Have Mass Shootings Led To More Gun Control?

Published April 28, 2015 at 1:12 PM EDT

Supporters of gun control gather on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington on Friday, during a vigil for the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Ct., and to call on President Obama to pass strong gun control laws. (Charles Dharapak/AP)

After the mass shootings in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn., many family members of victims made an emotional pleas for stricter gun control measures. Has anything changed since then? Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson talks with professor Robert Spitzer of SUNY Cortland about the state of gun control in America today.

Guest

Robert Spitzer, professor of political science at SUNY Cortland and author of a new book, “Guns across America: Reconciling Gun Rules and Rights.” He tweets @spitzerb.

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