Recent mass shootings have sent a surge in donations to gun-control groups as they renew calls for more federal restrictions, but their leaders say they’ve made little progress in Washington
Mass shootings boost fundraising, but the influence of gun-control activists in Washington remains limited compared with the NRA
More than 1,000 people gathered at an arena in Uvalde, Texas, to remember the 21 victims who were killed by a gunman at Robb Elementary School. It was the deadliest school shooting in almost a decade. Photo: Jae C. Hong/Associated PressWASHINGTON—In the nearly decade since a 20-year-old with an assault-style rifle rampaged through a Connecticut elementary school, advocates for tighter gun control have mobilized to counter the influence of the National Rifle Association.
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