Immediately after back-to-back mass shootings in early August in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, the stalemate on tightening gun laws appeared ready to shift. …
But that momentum is already gone. Trump has disavowed his support for tightening background checks; only a handful of Republicans are still working on the issue; and the Senate seems unlikely to act on the House-passed bills.
That is not surprising. Despite broad public support for regulating gun ownership, Congress is unlikely to pass anything significant. Here’s why. CONT.
Sarah Binder (GWU), Monkey Cage