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Senate votes 68-31 to break filibuster and debate gun safety bill

The U.S. Senate voted 68-31 on Thursday to cut off a filibuster by a group of far-right Republicans and allow debate on a new gun safety measure aimed at preventing the kind of tragedies that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. According to USA Today, 16 Republican Senators…

Watch live: Obama and Biden announce legislation limiting gun access

The president and vice president announce a package to reduce gun violence in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Jan. 16. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…

Pastor: Sandy Hook survivor told mother, ‘I’m okay, but all my friends are dead’

The pastor counseling one family affected by the Dec. 14 attack at Sandy Hook Elementary recounted on Sunday how one survivor, a six and a half year old girl, avoided being gunned down and described the scene to her mother. “She ran out of the school building, covered in blood…