Story of the Week: Mass Shootings Prompt Debates on Guns, Underlying Causes

Story of the Week / August 9th, 2019 / By Henry A. Brechter

Two tragic mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso last weekend prompted a resurgence of debates on gun control, gun rights and underlying causes, both on Capitol Hill and throughout the country. Media coverage was largely split in the aftermath. Many left-leaning outlets focused on white...
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Story of the Week: House Gun Sit-In

Story of the Week / June 23rd, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

On Wednesday , a group of House Democrats staged something new: a sit-in to protest a lack of action on gun control. The 25-hour occupation caught the attention of social media. By sitting in, were the Democrats standing up for something that most Americans support - or was it a time-...
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