How Americans responded to latest school shooting

No Images? Click here         The Latest School Shooting Hasn’t Really Stirred The Gun Debate Last week’s school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, that killed 10 students and teachers isn’t significantly reviving the momentum for gun control that followed the February massacre in Parkland, Florida, new HuffPost/YouGov polling suggests. Slightly more than half of the public now calls gun violence a very serious problem, down from 60 percent in February. A 56-percent majority say it’s possible to pass new gun laws without violating the Second Amendment, down from a high of 65 percent. And, regardless of how they personally feel about the subject, just 40 percent now think passing new gun laws is politically possible, down from 50 percent. Concern about gun violence and a desire for Congress to take action are now several percentage points higher than they were in April, when most of the post-Parkland wave had already abated, but it’s difficult to say how much of that represents a genuine uptick, rather than the variability inherent in tracking polls. Either way, it’s clear that the energy around crafting new gun policies isn’t near the heights reached earlier this year. Similarly, tracking data from the progressive pollster Civiqs showed voters’ support for gun control spiking after Parkland, but then slowly declining. Santa Fe, it found, at most seemed to modestly stanch that decline. READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? Democrats are pushing to be included in a classified briefing regarding an FBI informant. The top Democratic leaders warned a Republicans-only meeting would set a bad precedent for the Justice Department. READ MORE The NFL has banned kneeling during the national anthem. Teams can set their own policies for punishing players. READ MORE Six Sandy Hook families and an FBI agent have sued Alex Jones for defamation. The lawsuit is the latest of several targeting the Infowars conspiracy theorist. READ MORE       ICYMI Congress did Wall Street a big favor as banks are posting record profits. Lawmakers have passed a bill to roll back regulations adopted after the 2008 financial crisis.   Lupe Valdez made history Tuesday night by winning the Democratic nod for Texas governor. The former sheriff ― the first Latina nominated for Texas governor by a major party ― now faces GOP Gov. Greg Abbott.   Betsy DeVos stirred uproar by saying schools can call ICE on undocumented kids. The education secretary said it’s a local decision, but she didn’t argue against it.     Want more?  Trump Blocking People On Twitter Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules   Jared Kushner Received His Security Clearance: Reports   Obama Photographer Pete Souza’s Next Book Is Straight ‘Shade’ On Trump   HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25th 2018 we will be introducing a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2017 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe