The depressing lesson from 2013's failed gun control push | Analysis by CillizzaCNN
Let's go back to that moment. It was the spring of 2013. The murders in Sandy Hook had seemed to galvanize the country -- and Congress -- to find a way to address the growing problem of mass violence committed with guns. Led by President Barack Obama and with 54 Senate seats controlled by Democrats, it appeared likely that Congress would pass the first major piece of gun control legislation since the assault weapons ban way back in 1994. .
In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! And then it all came crashing down in a single day.The math seemed simple. Democrats needed all 54 of their senators plus six Republicans to avoid a filibuster of the gun legislation which, among other things, would have expanded background checks on gun purchases, banned certain types of assault rifles and limited ammunition magazines.
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