A time of senseless tragedy—and cautious progress
BY CHARLOTTE ALTER
In America’s battle against gun violence, 2022 was a time in which nothing seemed to change—and yet some things finally did. Another round of mass shootings seemed to echo earlier attacks in a morbid rhyme of senseless loss. But this year Congress also offered hope that the rhythm might finally be disrupted, passing federal gun-safety legislation for the first time in nearly 30 years.
Americans have
