gun control
Planned Parenthood attack kills a policeman, a mom and a veteran
By Reuters — November 28, 2015
The Colorado Springs clinic, which includes abortion services, has been the target of repeated protests by anti-abortion activists. The policeman who died was a co-pastor at an evangelical church.
Rob Schenck, long opposed to abortion, now opposes Christians owning guns
By Adelle M. Banks — October 29, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) After personally seeing the bodies of the Amish schoolchildren prepared for a funeral after being gunned down in 2006, Schenck began to realize he needed to care more about life outside the womb, too.
Ben Carson, it’s time to tour a Holocaust museum (COMMENTARY)
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — October 12, 2015
(RNS) If he did, Carson might drop that line about Hitler and gun control.
Chicago archbishop calls for tough gun control laws
By David Gibson — October 12, 2015
(RNS) Citing Pope Francis' blast at arms trade 'blood money,' Archbishop Blase Cupich, the pontiff's point man in the U.S., may push the volatile issue high on the Catholic hierarchy’s agenda.
Ben Carson, will you tour the Holocaust Museum with me?
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — October 9, 2015
If you did, you might drop that whole line about Hitler and gun control.
A consistently pro-life ethic should include gun control
By Laura Turner — October 7, 2015
(RNS) My rights don't matter as much as another person's life.
Let us all now pray to the Almighty Gun (COMMENTARY)
By David P. Gushee — September 1, 2015
(RNS) ... You alone are great. Mighty are Your deeds. Awesome is Your power. There is no one like You. In You do we place our trust. ...
Armslist website linked to Tennessee shooting denies it sells guns
By Reuters — July 24, 2015
(Reuters) The website where friends of the Tennessee shooting suspect said he had purchased guns before last week's attack denied on Thursday that it was in the business of selling weapons, saying it instead offered "a free speech forum."
‘Muslim-free’ gun store owner to host Muslim leader at gun class
By Reuters — July 22, 2015
(Reuters) A Florida gun dealer who received national attention for declaring his store a "Muslim Free Zone" will host a Muslim civil rights leader in his gun class on Saturday, both men said.
Interfaith group speaks out in wake of Santa Barbara shooting spree
By Megan Sweas — May 29, 2014
LOS ANGELES (RNS) “We are here this morning to stand with the multitude of groups across the United States who are advocating for sensible, common sense laws to limit the effects of gun violence,” said Steve Wiebe, co-chair of Abrahamic Faiths Peacemaking Initiative.
Feds release first guidelines for confronting a church shooter
By Lauren Markoe — June 18, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) Though shootings at churches and other houses of worship remain relatively rare, they can make inviting targets for gunmen -- particularly disturbed individuals -- who are looking for a highly visible target to settle a grudge or make a political statement.
‘No Father’s Day’ campaign focuses on children lost to guns
By Debra Rubin — June 13, 2013
(RNS) Fathers of children killed by gun violence are lending support to a campaign intended to show lawmakers not everyone will celebrate Father's Day.
Black pastors: Gun violence isn’t just a problem for white suburbs
By Adelle M. Banks — April 24, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) Black clergy have launched a new coalition to fight gun violence, saying they are undeterred by the recent failure of legislation on Capitol Hill.
America’s rough week
By Oliver Thomas — April 19, 2013
(RNS) Taken together, it was a bruising week for a nation wearied by war and nagged by chronic unemployment.
At makeshift National Mall graveyard, clergy demand gun control
By Lauren Markoe — April 11, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) Clergy from California to Connecticut created a makeshift graveyard on the National Mall on Thursday as they exhorted Congress to strengthen gun control.
