Column — Our Nation Bleeds Out while Gun Control Remains Dead On Arrival in the Senate

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan Victims and their advocates are pushing for genuine gun control in the wake of back to back massacres each committed by 18-year-old men with legally-purchased AR-15-style semiautomatic rifles. Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET. Follow Democracy Now! on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, SoundCloud and iTunes.