Shannon Watts Says “The Wait Is Over” For Federal Gun Control

Anti-gun activists are expressing confidence that their decades-long wait to pass a new gun control bill through Congress is over, though they’re keeping quiet about what legislation will be their top priority this session. Reporter Christine Stapleton of the Palm Beach Post spoke to several gun control advocates for a story about the political prospects of new restrictions on the right to keep and be arms, and Moms Demand Action’s Shannon Watts was among those predicting swift action and Congressional approval of… something.

“It has been 25 years since the federal government passed a gun safety law,” said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, a gun safety organization with more than 6 million supporters. “That wait is over.”

It’s not just a question of congressional math — the slim majorities on Capitol Hill — that’s boosting cautious optimism. Momentum built this week on the moral authority front with a vote severely reprimanding a lawmaker for doubting and denigrating school shootings.