Why Gun Control Groups Moved Away from an Assault Weapons Ban
September 11, 2014
A decade after the ban expired, gun control groups say that focusing on other policies will save more American lives
Lois Beckett (ProPublica)
The morning after the Sandy Hook shootings, Shannon Watts, a mother of five and a former public relations executive, started a Facebook page called "One Million Moms for Gun Control." It proved wildly popular and members quickly focused on renewing the federal ban on military style assault weapons.