Features related to gun violence

David and Francine Wheeler, parents of Sandy Hook School shooting victim Benjamin speak at a news conference at Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, Conn., Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. One month after the mass school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the parents joined a grassroots initiative called Sandy Hook Promise to support solutions for a safer community. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Make the Sandy Hook Promise
May 3, 2013
A group started by members of the Newtown community hope you will call your representatives and support common sense solutions to make our schools safer.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., seated right, meets in his office with families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. Seated on sofa from left are David and Francine Wheeler, who lost their 6-year-old son Ben in the shooting, Katy Sherlach and her father Bill Sherlach, whose wife Mary Sherlach was killed. At far right is Mark Barden, father of victim Daniel Barden. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Sandy Hook Promise: There Will Be Change
May 3, 2013 | On Democracy

If we’re at a tipping point for movement against gun violence, it’s time to push harder than ever. Continue reading

Smith & Wesson 442, left, and Glock 21 guns on display. (AP Photo/The Grand Rapids Press, Cory Morse)
Take a Stand Against Gun Violence
April 26, 2013

Since the Senate voted down gun control legislation, advocates have regrouped. Find out how you can take action. Continue reading

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This American Life Goes to School
March 29, 2013 | What Matters Today
Last year, 29 current and recent students of Chicago's Harper High School were shot. Eight of them died. What's it like to live amidst persistent gun violence?
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What Chicago Is Doing Right
January 30, 2013 | Group Think

the mapping of conflicts and gangs can help police target their resources, as opposed to engaging in a blunderbuss strategy such as stop and frisk, which tends to alienate the mostly minority residents of neighborhoods that most need positive relationships with their law enforcement agents. MORE

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Full Show: Ending the Silence on Climate Change
January 4, 2013 | Moyers & Company

Climate change communication expert Anthony Leiserowitz explains why climate change gets the silent treatment, and what we should do about it. Continue reading

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Citizens Hold Gun Company’s Owner Accountable
December 21, 2012 | Take Action

In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook tragedy, concerned New Yorkers held a vigil to bring attention to gun control and corporate responsibility. Continue reading

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Bill Moyers Essay: Gun Violence
June 12, 2009 | Bill Moyers Journal (2007-2010)

Why can we talk about gun violence but not about gun control?
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