You'd be surprised what people are willing to let go of when they see children in their community being murdered. Doesn't matter what political spectrum you're on. There are major gun safety advocates who used to be 2a Rambo's who lost children and realized how wrong they were. It's just not worth it.
Trump himself once said "take the guns first then figure it out." One of the only cool things he's said.
I'd urge you to actually look at the response. Look at the legacy section of the sandy hook shooting. It actually did change the laws in some places in other places it got worse.
He's a dumb ass kid who will one day hopefully grow into an adult that might do something useful.
Pennywise taught me that life is the most precious thing you can lose.
Life lost always matters.
I read this in the voice of the GI Joe guy that says "Hey I'm a computer, stop all the downloading"