On March 7, Senate Democrats Debbie Stabenow (MI) and Bill Nelson (FL) cohosted a hearing titled, “America Speaks Out: Protecting Our Children from Gun Violence.” The senators heard testimony from sur­vivors of the February shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, along with educators, activists, policy officers, and family members of victims of other mass shootings, including those at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, and Virginia Tech. Although Republican congressional leaders seem re­uluctant to bring gun legislation to the floor in an election year, a number of bills have been introduced in recent weeks, and some…