--- description: Tracking mass shooting mentions on the floor of the House and Senate title: Oregon Shooting: How Congress Reacts To Mass Shootings image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Congress](/tag/congress/) ## Congress Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # How Congress Reacts To Mass Shootings In One Chart by [Michael Scherer](/author/michael-scherer/) ## Michael Scherer Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 2, 2015 5:59 PM CUT by [Michael Scherer](/author/michael-scherer/) ## Michael Scherer Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 2, 2015 5:59 PM CUT It has become a grim political tradition: Another mass shooting, more calls for action and mourning from the floors of the House and Senate. The Congressional reaction to the latest shooting in Oregon, which left at least 10 people dead, is just beginning to emerge. In the meantime, here is a look at the frequency of mentions of key terms like “Columbine,” “Virginia Tech,” and “Newtown” from floor speeches in the House and Senate over the last two decades, courtesy of [Quorum](https://www.quorum.us/ "undefined").  ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4059777/oregon-shooting-house-senate-gun/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4059777/oregon-shooting-house-senate-gun/"},"headline":"How Congress Reacts To Mass Shootings In One Chart","datePublished":"2015-10-02T17:59:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:01:23.246Z","description":"Tracking mass shooting mentions on the floor of the House and Senate","url":"https://time.com/4059777/oregon-shooting-house-senate-gun/","keywords":["Congress","Senate","house","Gun Control","Guns","Oregon shooting"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Michael Scherer","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/michael-scherer/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/congress/","name":"Congress"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4059777/oregon-shooting-house-senate-gun/","name":"How Congress Reacts To Mass Shootings In One Chart"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"UCC Shooting Dispatch Calls","description":"UCC Shooting Dispatch Calls","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/UDuKqeFP/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-10-02T16:42:16.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/UDuKqeFP.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4059777/oregon-shooting-house-senate-gun/","duration":"PT1M11S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4059777/oregon-shooting-house-senate-gun/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```