Gun reform stands little chance of passing through Senate, even with a Democratic majority

Lawmakers have proposed a host of approaches, but it's unknown what legislative solution might actually curb mass shootings.

"This Congress has not shown the courage to pass commonsense gun reforms," said Esty the day after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. "It is not too late for this Congress to do better. And now is the time."  But, as Esty and others would learn, it wasn’t.  Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., Esty’s predecessor in the House, found himself at one of "those" press conferences in early October 2017. It was just a few days after a gunman opened fire on a country music concert, just off the Vegas Strip.