Columbine. Sandy Hook. Parkland. Uvalde. What do we do now?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : In general, Republicans oppose gun control bills, saying that proposed changes would not prevent the worst incidents from happening, and that gun ownership is a foundational right of Americans, enshrined in the Constitution.
58% : Following recent school shootings - such as the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, in 2018 and the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012 - a number of states acted to expand the background checks required for gun ownership, Professor Webster points out.
54% : A recent New York Times/Morning Consult survey found 86% support for universal background checks, 85% support for banning gun sales to stalkers, and 76% approval of mandatory safe storage for guns in homes, among other proposed national laws.
47% : Licensing gun owners, akin to licensing drivers, had a powerful effect on all forms of gun violence, including homicides and suicides.
37% : Watching the town crawling with law enforcement and journalists, seeing TV trucks lining the streets and helicopters flying overhead, he barely recognized it.
37% : That might be a national "red flag" law empowering law enforcement to seize guns from individuals who appear to be a danger to themselves or others.

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