A year later, and what have we done?

“At a time when more than 30,000 Americans are killed by guns each year, it is shameful that the United States Senate can’t pass gun safety legislation that would protect our most vulnerable citizens — our children,” —U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Dec. 13, the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre.

While world peace always tops my Christmas list, this year I’d like to be less ambitious and start here at home, where I feel we could really use the help.