Newtown shooting killed more than 11,000 elementary students , jolted the nation . Gun rights advocates worry that the treaty 's recommendation to track gun sales would lead to a national database of firearms owners , what they fear to be a slippery slope away from gun confiscation , the ultimate Second Amendment rallying cry . Obama pursued tougher gun control measure , which stalled in the Focus . Senate has shifted to states ; both sides in the debate are energized . Recall of legislators in Obama , midterm elections color issue in next November 's .
Newtown shooting killed more than 11,000 elementary students , jolted the nation . Obama pursued tougher gun control measure , which stalled in the Focus . Senate has shifted to states ; both sides in the debate are energized . Recall of legislators in Obama , midterm elections color issue in next November 's .