Newtown school shooting
Sandy Hook Victim’s Family: Efforts To Lobby Senate ‘Extremely Exhausting’
Emotionally drained and weary family members of the Newtown shooting victims, thrust into a new role as gun control lobbyists, said they’re disappointed but undaunted by the U.S. Senate’s rejection Wednesday of an amendment expanding background checks for gun purchases.
AP: United States Nation Of ‘Soft Targets’
When her cousin and 11 others were gunned down at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater last July, Anita Busch lost all interest in her favorite television crime dramas. And when she heard that three people had been shot dead at an Oregon shopping mall in December, she stopped her Christmas shopping and sneaked out the back door of a department store.
Gun Buyer Stocks Up: ‘The Bad Guys Are Going To Get Guns’
Gun enthusiasts fearful of new weapon controls and buying into rumor mills about government hoarding are purchasing bullets practically by the bushel, making it hard for stores nationwide to keep shelves stocked and even putting a pinch on some local law enforcement departments.
Parents Of Newtown Victim Meet With Adam Lanza’s Father
The parents of one of the 20 first-graders killed in the Newtown, Conn., school massacre say they met with the gunman’s father for over an hour in an effort bring some closure to the tragedy.
Q-Poll Released On Gun Control
A new Quinnipiac University Poll on gun-control shows overwhelming support — 92 – 7 percent — for background checks for all gun buyers with support for universal background checks 91 – 8 percent among voters […]
Father Of Newtown Victim: ‘The Problem Is Not Gun Laws’
A father whose son died in the Newtown school shooting believes that new gun laws are not the answer.
Father Of Sandy Hook Victim Speaks During Gun-Control Hearing
Parents of children killed in the Newtown school shooting called for better enforcement of gun laws and tougher penalties for violators Monday at a hearing that revealed the divide in the gun-control debate, with advocates for gun rights shouting at the father of one 6-year-old victim.
Newtown Holding Meetings To Decide What To Do With Sandy Hook School
A month after a gunman killed 26 people at an elementary school, some Newtown parents say the building should be demolished, while others believe the school should be renovated and the areas where the killings occurred removed.
Newtown Official Wants Professor Who Doesn’t Believe Shooting Happened To Be Fired
A Newtown official is calling on Florida Atlantic University to fire one of its professors who is speculating if the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting actually happened.
Biden: ‘It’s Critically Important We Act’ On Gun Control
Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday heard personal stories of gun violence from representatives of victims groups and gun-safety organizations as he drafts the Obama administration’s response to the shooting at a Connecticut elementary school. He pledged that action would be taken.
