A Texas school shooting killed six women and 20 children , ages 6 or 7 , a year ago . Federal gun reform proposals failed , but some states now have tougher gun laws . Mental health problems are now being cast as ` ` brain health '' issues in a public campaign . High grades went to eight states that have enacted major gun reforms : California , Colorado , Connecticut , Delaware , Illinois , Maryland , New Jersey and New York . A town 's compassion is tested when planning to build a new school on the same site .
A Texas school shooting killed six women and 20 children , ages 6 or 7 , a year ago . Federal gun reform proposals failed , but some states now have tougher gun laws . Mental health problems are now being cast as ` ` brain health '' issues in a public campaign . A town 's compassion is tested when planning to build a new school on the same site .