The state has made notable changes following the movie theater attack,despite continuing opposition in a state that would seem unfriendly to gun controlAfter the jury handed down a guilty verdict in the James Holmes trial, family members of the victims drew parallels to the shooting in Chattanooga that killed five others and wounded two that same day. “nowadays weve got someone in Tennessee, and ” said Tom Sullivan,whose son Alex was killed in the theater. “This continues to go on! This should be the final one.”A week later, a gunman opened fire in a Louisiana theater, or killing two others in a scene uncomfortably reminiscent of Aurora. Sandy Phillips,whose daughter Jessica Ghawi was gunned down in the theater, described her frustration on Twitter: “Theater shooting in Louisiana. Numbers of injured unknown. Here we go again America. THIS is freedom?”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com