Even mass-child murder produces no federal gun reform under polarization

Evidence

In a Pew poll also conducted shortly after the Newtown massacre (Pew Research Center, 2012), Democrats (72%) were considerably more supportive of gun regulation than were Republicans (27%). Republicans (63%) believed more strongly than Democrats (33%) that guns protect people from crime. In contrast to liberals, (12%) more Republicans (42%) believed that ownership of assault weapons makes the country safer. The marked political polarization indicated that shock and outrage at the massacre of young children would produce no gun reforms at the federal level. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1298 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

In the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings and extensive media campaigns, the Newtown massacre became just another incident in the partisan gun fight rather than the expected turning point for bipartisan efforts to enact some sensible changes in the nation’s gun laws. Despite impassioned pleas for gun reform, this entire legislative effort became just another intractable gridlock among lawmakers, who were deeply split along party lines. The Democratic members of the committee unanimously approved a proposed set of laws for action by the entire Senate, whereas, except for one dissenter on curbing gun trafficking, the Republican members unanimously rejected every proposal. So much for common ground. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1316 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Even mass child killings failed to move the gun control needle — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 1298; Federal gun reform is effectively impossible despite majority legislative support — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 1325; Even mass shootings fail to break partisan gridlock on gun control — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 1316 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Even mass child killings failed to move the gun control needle #corroborates (0.97) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1298
• Even mass shootings fail to break partisan gridlock on gun control #expands (0.92) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1316