Yesterday, 19 children and two adults were killed in Uvalde, Texas. If it feels like nothing has changed since the 2012 Sandy Hook killings, that’s because Congress hasn’t passed any laws to control gun sales since then.
Law enforcement work on scene after a mass shooting yesterday at Robb Elementary School where 21 people were killed, including 19 children, on May 25, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.
In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook shooting, Marketplace looked into background checks and gun purchases. We’re revisiting some of that reporting today.