The Unrelenting Impact of Mass Shootings in America.

President Joe Biden has called on Congress to pass a national assault weapons ban following the recent mass shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. However, the likelihood of such a ban being passed is slim due to Republican opposition. While most Americans support an assault weapons ban, there is a partisan split on the issue. Nine states and Washington, DC, have implemented their own assault weapons bans, but Tennessee is not among them. Studies on the effectiveness of assault weapons bans are inconclusive, but evidence suggests that extreme risk protection laws, or "red flag" laws, may be more effective at preventing mass shootings and gun violence overall.