States divided on gun controls, even as mass shootings rise

by RACHEL LA CORTE and ANDREW DEMILLO Associated Press

Thu, May 26th 2022, 3:12 PM UTC

FILE - Gov. Ned Lamont and state troopers view dozens of assault weapons, rifles and handguns displayed on a table prior to a press conference at the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory in Meriden, Conn., Thursday, April 14, 2022. In Connecticut, gun violence legislation supported by both Democrats and Republicans swiftly followed after 20 children and six staff members were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. But additional gun control measures stalled this year in the Democratic-led General Assembly, in large part because of a short legislative session and threats by Republicans to hold up legislation through a filibuster. (Dave Zajac/Record-Journal via AP, File)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses the recent mass shooting in Texas, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Flanked by lawmakers from both houses of the state legislature, Newsom said he is ready to sign more restrictive gun measures passed by lawmakers. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

The U.S. and Washington state flags fly at half-staff in front of the Legislative Building at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in memory of the victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee was quick to react to the carnage at a Texas elementary school, sending a Twitter message listing the gun control measures the Democratic-controlled state has taken. He finished with: “Your turn Congress.” (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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FILE - Gov. Ned Lamont and state troopers view dozens of assault weapons, rifles and handguns displayed on a table prior to a press conference at the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory in Meriden, Conn., Thursday, April 14, 2022. In Connecticut, gun violence legislation supported by both Democrats and Republicans swiftly followed after 20 children and six staff members were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. But additional gun control measures stalled this year in the Democratic-led General Assembly, in large part because of a short legislative session and threats by Republicans to hold up legislation through a filibuster. (Dave Zajac/Record-Journal via AP, File)

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