100 WVIA Way
Pittston, PA 18640

Phone: 570-826-6144
Fax: 570-655-1180

Copyright © 2024 WVIA, all rights reserved. WVIA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
DONATE
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Gun legislation is in the works after decades of little progress

By June Leffler, Amanda Williams
Published June 15, 2022 at 8:22 AM EDT
Rep. Jake Auchincloss speaks during a news conference to introduce legislation on safe gun storage with (L-R) Bella D’Alacio of March For Our Lives, Brady Vice President of Policy Christian Heyne and Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI) outside the U.S. Capitol.
Rep. Jake Auchincloss speaks during a news conference to introduce legislation on safe gun storage with (L-R) Bella D’Alacio of March For Our Lives, Brady Vice President of Policy Christian Heyne and Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI) outside the U.S. Capitol.

Thousands of people marched on Washington D.C. this weekend to speak out against gun violence. And Congress might be listening this time.

A bipartisan group of senators said they’d reached a deal on new gun safety measures after the House approved new gun legislation along party lines last week. 

After years of stalled talks, will Congress come together on guns?

Copyright 2022 WAMU 88.5. To see more, visit WAMU 88.5.

June Leffler, Amanda Williams