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Gun rights activists plan ‘day of resistance’ for Feb. 23 in honor of .223 assault weapon
Campaigners to hold rallies on February 23 – a date that bears a similarity to the .223 cartridge – in protest at Obama’s gun reforms Gun rights activists are planning a nationwide “day of resistance” on 23 February, a date that bears a typographical similarity to .223 assault weapon cartridges…
Kind Old Man Harassed by Sandy Hook Truthers; Gun Industry Keeps Counting Money
As anyone can tell you who has dealt with gun nuts and isn’t in thrall to the mainstream media mandate to treat people as rational simply because they’re powerful, they tend to cultivate levels of paranoia so high that it’s actually stunning there’s so many of them. We’re talking levels…
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…
Best friend’s letter to slain Sandy Hook pupil goes viral
A best friend’s touching farewell letter to a slain Sandy Hook pupil went viral on the Internet Tuesday, encapsulating in a few words the shock and sorrow of a nation. “Jack, you are my best friend,” began the handwritten letter to six-year-old Jack Pinto, one of the 20 first graders…
Hundreds of self-proclaimed ‘pilgrims’ travel to Sandy Hook
'Pilgrims' pour into Sandy Hook Village after massacre (+video) (via The Christian Science Monitor) As church bells pealed and Sandy Hook residents on Sunday retreated to private church services to seek solace in the wake of the nation’s worst-ever primary school shooting, hundreds of self-proclaimed “pilgrims” trudged stunned and red-eyed…
Pro-gun America relatively quiet in wake of Sandy Hook massacre
Pro-gun America quiet, contemplative in wake of Sandy Hook massacre Pro-gun organizations and politicians usually quick to counter calls for gun control in the wake of massacres involving assault-style weaponry have remained largely silent after Friday’s Sandy Hook massacre, for the moment at least ceding their role in a vigorous…
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