A decade ago, a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, killing 26.
It has been a decade since a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, killing 20 children and six school staff.Yet the death toll from school shootings keeps climbing as debates over gun control continue.
In November, a memorial for the victims of Sandy Hook was opened to the public, not far from the school grounds.Nelba Marquez-Greene's six-year old daughter, Ana Grace Marquez-Greene, was among the victims. In June, Mr Biden signed a landmark gun bill into law, but if fell short of reinstating the so-called assault-weapons ban that had been in effect before 2004.
Gun control advocates argue that tighter restrictions to access is key, while others argue that failures of the mental health system and better security on school campuses are more pressing concerns.Meanwhile, there have been 279 victims of all ages killed in 189 school shootings with at least one casualty over the past decade - including those killed in Sandy Hook - according to the K-12 School Shooting Database, an independent, non-partisan research group.
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