The two-year anniversary yesterday of the elementary school massacre in Newtown, Conn., evoked cynicism from gun control advocates over the tragedy’s failure to prompt federal law changes, while gun rights supporters say the gun-control cause has lost steam and the push for reform needs to focus on other factors such as mental health. Frederick Bieber, associate professor of pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
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