The News & Observer. Dec. 29. In this profile, Phil Cook discusses gun control issues over the past few decades and since the Newtown shooting. He sees “perhaps the seed of a revival for doing something about guns.”

Bloomberg News.com. Dec. 28.  Possible nominee for Sec. of Defense Michelle Flournoy represented “the hawkish wing of the Democratic party, particularly when she was out of office during the Bush years,” said Peter Feaver. Ash Carter, another possible nominee, "understands the procurement and management side of the Pentagon, and that’s an important piece of the puzzle right now,” Feaver said.

The Huffington Post. Dec. 25. "If we look at the data, it doesn't make sense that that's where we need to beef up security in a very expensive way -- not only financially but also at the cost of our children's feeling of security," said Kenneth Dodge, on calls to place armed guards in all schools in the wake of the Newtown shootings.

CTV News.com. Dec. 22. President Obama's support of new gun policy is a new development on the issue in the wake of the Newtown Shooting, said Phil Cook. The math does not support the NRA proposal of putting armed guards in schools, he said, and would ineffective and bad policy.