The article is mostly a portal for Bennett's essay. Bennett's taken his share of money from the Joyce Foundation, so I know where this is going.
Interestingly enough, he makes this admission about the families of Sandy Hook victims:
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Perhaps what is most remarkable about their decision is that they were committing themselves to the passage of gun safety laws that had no actual bearing on the crime that had torn apart their own lives. (...) The families knew that legislation regulating the sales of weapons at gun shows or over the Internet would have done nothing to save their children.
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He claims that they're acting out of altruistic "public-spirited thinking," and lauds that as the same mindset that led to the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security after 9/11.
Despite pushing for more controls on firearms dealers, he admits:
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First, in 90 percent of gun crimes, the firearm has changed hands at least once since the original sale, meaning that someone other than the first dealer provided the gun to the criminal.
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Oh, and also the NRA and their supporters are heartless bullies who just won't get with the program.