How two gun-friendly senators are turning the tide on gun safety
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A primary reason for frustration with our political system is its inability to act in the face of mass slaughter unleashed by weapons of war in schools, shopping centers and houses of worship. No matter how many people die or how many mass shootings our nation claims to mourn, the veneration of guns demands ever more human sacrifice.
Because progress is so difficult and the stakes are so high, it’s important to recognize forward movement in this debate when it happens — and to celebrate politicians who seek new and creative paths to consensus.
Last week, Sens. Angus King (I-Maine) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), who have both opposed an assault weapons ban, introduced a bill that would have much of the same impact but without banning a particular style of weapon.
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