Latest massacres test gun-control advocates’ resolve as White House faces growing pressure to act Toluse Olorunnipa, Marianna Sotomayor The routine has become so predictable that some gun-control activists see the familiarity of tragedy as their biggest obstacle to achieving the change they’ve been seeking for the past decade. A gunman’s rampage that claimed eight lives Thursday in Indianapolis became the latest mass shooting to set off the well-known pattern of condolences, lowered flags and a somber presidential statement calling on Congress to act. With the cycle typically ending in legislative gridlock before repeating itself, activists are seizing on the most recent spate of deadly shootings to try to disrupt the system.
With Democrats in control of Washington for the first time in a decade, the recent string of mass shootings has encouraged activists to make a concerted push for fresh legislation restricting access to guns.
WASHINGTON - The routine has become so predictable that some gun-control activists see the familiarity of tragedy as their biggest obstacle to achieving the change they've been seeking for the past decade.
By TOLUSE OLORUNNIPA AND MARIANNA SOTOMAYOR | The Washington Post | Published: April 17, 2021 WASHINGTON The routine has become so predictable that some gun-control activists see the familiarity of tragedy as their biggest obstacle to achieving the change they ve been seeking for the past decade. A gunman s rampage that claimed eight lives Thursday in Indianapolis became the latest mass shooting to set off the well-known pattern of condolences, lowered flags and a somber presidential statement calling on Congress to act. With the cycle typically ending in legislative gridlock before repeating itself, activists are seizing on the most recent spate of deadly shootings to try to disrupt the system.
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