Orlando Nightclub Shootings

One Year On, 4 Things You Can Do To Honor The Victims Of The Pulse Nightclub Shooting
How can we mark the anniversary of the shooting at Pulse nightclub? asks Mary E. Cronin. We can refuse to be made invisible.

One Month Later, Orlando Victim Endures Long Road To Recovery
Thirty-seven year old Jeff Rodriguez was one of the 53 people wounded last month at Pulse night club.

It's Time To Stand Up: We All Have A Role To Play In Dismantling Oppression
I hope the violence of the past week will become a turning point that tips us toward long-needed reform, and away from brutality and hate.

Your Beliefs About Terrorism And Islam Are A Hot Mess Of Myth And Illogic
MIT's international security expert Jim Walsh says Americans' views on terrorism are a plate of scrambled eggs consisting mostly of fear and fiction. Herein, a corrective.

AR-15 Gun Maker Asks Connecticut Judge To Dismiss Case Against Them
The lawsuit against the manufacturer, the distributor and the seller says that the military-style rifle used should never have been sold or marketed to civilians in the first place.
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As Orlando Begins To Bury Victims, Investigation Of Shooting Continues
Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with NPR's Dina Temple-Raston about the latest developments.

Religious Doctrine And The Orlando Shootings
Religious leaders have expressed solidarity with the LGBT community. But in most cases, their faith doctrines condemn homosexuality.

It Was In Bars Like Pulse That We Learned To Love All Those In Our LGBT Alphabet
Kari Hong: The Pulse nightclub victims died in a space that was more sacred than what the word nightclub conveys.

Orlando Shooting Dominates The Week In Politics
CNN's Juana Summers and ABC's Rick Klein discuss where the Trump, Clinton and Sanders campaigns are now, on gun control and terrorism.

Kenneth Feinberg Advises Orlando Leaders On How To Handle Flood Of Donations
Millions of dollars are pouring into various funds to help the families of the victims and the survivors of the Pulse nightclub attack.

Remembering Pulse Nightclub Bouncer 'Daddy K'
Torrington, Connecticut native Kimberly Morris was among the 49 people killed last Sunday at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando.

Our National Venn Diagram: Pushing Back On America's Polarization
Joanna Weiss proposes a bipartisan shortlist of things we should be able to agree on, post-Orlando.

Listening To LGBT Voices In And After Orlando
We hear from LGBT voices in the wake of the attack on the Pulse nightclub. Their message to the world.

Duxbury 'Ask A Muslim' Couple On Reeling From The Orlando Shootings
We get more reaction to the Orlando shootings from the Muslim community with Sebastian Robins and Mona Haydar, they're the Duxbury couple that have been setting up an "Ask a...

Poem: The Blood-Spangled Banner
Erika Fine responds, in verse, to the the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

How Orlando Is Being Covered By The Media
There has been wall-to-wall coverage all week on a variety of shows, from cable news to late night television. But how are those decisions made?

As Investigation Continues, Orlando Wrestles With A Traumatic Week
NPR’s Nathan Rott joins Here & Now's Robin Young to discuss the potential impact of the week’s events on the city’s tourism industry.

In A Dogma Eat Dogma World, A Defense Of Political Correctness
Donald Trump argues that political correctness is coddling terrorism. Julie Wittes Schlack wants to know: Who is really putting dogma ahead of common sense?

Orlando Attacks Spur New Calls For Gun Control
After Orlando, a new push to ban semi-automatic assault weapons. We’ll have the debate.

Following Orlando, A Push for Gun Control And A History Of The Semi-Automatic Rifle
We look at the ongoing debate over gun control legislation on Capitol Hill and learn how a rifle designed for the military became a popular gun for civilians.