sandy hook elementary school massacre
Dec
17
2012
The December 14, 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, left 26 dead and reignited national debate over firearms. Gun control supporters called for bans while opponents rejected any limits. The cartoon highlights how both sides shout past each other and points instead to mental illness as a key issue needing attention in the aftermath.
Dec
15
2012
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on December 14, 2012, left 20 children and six adults dead in Newtown, Connecticut. President Obama spoke of the victims' lost futures the next day. The cartoon responds by placing numbered markers for the children across the flag's canton, underscoring the national scale of the loss and pressing the case for tighter gun restrictions.
