"In the great gun debate, what we realized is that we never heard from the children," Ms. Meyer said.

In this context, the gun debate acquires added political importance.

I still don't know which side of the gun debate is right, though as a gun owner I have more respect for each side's arguments.

A gun debate was swirling around this town today, on talk radio and among some politicians.

No wonder someone cried out during the gun debate, "This House is in a state of denial."

Several customers said they were tired of having their side of the gun debate ignored in Washington and by the news media.

But they will not be the only ones using the weeks before any final resolution of the gun debate to try to rally opinion to their side.

The vote on Monday was seen by many proponents as signifying a historic transformation in the national gun debate.

This could signal a historic shift in the gun debate.

And Bill, we have no gun debate here to "ramp up" in the UK.