Pennsylvania Outdoor Sports Show Caught In Gun Debate Cross Hairs. Hide captionGun rights advocates demonstrate at the capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Wednesday as vendors pulled out of the city's Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show.
Vendors were upset that the organizers of the event banned the sale and display of certain types of guns. Matt Rourke/AP A boycott by vendors starting this weekend at one of the nation's largest hunting and fishing shows has led to the event's indefinite postponement. Pennsylvania businesses stand to lose tens of millions of dollars in revenue. Some 200 shops and groups pulled out of the Harrisburg, Pa., event after organizers banned the sale and display of certain types of guns.
Using 3-D Printers To Make Gun Parts Raises Alarms : All Tech Considered. Hide captionThis AR-15 rifle's lower receiver (in soft green color) was produced with a 3-D printer.
The 3-D printing industry has criticized the use of the technology for gun part making. Courtesy of Defense Distributed Dev Blog This AR-15 rifle's lower receiver (in soft green color) was produced with a 3-D printer. The 3-D printing industry has criticized the use of the technology for gun part making. You may have heard about 3-D printing, a technological phenomenon that uses a robotic arm to build objects one layer at a time. On the West Side of Manhattan, behind large glass windows, a dozen 3-D printers build plastic toys and jewelry. Buyback Program Gets Some Guns Off Mexican Streets. Hide captionThese weapons, in the Iztapalapa neighborhood of Mexico City, were handed over by their owners during a government program that accepts weapons in exchange for bicycles, computers, tablets or money.
Marco Ugarte/AP These weapons, in the Iztapalapa neighborhood of Mexico City, were handed over by their owners during a government program that accepts weapons in exchange for bicycles, computers, tablets or money. In Mexico, a country plagued by drug cartel violence, the mayor of the capital city is offering residents cash, new bikes and computers in exchange for their guns. Shootings Leave Sandy Hook Survivors Rethinking The Odds : Shots - Health News.
Hide captionPeople visit a memorial outside Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 15.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images About a month ago, Declan Procaccini's 10-year-old son woke him early in the morning in a fright. "He came into my bedroom and said, 'Dad, I had a horrible, horrible dream! ' Dependent On Arms Plant, N.Y. Town Braces For Gun Laws' Impact. Hide captionStanding near the Remington Arms factory, Beth Neale, deputy mayor of Ilion, N.Y., says she's watched a lot of large manufacturers leave the region.
She's not sure Ilion would easily recover from losing Remington. 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. Obama Administration Takes Gun Control Fight Outside Washington : It's All Politics. Hide captionVice President Joe Biden participates in a round-table discussion on gun violence at Virginia Commonwealth University with Sen.
Tim Kaine, D-Va., on Friday. The panelists included people who worked on gun safety after the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting. Steve Helber/AP Vice President Joe Biden participates in a round-table discussion on gun violence at Virginia Commonwealth University with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., on Friday. The Obama administration is taking its push for gun legislation outside of the Beltway — possibly in a nod to the obstacles any gun control bills will face in Washington.
On Friday, Vice President Joe Biden held a round-table discussion in Richmond, Va., speaking with people who worked on gun safety after the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting. Gun Background Checks Need Fixes, Experts Say. Hide captionExperts say universal background checks need to be updated and changed to actually work.
Pat Sullivan/AP Experts say universal background checks need to be updated and changed to actually work. One of President Obama's gun control proposals appears to have widespread support — universal background checks for gun purchases. Some experts on mental health and gun violence find problems with the current laws, and they say the system doesn't do a very good job of predicting and preventing gun crime. Should Gun Owners Have To Buy Liability Insurance? : Planet Money. George Frey/Getty Images Note: We originally published a version of this post a few weeks ago.
We are republishing it now to coincide with our story airing today on Morning Edition. All kinds of proposals to reduce gun violence have been floated recently. One idea that has gotten the attention of economists is liability insurance. Most states require car owners to have liability insurance to cover damages their vehicles cause to others; some economists think we should require the same of gun owners.
Public Pressure, Background Checks Central To Obama Gun Control Strategy : It's All Politics. Hide captionPresident Obama speaks about his gun control agenda before law enforcement officials in Minneapolis on Monday.
The president was doing what his aides say he didn't do often enough in his first term: getting outside of Washington to build public support for legislation. Ben Garvin/Getty Images President Obama speaks about his gun control agenda before law enforcement officials in Minneapolis on Monday. The president was doing what his aides say he didn't do often enough in his first term: getting outside of Washington to build public support for legislation. The 27th Victim: Nancy Lanza Is Subject Of 'Frontline' Documentary : The Two-Way.
Courtesy of 'Frontline,' here's a preview of the documentary. The lives of the 26 people murdered by Adam Lanza at Sandy Hook Elementary School last December were eulogized and celebrated after the tragedy. But many discussions about Lanza's first victim, his mother, Nancy, were marked by both sympathy and suspicion, particularly as the news emerged that she had taken her son to shooting ranges. An upcoming PBS Frontline documentary seeks a more nuanced view of Nancy Lanza, and by extension, her son Adam. The documentary, Raising Adam Lanza, provides details about Nancy Lanza and her son, the young man who has often been described as smart, aloof, and painfully awkward. Democrats Slam NRA's Response To School Shooting. Hide captionWayne LaPierre, the National Rifle Association's executive vice president, speaks in response to the Connecticut school shootings, at a news conference in Washington on Friday. Evan Vucci/AP Wayne LaPierre, the National Rifle Association's executive vice president, speaks in response to the Connecticut school shootings, at a news conference in Washington on Friday.
Scapegoat Hunter - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 01/08/13. Scapegoat Hunter - Gun Control - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 01/08/13. Morgan Harris - Weapons of Mass Discussion. The Thin Line Between Hate Speech And Real Threat. Hide captionActivists protest near the U.S. Breaking Down Gun Violence: No 'Simple Formula' Hide captionPeople attend a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Aug. 5 shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, Wis., on Aug. 7. Tom Lynn/AP People attend a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Aug. 5 shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, Wis., on Aug. 7.
In 1990, 78 percent of Americans supported tougher restrictions on gun sales, according to a Gallup poll. A decade later, that number fell to 44 percent. Part of the reason has to do with how the debate has been framed: one between those who want to ban all guns and those who want to protect the right to own them. The reality is far more complex. The question is how to keep them away from people who perpetrate crimes like the recent shootings in Aurora, Colo., and in Oak Creek, Wis. Purchasing Guns. The Aurora shooting: Bulletproof vests, SWAT gear, and body armor refute the NRA.