disturbed by how easy it is to get guns. In Colorado, more people die from gunshots than car crashes. Chris Colwell is an emergency room doctor in Denver, and says he sees gun violence victims on a weekly basis. "They'll come in, and they'll look at me, and they'll talk to me, and then they'll die," says Colwell, who has been at Denver Health, the city's biggest public hospital, for 20 years.
Colwell also treated casualties from two of the deadliest mass shootings in American history. But he doesn't just treat the victims — often, he'll also treat the shooter after he or she has been caught by police. On Gun Ownership And Policy, 'A Country Of Chasms' Hide captionGun enthusiast Paul Gwaltney at Blue Ridge Arsenal, in Chantilly, Va.
Gwaltney, an NPR listener, agreed to host a discussion about guns with friends and colleagues. Becky Lettenberger/NPR Gun enthusiast Paul Gwaltney at Blue Ridge Arsenal, in Chantilly, Va. Gwaltney, an NPR listener, agreed to host a discussion about guns with friends and colleagues. The ideological gulf between gun owners and non-gun owners is a wide one — made all the more obvious by the ongoing debate over what, if any, gun control measures should be adopted in the U.S. Sometimes, the debate feels like people are coming from different worlds, even for people within the same family. Paul Gwaltney is one of the former. Gwaltney challenged NPR reporters to try to better understand guns and the people who enjoy them.
Gwaltney lives with his wife and three children in Centreville, Va., a suburb of Washington. In Gun State Of Wyoming, Suicide Prevention Aims For Firearm Safety. Hide captionIn Wyoming, a gun is used in about three-quarters of all suicides.
Nationally, guns are used about 50 percent of the time. Spencer Platt/Getty Images In Wyoming, a gun is used in about three-quarters of all suicides. Nationally, guns are used about 50 percent of the time. Wyoming has the highest per capita suicide rate in the nation. It's not hard to find someone in the state who's been directly affected by a suicide in which guns were the lethal means. "I got involved, I guess, volunteering, or ... just learning about suicide after Brett's death. She started a suicide prevention nonprofit called the Grace For 2 Brothers Foundation. "I can say, 'Woulda, coulda, shoulda,' or ... Suicide isn't easy to talk about. "It's not that we want to take the gun away from the gun owner," Ayers says. But the simple fact is a gun is used in about three-quarters of all suicides in the state. Ayers says suicide prevention has to be focused on firearm safety.