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Newtown families: Limiting magazine size is ‘critical’
Appearing on “60 Minutes” Sunday night, family members of the victims killed in the Newtown, Connecticut massacre said that limiting the sales of high-capacity magazines is “crucial” to any effort that hopes to prevent another similar event. The families are members of the group Sandy Hook Promise, which launched a…
Connecticut responds to Newtown with groundbreaking gun control laws
Three months after a gunman killed 20 students and six adults at Sandy Hook elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut is passing one of the… …
South Carolina lawmaker offers free concealed carry classes to teachers
South Carolina state Sen. Katrina Shealy (R) announced Monday that a local gun club was offering free concealed weapon permit classes to teachers and school officials. “In light of the tremendous tragedy at Sandy Hook, it is imperative we do all we can to keep our children safe and our…
Newtown residents join thousands to march for stricter gun laws
A group of about 100 residents from Newtown, Connecticut were among the thousands who took part in a march for stricter gun regulations in Washington D.C. on Saturday. WJLA-TV reported that about 3,000 people were part of the march from the Capitol to the Washington Monument, which also attracted both…
Watch live: Newtown residents launch anti-violence initiative
One month after the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a group of Newtown, Conn., citizens are launching a nonprofit group – Sandy Hook Promise – in an effort to prevent similar tragedies from happening again. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Jan. 14. Visit msnbc.com for…
Sandy Hook students return to classes
Students at the elementary school where a gunman massacred 26 children and teachers last month were returning to class for the first time Thursday in a new building adapted to look exactly like their old one. Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut has been closed since the December 14…
Newtown shooter’s father claims his son’s remains
The father of the man who shot and killed 26 people in the Dec. 14 attack on Newtown, Connecticut school has claimed his son’s remains, the Associated Press reported Monday. A family spokesperson did not say when Peter Lanza claimed the remains of his son Adam, who killed himself after…
Newtown residents: Thanks but please stop sending so many gifts
Residents of the Connecticut town that was the setting for the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have said that they appreciate the deluge of gifts from well-wishers all over the world, but ask now that people please stop sending them. According to the Associated Press, Newtown, Connecticut has received…
Arizona AG wants to train school personnel to shoot to kill
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne has proposed a school program to prevent gun massacres like the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut by training a designated school employee in firearm use and keeping that employee’s weapon on school premises whenever classes are in session. According to Talking…
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Americans need to look at the pictures of the dead children of Newtown to see what the NRA really supports
The year was 1955. Emmett Till was a young African American boy from Chicago visiting relatives in Mississippi. One day Emmett was seen “flirting” with a white woman in town, and for that he was mutilated and murdered at the age of fourteen. He was found with part of a…
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