Ten years after Sandy Hook, and so many other mass shootings, what is the state of gun laws in the United States? It's an issue that the parents of many Sandy Hook victims have worked on, in hopes of preventing more massacres. DBrennanTV reports.
Earlier this year, the bipartisan Safer Communities Act was signed into law, one month after 19 students and two teachers were murdered at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.It's the most significant gun-related law in 30 years and includes enhanced background checks for people 18-21. It also invests money into mental health resources and red flag laws, which let authorities take guns from people deemed dangerous.For Hockley, the work is rewarding but comes with awful reminders.
"It's helping because it's providing a legacy and impact and change ... but it's also constantly retraumatizing," she said. Hockley says through her organization, they have prevented 11 school shootings and hundreds of suicides by training students and educators to report early warning signs of violence.
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