Newtown shooting killed two elementary students , jolted the nation . Key to expanding the field of states enacting tougher gun regulations , Glaze said , is highlighting that most gun murders in the United States -- more than 11,000 in 2010 -- are not national events but killings that never make news . Obama proposed tougher gun control measure , which failed in the Senate . Focus has shifted to states ; both sides in the debate are represented . Recall of legislators in Colorado , midterm elections took place in 2014 .
Newtown shooting killed two elementary students , jolted the nation . Obama proposed tougher gun control measure , which failed in the Senate . Focus has shifted to states ; both sides in the debate are represented . Recall of legislators in Colorado , midterm elections took place in 2014 .