It has some asking for Congress to tighten gun control measures , which Congress has been hesitant to do in the past . Public opinion momentum is against gun policyWhen Pew first asked Americans whether they were more in favor of protecting gun rights or controlling gun ownership in 1993, 35% said gun rights and 57% said gun control. By March 2000 (a year after the shooting at Columbine ), 29% said gun rights and 67% said gun control. In the latest survey from Pew, 47% said protecting gun rights was more important than gun control, compared to 51% who said gun control was more important than protecting gun rights. Support for gun control may momentarily riseSupport for gun control measures sometimes rises after mass shootings .

Source: CNN February 15, 2018 11:15 UTC