congress may be stuck on passing any sort of new gun laws but states are taking action one way or the other. since the newtown shootings, new york, colorado, connecticut, maryland have all passed new laws, tightening restrictions, maryland s law is awaiting the governor s signature. at the same time, georgia, arkansas, all the other states highlighted there, are the states considering loosening gun laws. according to the wall street journal, bill schneider, 15 states have enacted laws that we can control. what do you make of that? the gun lobby is active and prominent on the issue, whenever they feel the threat to gun rights, they are going to make their views known. they have intensity. the question is how much intensity is there on the part of gun controlled a vo cats? enough to get those laws passed in four states, colorado and connecticut have endured terrible instances of gun violence.