The Year of Violence

REMEMBERING NEWTOWN ONE YEAR LATER IT HAS BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE THE TRAGEDY AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THINKPROGRESS EXPLORES THE YEAR IN THE GUN CONTROL DEBATE. A YEAR OF VIOLENCE THERE HAVE BE EN AT LEAST TWENTY-SEVEN SCHOOL SHOOTINGS SINCE NEWTOWN THAT'S ONE EVERY OTHER WEEK. THERE HAVE BEEN 194 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 12 KILLED WITHA GUN. A YEAR OF INACTION CONGRESS HAS PASSED JUST ONE GUN BILL- REAUTHORIZING THE UNDETECTABLE FIREARMS ACT. NO BACKGROUND CHECKS, NO ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN. O NOW IS THE TIME TO TURN THAT HEARTBREAK INTO SOMETHING REAL. IT WON'T SOLVE EVERY PROBLEM. THERE WILL STILL BE GUN DEATHS. THERE WILL STILL BE TRAGEDIES. THERE WILL STILL BE VIOLENCE. THERE WILL STILL BE EVIL. BUT WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE...WE CAN DO BETTER TO MAKE SURE THAT FEWER PARENTS HAVE TO ENDURE THE PAIN OF LOSING A CHILD T O AN ACT OF VIOLENCE. O - MARCH 28 RESIDENT OF THE ****** PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNS 23 EXECUTIVE ACTIONS IN THE STATES 1500 BILLS INTRODUCED IN STATE LEGISLATURES 178 OF THEM PASSED ONE CHAMBER ONLY 109 BECAME LAW OF THOSE: 70 39 HAVE LO OSENED HAVE TIGHTENED RESTRICTIONS ON GUNS RESTRICTIONS ON GUNS PASSED BOTH PRO - PASSED MOSTLY NEW GUN REFORMS PASSED MOSTLY PRO-GUN LEGISLATION AND ANTI-GUN LAWS DID NOT PASS AN Y NEW GUN LAW S A YEAR OF GROWTH MOMS DEMAND ACTION AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE SOLUTIONS FOR GUN SENSE IN AMERICA Sandy Hook PROMISE 225,000+COMBINED NEW MEMBERS. THREE N EW GROUPS HAVE FEDERAL LOBBYING SPENDING $10 MIL BUT GUN VIOLENCE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION PREVENTION ADVOCATES BUT THE NRA AND ITS ALLIES ADVOCATES SPENT NINE TIMES STILL OUTSPENT THEM BY $5 MIL ARE STILL BEING OUTSPENT MORE ON FEDERAL LOBBYING NEARLY $1 MILLION. THAN IN 2012... 2012 2013 2013 SOURCES THE NEW YORK TIMES MOMS DEMAND ACTION PBS/FRONTLINE THE WHITE HOUSE THINKPrOGress MOTHER JONES OF THE PRES