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Connecticut attorney general clears way to distribute aid to Newtown families
The Connecticut attorney general has cleared a path for the distribution of some of the funds donated after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., that came to symbolize the political battle over increased gun control in the...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Shootings, Adam Lanza, Sports, Gun Control
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Pryor defends vote against gun measure at town hall that draws father of shooting victim
Associated PressLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor is defending his vote against expanded background checks for firearms purchases, saying the measure he opposed would not have prevented the Connecticut school shooting that left 26 people dead last year....Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Michael Bloomberg, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control
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Latest Arkansas news, sports, business and entertainment
ARKANSAS FLOODING 3 remain missing in Arkansas after flooding Y CITY, Ark. (AP) — The search in western Arkansas for three people — including a state wildlife officer — has been suspended while officials wait for a river to recede....Tags: FBI, John McCain, Barack Obama, Personal Weapon Control, The Associated Press
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New gun-violence research agenda unveiled
The December 2012 shootings in Newtown, Conn., reignited an urgent national conversation on stopping gun violence. But when lawmakers, activists, reporters and concerned citizens looked for research to guide them in what measures do and do not work,...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Research, Personal Weapon Control, Science and Technology
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McDonnell signs school safety bills in wake of Sandy Hook Elementary shooting
Gov. Bob McDonnell ceremoniously signed a series of school safety bills into law Wednesday that were inspired by the December mass-shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut. Following the shooting a Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn....Tags: Bob McDonnell, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Bullying, Government, Mental Health
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Gun control must include gun culture change
The battle against the hazards of cigarettes began with advertisements and education. The current graphic ads showing smoking's effects on the human body — called the "Truth" campaign — are successful. The battle against gun violence needs...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Personal Weapon Control, Taylor Swift, Gun Control, Laws
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California Senate approves seven gun control bills
The California Senate on Wednesday approved a package of seven gun control bills, including background checks for people who buy ammunition, introduced in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The shooting deaths...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Roderick Wright, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Politics
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California lawmakers support amnesty for illegal gun owners
State lawmakers are expected to be divided along party lines Wednesday when they act on eight gun-control measures, but one firearms-related measure approved this week won bipartisan support. The state Senate voted 39-0 to approve legislation that would...
Tags: Justice System, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Norma J. Torres, Ben Hueso
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Newtown panel: Tear down Sandy Hook, rebuild
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A task force of elected officials on Friday recommended tearing down the Connecticut elementary school where 20 first-graders and six educators were shot dead in December and rebuilding on the site. The group of 28 Newtown...
Tags: Renovation, Teaching and Learning, Murder, Personal Weapon Control, Shootings
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Task force: Sandy Hook Elementary should be torn down, rebuilt
Faced with what one official called a “gut-wrenching” decision, a task force has voted to tear down the old Sandy Hook Elementary School and build a new one in its place. The committee of 28 officials in Newtown, Conn. unanimously...Tags: Education, One World Trade Center
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Mother's quest to find treatment for son highlights mental health system's limitations
When Chris Marciano was 4 years old, he would have a blistering tantrum whenever music came on the radio. By the second grade, his teacher described him as "not with us." At age 11, he was kicked out of school. "The pediatrician said he was just...
Tags: University of Chicago, Illinois Governor, Mount Greenwood, Cocaine, Mental Health
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