Gun Control

Traditionally, the Boise City Council meeting set aside for public input on a proposed budget generates plenty of headlines. But the July 19 session will also include a proposed resolution that pushes back against the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to deny a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion.

Boise City Council is urging state and federal lawmakers to take further action to curb gun violence in the United States just days after a compromise bill passed through Congress.

Heath Druzin with Boise State Public Radio News and Producer of the Extremely American Podcast; Margaret Carmel, Senior Reporter with BoiseDev.com; Betsy Russell, the Boise Bureau Chief at the Idaho Press and the voice of the Eye on Boise Blog.

In the shadow of escalating violence across the nation, the subject of possible attacks, particularly with weapons, was part of a June 3 discussion at the Idaho Capitol.

The response from Idaho’s congressional delegation over a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas that's killed at least 21 people — most of them elementary school students — has been mostly muted.

In a break from the past, Democrats talked a stricter game about gun regulation during this year's national convention.

States with the most restrictive combination of three gun laws saw an estimated 11% reduction in firearm deaths over three decades.

Firearms manufacturers had a good year in 2018, according to a new report from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF.) The industry’s main trade…

Democrats in Virginia claimed big wins in the Tuesday election, fueled in no small part by big investments from gun control advocates.

Gun control has become a topic driving national politics over the last several years. With a 2020 presidential election looming over the political scene,…