In the wake of the Colorado school shooting, the Senate moved to place greater restrictions on gun sales. Following a background report, Jim Lehrer and guests discuss the debate and the vote. Durbin and Hatch on the Senate gun control debate. The aftermath of the Colorado school shootings .
States take the gun industry to court.
President Clinton bans the import of over 50 types of foreign-made assault weapons . Browse the NewsHour's coverage of the law The Senate . The House of Representatives. The Senate now is in its second week debating legislation originally aimed at getting tougher on juveniles who commit crimes, but gun control issues have dominated the debate. Yesterday afternoon, Senators agreed to require gun sellers to add a safety lock to every handgun sold.