Mass shootings have ignited public sentiment for some kind of new gun control . Examples of gunmen in recent mass shooting are background checks not a panacea . Columbine . The Virginia shooting case is one where a background check might have made a difference . Gun control advocates oppose universal checks , any new record - keeping requirement .
Mass shootings have ignited public sentiment for some kind of new gun control . Examples of gunmen in recent mass shooting are background checks not a panacea . The Virginia shooting case is one where a background check might have made a difference . Gun control advocates oppose universal checks , any new record - keeping requirement .