What Made Congress Finally Do Something About Gun Violence? Philanthropy-Backed Evidence. [philanthropy.com]

Carey Sipp 7/21/228:31 AM

By Ellen S. Alberding, Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, July 20, 2022

Ten years ago, 20 children and six of their teachers were murdered in an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. The nation was horrified. Congress debated. But nothing happened.

Year after year, month after month, the shootings continued. More people died. And still nothing happened.

This past May, 19 children and two of their teachers were murdered in an elementary school in Uvalde, Tex. The nation was once again horrified, and Congress once again debated. But this time, something happened. The most significant piece of federal gun legislation in nearly 30 years gained bipartisan support and became law.

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