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Pastor apologizes for praying alongside Muslims, Jews at Newtown vigil
A pastor in Connecticut has apologized for taking part in a vigil for the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School because his church does not allow worshiping with other faiths. Rev. Rob Morris of Newtown’s Christ the King Lutheran Church offered a letter of apology after he…
Father of Newtown victim heckled by gun advocates at legislative hearing
Neil Heslin, whose six-year-old son was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School last month, was heckled by gun advocates during a legislative hearing on Monday. “Changes have to be made,” he told Connecticut lawmakers in an emotional testimony. “I’ll tell you a little bit about Jesse. He was a boy…
Sen. Lautenburg introduces high-capacity magazine ban
Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey introduced a bill on Tuesday that would prohibit high-capacity magazines for firearms. “The latest tragedy in Newtown was a wake up call for our nation, and now we must now turn our grief into action to reduce further tragedies,” he said in a…
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 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…
Bloomberg on NRA: ‘Connecticut is because of some of their actions’
On an episode of Nightline to air on Dec. 21, N.Y.C. Mayor Michael Bloomberg discussed the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and gun control policy in the U.S. When asked what he would like to say to the NRA, Bloomberg said, “In fact, Connecticut is because…
Over 30 Mich. schools closing early cite Mayan apocalypse, Sandy Hook
Over 30 Michigan schools — in some part due to fears that the Mayan “prediction” that the world will end on Dec. 21 may come true — ended the semester two days early, reported NBC News. An official said that shortened semester was due in large part to the shooting…
Virginia lawmaker’s bill requires teachers to be armed
A Virginia lawmaker is drafting a bill that would order some teachers to carry guns in response to the slaughter at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Virginia last week. The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that Republican state Sen. Robert G. Marshall’s legislation would force school districts to arm…
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