Our stations have created a special series titled The Facts: Guns in America. This project is a first for us, as it involves a cooperative effort among all Bonten properties aimed at tackling a critically important but complex and controversial issue. Click here for the full press release.

Will gun control work?

Slideshows

9 - revolutionary war — A history of guns

11 - brady bill — History of the Second Amendment

Colt_M4_MWS_Carbine_Iraq — Types of guns

Bullet, gun ammunition — States with strongest, weakest gun laws

SIG_Pro_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis — Gun control debate

Pro-Gun Rights Organizations

NRA: The National Rifle Association

While widely recognized today as a major political force and as America's foremost defender of Second Amendment rights, the NRA has, since its inception, been the premier firearms education organization in the world.

Second Amendment Foundation

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is dedicated to promoting a better understanding about our Constitutional heritage to privately own firearms.

Gun Owners Of America

Mission is to lobby federal, state and local governments to preserve and protect the right to keep and bear arms.

Women Against Gun Control

Since 1993 Women Against Gun Control has been an all-volunteer, grassroots organization that conducts high-powered meetings around kitchen tables all across the U.S. to plot ways to fight gun control.

Gun Control Advocacy Organizations

Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence

Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence is the only national law center focused on providing comprehensive legal expertise in support of gun violence prevention.

Americans For Responsible Solutions

Americans for Responsible Solutions encourages elected officials to stand up for solutions to prevent gun violence and protect responsible gun ownership by communicating directly with the constituents that elect them.

Violence Policy Center

VPC, a national non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, works to stop gun violence through research, advocacy, education and collaboration.

Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence

Devoted to creating an America free from gun violence where Americans are safe at home, school, work, and in our communities.

Special Series

Defining the Second Amendment, Supreme Court decisions add clarity

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is only 27 words long, but its meaning has been debated for more than 200 years. It states, "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."