After Parkland, And With No Action By Congress, Advocates Say Look To Connecticut
From left: Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and East Hartford School Superintendent Nathan Quesnel. Photo by Anthony Brooks for WBUR
More than three weeks after a school shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, left 17 people dead, students are demanding that Congress pass tougher gun laws, but so far U.S. lawmakers have failed to act.
In the absence of federal action, gun control advocates are urging states to take up the fight — and point to Connecticut as a successful model. After the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School more than five years ago, the state passed some of the toughest gun laws in the country, and advocates say they’re working.
School safety and the Parkland shooting were the focus of a recent discussion at the Silver Lane Elementary School in East Hartford, Connecticut. The small gathering included Gov. Dannel Malloy, school administrators, teachers and parents.