Sadly, the NRA has worked to create the hysteria with misinformation and rhetoric that the majority of Americans find offensive.
Below, are a series of programs addressing the surrounding issues in reasonable tones --
Va. Tech Shooting Survivor: Obama's Gun Plan a 1st Step, But "We Need a Movement" to Overcome NRA
A month after the massacre at Sandy Hook
Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., President Obama is calling for a ban on
assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines. The National Rifle
Association says Congress will not get either. Obama's proposal comes as New
York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed what is being called toughest gun control law
in the nation, also drawing an NRA rebuke. We're joined by Colin Goddard, a
survivor of the Virginia Tech massacre who now works with the Brady Campaign to
Prevent Gun Violence. Having just returned from meeting with survivors and their
parents in Newtown, Goddard and the Brady Campaign were the first group to meet
with Vice President Joe Biden's task force on guns. Watch/Listen/Read
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Debate on Armed Police in Schools: Needed for Kid Safety or Part of the Student-to-Prison Pipeline?
As the National Rifle Association pushes for
armed guards in every school, we host a debate over what type of security
measures should be taken in schools to prevent future tragedies. On Monday, the
superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools proposed forming the school system's
own police force. We're joined by Sean Burke, president of the School Safety
Advocacy Council; and Damon Hewitt, an attorney with the NAACP Legal Defense and
Educational Fund and co-author of The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Structuring
Legal Reform. Watch/Listen/Read
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Behind the NRA's Money: Gun Lobby Deepens Financial Ties to $12 Billion Firearms Industry
Throughout its history, the National Rifle
Association has portrayed itself as an advocate for individual gun owners'
Second Amendment rights. But a new investigation finds the group has come to
rely on the support of the $12-billion-a-year gun industry -- made up of
firearms and ammunition manufacturers and sellers. Since 2005, the NRA has
collected as much as $38.9 million from dozens of gun industry giants, including
Beretta USA; Glock; and Sturm, Ruger & Co., according to a 2011 study by the
Violence Policy Center. We speak with investigative reporter Peter Stone, whose
latest article for The Huffington Post is "NRA Gun Control Crusade
Reflects Firearms Industry Financial Ties." Watch/Listen/Read
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