Video: Biden on School Shootings & Gun Control in 2014
After this week's school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, President Joe Biden urged the nation to stand up to the gun lobby and talked about his history trying to pass "common sense gun laws." In an extended 2014 interview excerpted in 2015's Gunned Down and 2020's NRA Under Fire, and now published for the first time, Biden talked to FRONTLINE about how he responded after Sandy Hook.
As the NRA holds its annual convention this weekend in Texas, watch our examination of how the group wielded its political power to influence America's conversation about gun rights and gun control, outlasting and overpowering the calls for change that followed mass shooting after mass shooting, from Columbine to Newtown.
Revisit our look at how, in the wake of the Parkland school shooting, the once-unrivaled NRA came to face challenges on all sides, including from a group of students just as passionate about a cause of their own.
Two years after George Floyd's murder, FRONTLINE and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters from our local journalism partner the Minneapolis Star Tribune examine one of the most pivotal events in the history of race and policing in America. Tune in or stream Tuesday, May 31 (check local listings).
Minneapolis Reform Unfinished 2 Years After George Floyd's Murder
Minneapolis leaders see promise in new programs relying on civilians for some services, but the question remains of whether the police department can be reformed, our Local Journalism Initiative partner the StarTribune found.
Minn. Board Pursues Police Reform, Approves Rule to Revoke Licenses
The Minnesota Board of Police Officer Standards and Training approved new rules this spring that would allow the board to revoke the license of an officer who violates its conduct guidelines, whether or not that officer had been convicted of a crime.
A Thousand Cuts Wins Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
The 2021 FRONTLINE documentary examining renowned journalist Maria Ressa's fight for press freedom in the Philippines has been honored with an RFK Award in the International TV category.
FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Park Foundation; the Heising-Simons Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen.
