Does anyone remember if there were attempts to pass new gun laws after the shootings of John Lennon and Ronald Reagan? I wasn't old enough to remember. I remember a time magazine article from 1989 called Armed America that discussed violent crime and the ease that people could buy guns. I remember the Brady bill and assault weapons ban passed in 1994, but it didn't seem to help much. Even after the Columbine and other school shootings in the late 90s didn't seem to motivate politicians to change gun laws. Neither did the Gabrielle Giffords, or theatre shootings. I hope there will be some change this time, but it doesn't look very promising.