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Why Congress Has Failed to Pass Background Checks

By Penny Okamoto, Executive Director of Ceasefire Oregon

Despite the December 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Congress has failed to pass background checks or other gun safety legislation. Why? In this post, Beth McGinty and Colleen Barry lay out the reasons for this inaction.

http://jhupressblog.com/2014/03/18/newtown-public-opinion-on-gun-policy-…