Last week's school shooting in Newtown has sparked a debate on gun control, with many arguing within hours and days that the massacre should be politicized to prevent similar events from happening again. Todd Zwillich, Takeaway Washington correspondent, weighs the possibility of anything happening in Congress or the White House. Representative Carolyn McCarthy has been a vocal advocate of gun control for nearly two decades.

A blog post that sprung up shortly after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut has people all over the country talking about the influence of mental health on Friday's events. In the blog post, Liza Long writes about her own son 'Michael,' and the resemblance he bears to the alleged shooter at Sandy Hook, Adam Lanza.

As conversations about the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut begin to center around guns and mental health, one woman is advocating a careful look at the latter. Emily Willingham has a son who is diagnosed with Asperger syndrome.

The debate over gun control has begun once again in the wake of the Newtown shootings. Craig Whitney is the author of "Living with Guns: A Liberal’s Case for the Second Amendment." Craig considers himself a political liberal, but his beliefs concerning the right to bear arms are much more complicated. 

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad continues to loose his grip on power. How much longer will he be able to hold on, and at what cost? Robin Wright is a journalist who has been covering the Middle East since 1973.  

The mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut has left the community reeling. Colin McEnroe, host of "The Colin McEnroe Show" on Connecticut Public Radio, explains how the state is trying to move forward.