nstead of actually addressing multiple issues and taking the tough road to iron out a realistic policy with regards to mental health awarness, school safety, and gun control.
That's the problem, regarding a realistic mental health awareness.
It would require more diligent notification by mental health professionals to authorities of people who would be dangerous around firearms.
It would also require closing loopholes in some states that allow people to purchase firearms at certain places without a background check. After all what good is requiring the notification about people with mental issues who would be potentially dangerous with firearms if those loopholes are not closed?
Lastly in addition to the above. More funding for mental health care would probably be needed as well.
Prior to the shooting in AZ. Funding for such treatment received cuts in that state.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/21/us/21mental.html?_r=0
^this article includes some detail about that.
sure it's easy to target Democratic politicians because they do include people who have pushed for stricter gun control laws.
Since mental health issues are a point that needs to be addressed (you did bring it up after all and a common thread in most of these recent massacres is the mental condition of the murderer), a discussion must take place about how to implement better treatment for people who need it and better ways of keeping firearms out of the hands of people who need that treatment.
In that regard. Democratic party members are far from the only politicians who are an obstacle to accomplishing that goal.