both in schools and in wider communities. according to data collected by the washington post, there have been more than 400 school shootings since 1999 — exposing more than 370 thousand students to gun violence. so far this year alone, there have been 120 reported mass shootings, data from the gun violence archive shows. on saturday, us presidentjoe biden issued a statement to mark the anniversary of columbine and condemn gun violence. in it he said "i've met with countless families who've lost loved ones because of gun violence. their message is always the same: do something." but gun control is a highly polarising issue in the us. many democrats advocate for stricter gun laws, while republicans tend to view gun ownership as a fundamental right. so where can agreement be reached? i put that question to kris brown. she's the president of brady united against gun violence. we're seeing a lot of progress across states that her passing laws