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Students hold up their signs during a rally asking for gun control outside of the U.S. Capitol building, Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Washington. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

The Time For Gun Control Is Now — If We Can Avoid Distraction

Students leading the movement against gun violence should ignore falsehoods proffered by the gun lobby, writes retired judge Andrew Grainger, and instead focus on repeating their "theory of the case."

Cognoscenti

Mar 23, 2018

In this Dec. 9, 2015, photo, sales associate Mike Conway, right, shows Paul Angulo guns at Bullseye Sport gun shop in Riverside, Calif. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

Tensions Rise In America's Gun Debate

After the shooting of Congressman Steve Scalise, some lawmakers want to loosen gun laws. We’ll look at America’s new "gun battle."

On Point

47:20Jul 11, 2017

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Alex Green writes that Trump's words play brinksmanship with the notion of assassination in a country that has a long history of dangerous innuendo, political violence and murdered public figures -- including presidents. Pictured: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Crown Arena, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, in Fayetteville, N.C. (Evan Vucci/AP)

A History Of Violence: Donald Trump's Dangerous Innuendo

Alex Green writes that Trump's words play brinksmanship with the notion of assassination in a country that has a long history of dangerous innuendo, political violence and murdered public figures...

Cognoscenti

Aug 10, 2016

President Barack Obama, joined by Vice President Joe Biden and gun violence victims, wipes a tear from his cheek as speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, about steps his administration is taking to reduce gun violence. Also on stage are stakeholders, and individuals whose lives have been impacted by the gun violence. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama’s Executive Action On Guns

President Obama takes executive action on guns. We’ll look at where we are in the long American gun story.

On Point

47:45Jan 6, 2016

A map showing the gun ownership per 100 people around the world, compiled by the Washington Post via data sets collected by the Small Arms Survey. (Washington Post)

How The Rest Of The World Prevents Gun Deaths

U.S. death rates by gun are vastly higher than in other countries. How do they keep down the deadly toll?

On Point

46:58Dec 14, 2015

A television photographer takes video of a memorial for the two slain journalist in front of the studios of WDBJ-TV7 in Roanoke, Va., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. Reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward from the station were killed during a live broadcast Wednesday. (AP)

America's Paralyzing Gun Culture

Lessons from the Roanoke TV shootings. We’ll look at the way forward with the New York Times’ Nick Kristof and other top thinkers.

On Point

46:57Aug 31, 2015

Federal investigators respond to the scene of a shooting at the Grand Theatre on Thursday, July 23, 2015, in Lafayette, La. (AP)

Do Background Checks For Gun Sales Really Work?

Guns, background checks, and mass shootings. A new outcry over the system that decide who gets a gun and who doesn’t.

On Point

47:53Jul 29, 2015

President Barack Obama and ASIMO, an acronym for Advanced Step in Innovative MObility, bow to each other during a youth science event at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, known as the Miraikan, in Tokyo, Thursday, April 24, 2014. (AP)

Week In The News: Georgia's Guns, President In Asia, A Big Week At SCOTUS

Guns in Georgia. Obama in Asia. Affirmative Action. And Joe Biden in Ukraine. Our weekly news roundtable.

On Point

47:01Apr 25, 2014