[ianch99]

You can hope this is a turning point:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35013443

In response to the shooting, the New York Times newspaper ran an editorial calling for stricter gun controls on the front page of Saturday's print paper.
It is the first time since 1920 that the paper has run an editorial on page one.
"It is a moral outrage and national disgrace that civilians can legally purchase weapons designed to kill people with brutal speed and efficiency," the opinion piece said.
"America's elected leaders offer prayers for gun victims and then, callously and without fear of consequence, reject the most basic restrictions on weapons of mass killing," it added.