/tags/series-guns-in-america Series: Guns In America en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 04:13:13 GMT /politics/2017-01-24/more-gun-training-in-schools-advances A measure that would encourage schools to offer additional training for security guards, and pave the way for more teachers to have guns in schools… Wed, 25 Jan 2017 04:13:13 GMT /politics/2017-01-24/more-gun-training-in-schools-advances Bente Birkeland /national/2014-09-28/fbi-shooting-incidents-rising-nationwide Mass shootings in public places have been increasing in frequency and severity over the past decade, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation compiled 160… Sun, 28 Sep 2014 14:45:21 GMT /national/2014-09-28/fbi-shooting-incidents-rising-nationwide Dan Greenwood /business/2013-08-06/johnstown-moves-forward-with-firearms-facility The city of Johnstown has given initial approval for what could be one of the largest indoor shooting ranges and retail spaces in Colorado.That’s despite… Tue, 06 Aug 2013 22:45:39 GMT /business/2013-08-06/johnstown-moves-forward-with-firearms-facility Grace Hood /politics/2013-04-16/mental-health-bills-to-be-debated-at-state-capitol Last December Governor Hickenlooper made a plea for more money and additional resources to strengthen mental health services in Colorado following the… Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT /politics/2013-04-16/mental-health-bills-to-be-debated-at-state-capitol Brian Larson, Jody Hope Strogoff /2013-04-05/the-curious-listener-debating-guns-on-air-at-home-on-the-range Hear how one listener got an NPR host out of the studio and to a shooting range to talk about guns. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:28:00 GMT /2013-04-05/the-curious-listener-debating-guns-on-air-at-home-on-the-range George T. Gary III /npr-news/2013-03-23/battling-suicide-in-a-gun-state-means-treading-carefully Discussing gun control is not easy in Wyoming, which has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the country. But it also has the highest per capita suicide rate, and guns are usually involved. One grieving mother is trying to boost awareness while respecting the state's gun culture. Sun, 24 Mar 2013 04:49:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-03-23/battling-suicide-in-a-gun-state-means-treading-carefully Kirk Siegler, Kirk Siegler /2013-03-22/letters-reaction-to-gun-series Melissa Block and Robert Siegel read emails from listeners about a series on guns. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:00:00 GMT /2013-03-22/letters-reaction-to-gun-series /npr-news/2013-03-21/on-gun-ownership-and-policy-a-country-of-chasms Paul Gwaltney and other gun owners don't understand why many Americans are so anti-gun. So Gwaltney assembled a group of friends and colleagues with divergent views on guns and gun control for a frank conversation at his home in Chantilly, Va. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:44:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-03-21/on-gun-ownership-and-policy-a-country-of-chasms Melissa Block /npr-news/2013-03-20/how-to-be-the-good-guy-with-a-gun-at-school In the aftermath of the Newtown school shooting, there's a raging public debate over placing armed guards in schools. Some say it's impractical, but about a third of American schools already have some kind of armed security. One school police officer in Stockton, Calif., finds the job is part protector, part mentor. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:16:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-03-20/how-to-be-the-good-guy-with-a-gun-at-school Richard Gonzales /npr-news/2013-03-19/whats-worked-and-what-hasnt-in-gun-loving-switzerland Like Americans, the Swiss have an entrenched gun culture — it's not uncommon to see regular citizens out in the public with a gun slung across their back — and most are vehemently opposed to gun control. Yet Switzerland has a far lower rate of gun violence than in the U.S. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:32:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-03-19/whats-worked-and-what-hasnt-in-gun-loving-switzerland Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson