From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

Gun violence, public safety, and the Second Amendment.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues. Americans care about most.

It's been one year since the massacre at Virginia Tech where surviving students, including some of the wounded, are pushing for gun control. But students elsewhere want the right to carry

concealed weapons on campus for self-defense, and that's been legalized in a few places.

On to the point, we'll hear from students on both sides.

In the past year, some 30 incidents on school campuses have killed 14 people and led to proposed restrictions in 38 states. We'll hear how urban and rural communities are locked in ongoing

struggles over public safety and the right to bear arms. On reporter's notebook later on,

Jimmy Carter meets the head of Hamas.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again. I'm on me back with To the Point. Since last year's massacre at Virginia Tech,

30 more school shootings, 14 of them deadly, have inspired gun control movements in 38 states.

But there's a big push in the other direction, too. On To the Point, law enforcement is the focus in cities,

but gun rights and hunting interests often prevail in state capitals. We'll talk about the ongoing debate. On reporter's

notebook, Jimmy Carter defies Israel and the Bush administration and meets the Hamas leader

they're trying to isolate. First, this news update, Pope Benedict, addressed the UN General Assembly

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