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Death of eight-year-old becomes a symbol of lost struggle by US gun control lobby

Gun control campaigners in the USA are waving the white flag after a year of crushing setbacks.

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From Andrew Purcell in New York

Shocking mass murders and shooting accidents that would scandalise any other developed nation barely register in the public consciousness. As the death toll rises, the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) string of legislative and legal victories continues.