Monday, July 30, 2012

Shootings That Shaped Gun Control Laws

As the initial horror of last week's movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colo., begins to subside, the calls for action to prevent another mass shooting are growing.

But in the week following the worst mass shooting in U.S. history that left 12 dead and 58 injured, the political push for gun control is far weaker than after similar tragedies of the past.

Nearly every major reform to U.S. gun laws has come on the heels of a mass shooting. From Columbine to John F. Kennedy, America's most terrifying shootings have been the catalysts for the country's most sweeping reforms.

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