Zócalo Public SquareWhy Americans Fight Over Guns – Zócalo Public Square https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org Ideas Journalism With a Head and a Heart Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:01:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Why Americans Fight Over Guns https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/2013/10/28/why-americans-fight-over-guns/ideas/up-for-discussion/ https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/2013/10/28/why-americans-fight-over-guns/ideas/up-for-discussion/#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:01:07 +0000 Zocalo https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/?p=51321 After the mass shooting of school children at Sandy Hook Elementary, it appeared that new legislation on guns might advance in Congress. Instead, in spite of some changes in states, the bitter politics of guns took over and federal legislation stalled. In advance of a Zócalo/Occidental College event, “How Do We Break the Deadlock in the Gun Debate?” we asked experts in gun policy: Why is gun policy so much more contentious in the United States than in other countries?

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