Jewish groups urge Senate to pass gun control legislation

Published on April 11, 2013

Twenty-three national Jewish organizations signed on to a letter to the U.S. Senate urging members to pass gun control legislation.

White House readies gun-control plan as more children laid to rest

Published on December 19, 2012

The White House revealed the first steps of a gun-control plan on Wednesday as the United States grieved for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in another wave of funerals.

Who will protect us from the NRA?

By Rob Eshman
Published on July 25, 2012

The National Rifle Association (NRA) claims it exists to protect our rights. My question is this: Who will protect us from the NRA?

She’s Armed and President

By Idan Ivri
Published on September 1, 2005

As a Jewish woman and Harvard-educated lawyer who practiced law in Los Angeles, Sandra Froman admits that, at least on paper, she doesn't seem a natural choice to lead the National Rifle Association (NRA).

Flip Side of Gun Debate

By James D
Published on March 23, 2000

This week the debate over gun control -- already not a model of civil democratic dialogue -- reached new depths when the National Rifle Association (NRA) accused President Bill Clinton of tolerating gun violence to further his own narrow political ends.

Hosting Heston

By Tom Tugend
Published on December 9, 1999

Three days before its festive rededication ceremony (see story on page 10), the Skirball Cultural Center received some unrequested publicity when it hosted actor Charlton Heston for an evening of poetry and Shakespearean readings.