Since the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students have been crusading for tightening gun laws and expanding mental-health resources — and have put those issues firmly in public discussion. Some congressional lawmakers, both Democrats and Republicans, have endorsed various ways to tighten gun laws, including Florida’s two U.S. senators — Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Marco Rubio. …
Still, despite glimmers of bipartisanship and broad public support for regulating gun ownership, many doubt Congress will act. …
Here are three main barriers to congressional action. CONT.
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