Politicians cited the massacre in their demands for greater gun control, and congressional Democrats held highly publicized hearings to pass gun control legislation. But gun control became an issue that hurt Democrat Al Gore in 2000, and there have not been significant political demands for gun control ever since. | Politicians cited the massacre in their demands for greater gun control, and congressional Democrats held highly publicized hearings to pass gun control legislation. But gun control became an issue that hurt Democrat Al Gore in 2000, and there have not been significant political demands for gun control ever since. |