A Guide To Why Mass Shootings Don't Change American Gun Laws

“There is less hope than ever for fundamental reform of America’s gun laws,” former congressman Steve Israel tells HuffPost.
The Democrat, who represented New York from 2001 to 2017, thinks that, even after the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history left 59 people in Las Vegas on Sunday, gun laws will not be tightened.
The killing has led to calls for bi-partisan legislation, which would require stronger background checks for those buying guns, to finally be passed.