The gun debate: Are the Newtown, Conn., killings a tipping point?

The horror in Newtown, Conn., remains fresh, but already a national conversation about what — if anything — politicians should do in the wake of the shootings has begun.

It’s a conversation that we as a country have, sadly, had repeatedly over the last few years. And it’s a conversation governed by a handful of political knowns and unknowns. To understand where the debate over preventing another Newtown might head, it’s worth laying out these knowns and unknowns. [cont.]

Chris Cillizza, Washington Post

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