Debate Over Gun Laws4 things parents must do for children after Uvalde — and every school shootingEven as we witness unimaginable loss, even as we feel helpless, there are ways we can help our children, writes Nancy Rappaport.CognoscentiJun 1, 2022Lessons I've learned on the frontlines of the gun violence epidemicThe first step is grieving in ways that neither add to the immense trauma nor that further divide us from our friends and communities, writes Megan Ranney.CognoscentiMay 27, 2022After Uvalde, Democrats need to stop posturing — and start actingBlame Republicans all you want, writes Eileen McNamara, but we must also acknowledge the failure of Democrats to move the needle on gun control and so many other issues overwhelmingly...CognoscentiMay 25, 2022Race And Self-Protection In America: RJ Young's Memoir On Black Gun OwnershipAfrican-Americans and gun ownership. In his new memoir, RJ Young writes about what he calls a “literal arms race … ramped up by racialized fear.”ResumeOn Point46:44Jul 2, 2019Billboard Now Up In Back Bay Depicts Parkland School Shooting VictimState officials unveiled a billboard featuring a victim of the Parkland school shooting in Boston on Thursday.Local CoverageNov 1, 2018AdvertisementRace And Self-Protection In America: RJ Young's Memoir On Black Gun OwnershipAfrican-Americans and gun ownership. In his new memoir, RJ Young writes about what he calls a “literal arms race … ramped up by racialized fear.”ResumeOn Point46:44Oct 23, 2018Boston Police Officer Sues The Online Market Where The Gun Used On Him Was SoldThe lawsuit filed on behalf of Kurt Stokinger accuses Armslist.com of enabling illegal gun trafficking by allowing users to buy and sell guns with "essentially no rules."Local CoverageOct 19, 2018Marijuana Users In Mass. Can't Buy GunsUsing marijuana may be legal in Massachusetts, but federal authorities are warning that it can prevent you from owning a gun.ResumeLocal Coverage02:26Jul 16, 2018Gov. Baker Signs 'Red Flag' Gun Bill Into LawThe law will allow for the temporary removal of firearms from people considered a danger to themselves or others.Local CoverageJul 3, 2018Massachusetts Senate Passes 'Extreme Risk' Gun Legislation On Voice VoteThe Senate approved its version of the bill Thursday. It will be up to branch leaders now to come up with a consensus bill.Local CoverageJun 7, 2018A Parkland Father, The Son Of A Suicide Victim And The Case For 'Red Flag' Laws In Mass.The Massachusetts Senate is considering a bill that would allow a judge to take guns away from someone who poses a risk to themselves or others.CognoscentiJun 6, 2018Writer Dave Eggers Assembles Youth Summit To Keep Lifting Up Student Voices After ParklandThe writer, publisher and professional amplifier of youth voices says that when it comes to young people, "I'm always optimistic."Local CoverageJun 1, 2018'Extreme Risk' Gun Bill Passes Massachusetts HouseA proposal allowing for the temporary removal of firearms from people considered a danger to themselves or others was overwhelmingly approved on Wednesday by lawmakers in the Massachusetts House. It...Local CoverageMay 24, 2018House Will Soon Vote On 'Red Flag' Gun Bill, Says Speaker DeLeoSpeaker Robert DeLeo announced Wednesday that the House will take up so-called "red flag" legislation -- a bill aimed at preventing gun violence -- in May.Local CoverageMay 2, 2018Ban On Possession Of Stun Guns Violated Second Amendment, Mass. High Court RulesThe Supreme Judicial Court stayed the effect of the ruling for 60 days, leaving the ban in place to give legislators time to regulate the ownership of stun guns.Local CoverageApr 17, 2018Mass. Lawmakers Once Again Take On NRA In Push To Pass 'Red Flag' LawA fierce debate has ensued over gun laws as Massachusetts is now one of more than a dozen states considering so-called "red flag" bills.ResumeLocal Coverage04:48Apr 13, 2018The History — And Future — Of Gun Violence ResearchLast month, Congress passed a spending bill that included language allowing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to resume "conducting research on the causes of gun violence."ResumeHere & Now09:47Apr 2, 2018What Food Riots Can Teach Us About Creating Political ChangeThe 1863 “bread riot,” led by women, altered the course of history. The lessons can inspire modern protests, writes Suzanne Cope.CognoscentiApr 2, 2018'Enforce The Laws That Are Already On The Books,' New Jersey Gun Advocate SaysAlexander Roubian was one of about 2,000 people who gathered to protest as the New Jersey assembly was voting on gun measures.ResumeHere & Now06:43Mar 30, 2018Mass. Education Board Unanimously Rejects Trump's Call To Arm TeachersThe 11-member board hopes its rare move to take an official stance on policy proposals will send a message to other states.Local CoverageMar 27, 2018Next Page
4 things parents must do for children after Uvalde — and every school shootingEven as we witness unimaginable loss, even as we feel helpless, there are ways we can help our children, writes Nancy Rappaport.CognoscentiJun 1, 2022
Lessons I've learned on the frontlines of the gun violence epidemicThe first step is grieving in ways that neither add to the immense trauma nor that further divide us from our friends and communities, writes Megan Ranney.CognoscentiMay 27, 2022
After Uvalde, Democrats need to stop posturing — and start actingBlame Republicans all you want, writes Eileen McNamara, but we must also acknowledge the failure of Democrats to move the needle on gun control and so many other issues overwhelmingly...CognoscentiMay 25, 2022
Race And Self-Protection In America: RJ Young's Memoir On Black Gun OwnershipAfrican-Americans and gun ownership. In his new memoir, RJ Young writes about what he calls a “literal arms race … ramped up by racialized fear.”ResumeOn Point46:44Jul 2, 2019
Billboard Now Up In Back Bay Depicts Parkland School Shooting VictimState officials unveiled a billboard featuring a victim of the Parkland school shooting in Boston on Thursday.Local CoverageNov 1, 2018
Race And Self-Protection In America: RJ Young's Memoir On Black Gun OwnershipAfrican-Americans and gun ownership. In his new memoir, RJ Young writes about what he calls a “literal arms race … ramped up by racialized fear.”ResumeOn Point46:44Oct 23, 2018
Boston Police Officer Sues The Online Market Where The Gun Used On Him Was SoldThe lawsuit filed on behalf of Kurt Stokinger accuses Armslist.com of enabling illegal gun trafficking by allowing users to buy and sell guns with "essentially no rules."Local CoverageOct 19, 2018
Marijuana Users In Mass. Can't Buy GunsUsing marijuana may be legal in Massachusetts, but federal authorities are warning that it can prevent you from owning a gun.ResumeLocal Coverage02:26Jul 16, 2018
Gov. Baker Signs 'Red Flag' Gun Bill Into LawThe law will allow for the temporary removal of firearms from people considered a danger to themselves or others.Local CoverageJul 3, 2018
Massachusetts Senate Passes 'Extreme Risk' Gun Legislation On Voice VoteThe Senate approved its version of the bill Thursday. It will be up to branch leaders now to come up with a consensus bill.Local CoverageJun 7, 2018
A Parkland Father, The Son Of A Suicide Victim And The Case For 'Red Flag' Laws In Mass.The Massachusetts Senate is considering a bill that would allow a judge to take guns away from someone who poses a risk to themselves or others.CognoscentiJun 6, 2018
Writer Dave Eggers Assembles Youth Summit To Keep Lifting Up Student Voices After ParklandThe writer, publisher and professional amplifier of youth voices says that when it comes to young people, "I'm always optimistic."Local CoverageJun 1, 2018
'Extreme Risk' Gun Bill Passes Massachusetts HouseA proposal allowing for the temporary removal of firearms from people considered a danger to themselves or others was overwhelmingly approved on Wednesday by lawmakers in the Massachusetts House. It...Local CoverageMay 24, 2018
House Will Soon Vote On 'Red Flag' Gun Bill, Says Speaker DeLeoSpeaker Robert DeLeo announced Wednesday that the House will take up so-called "red flag" legislation -- a bill aimed at preventing gun violence -- in May.Local CoverageMay 2, 2018
Ban On Possession Of Stun Guns Violated Second Amendment, Mass. High Court RulesThe Supreme Judicial Court stayed the effect of the ruling for 60 days, leaving the ban in place to give legislators time to regulate the ownership of stun guns.Local CoverageApr 17, 2018
Mass. Lawmakers Once Again Take On NRA In Push To Pass 'Red Flag' LawA fierce debate has ensued over gun laws as Massachusetts is now one of more than a dozen states considering so-called "red flag" bills.ResumeLocal Coverage04:48Apr 13, 2018
The History — And Future — Of Gun Violence ResearchLast month, Congress passed a spending bill that included language allowing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to resume "conducting research on the causes of gun violence."ResumeHere & Now09:47Apr 2, 2018
What Food Riots Can Teach Us About Creating Political ChangeThe 1863 “bread riot,” led by women, altered the course of history. The lessons can inspire modern protests, writes Suzanne Cope.CognoscentiApr 2, 2018
'Enforce The Laws That Are Already On The Books,' New Jersey Gun Advocate SaysAlexander Roubian was one of about 2,000 people who gathered to protest as the New Jersey assembly was voting on gun measures.ResumeHere & Now06:43Mar 30, 2018
Mass. Education Board Unanimously Rejects Trump's Call To Arm TeachersThe 11-member board hopes its rare move to take an official stance on policy proposals will send a message to other states.Local CoverageMar 27, 2018