Why doesn’t support for gun-control laws translate to gun-control laws?

Polls routinely show that a majority of Americans support gun-control legislation, such as background checks, gun licensing, assault-weapons bans and red-flag laws. So why hasn’t public opinion filtered up to Washington, which hasn’t passed a major gun-control law in more than 20 years? …

It’s an interesting question. Let’s try to answer it.

There’s no one reason public support for stricter gun laws hasn’t translated to stricter gun laws, but here are some major factors: CONT.

Amber Phillips, Washington Post

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