Two recent mass shootings, one in Atlanta and the still-unfolding tragedy in Boulder, are conjuring up a pattern tragically familiar from the pre-pandemic United States. Senseless deaths, followed by expressions of sympathy and prayer, followed by demands from gun-control advocates that the government do something—followed by resignation, and weary explanations of why random gun violence is the sort of thing Americans just have to live with. Read more here: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/03/23/on-gun-reform-colorado-shows-this-time-might-be-different-477659 ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgjtvMmHXbutALaw9XzRkAg?view_as=subscriber Check out our video catalog: https://www.politico.com/video Follow POLITICO here: ➤ Twitter: https://twitter.com/politico/ ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/politico/ ➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/politico/ #colorado #gunreform #massshooting