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Giffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effort
BRIAN SKOLOFF,Associated PressTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting that killed six people and left her critically...Tags: Ron Barber, Politics, Safeway Inc., Lobbying, Jan Brewer
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Some gun shows canceling after Conn. mass shooting
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Four gun shows, all about an hour's drive from Newtown, Conn., all canceled. A show in White Plains, N.Y., — brought back a few years ago after being called off for a decade because of the Columbine shooting...
Tags: Tom Corbett, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Waterbury, Weaponry
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VIDEO: Shooting victim's dad: 'This world is a better place because she has been in it'
(CNN) -- Robbie Parker has a message for the family of the gunman who killed his 6-year-old daughter and 19 of her school mates. "I can't imagine how hard this experience must be for you, and I want you to know that our family and our love and our...
Tags: Murder, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Danbury, Shootings
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Sandy Hook group launches anti-violence initiative
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Parents of children slain in the Connecticut school massacre held photos of their sons and daughters, cried, hugged and spoke in quavering voices as they called for a national dialogue to help prevent similar tragedies. "I do...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Politics, Lobbying, Weaponry, Health
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Gunfire kills young children daily in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before 20 first-graders were massacred at school by a gunman in Newtown, Conn., first-grader Luke Schuster, 6, was shot to death in New Town, N.D. Six-year-olds John Devine Jr. and Jayden Thompson were similarly killed in...
Tags: Politics, Lobbying, Justice System, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Crime, Law and Justice
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Obama sets January deadline for gun proposals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spurred by a horrific elementary school shooting, President Barack Obama tasked his administration Wednesday with creating concrete proposals to reduce the gun violence that has plagued the country. "This time, the words need...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics, Lobbying, Crime, Law and Justice, Joe Biden
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Newtown parents join call to ban high-capacity gun magazines in Illinois
The grieving mother of a 6-year-old killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School joined Illinois Democrats on Sunday in calling for a statewide ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines. Nicole Hockley choked up when discussing the December...
Tags: Politics, Pat Quinn, Crime, Law and Justice, John J Cullerton, Illinois Governor
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READER SUBMITTED: Newport Ambulance Gets Dream Dinners In Honor Of National EMT Week.
Greater HartfordOn Saturday, May 18, Dream Dinners delivered a weeks worth of dinners for the staff of the Newport Ambulance station. Volunteers man the station 24-7 and were some of the first responders to the Sandy Hook shooting. Their event director thought it would... -
California Senate approves measures aimed at reducing gun violence
SACRAMENTO --The state Senate approved two bills Thursday introduced following the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, including one requiring gun owners to keep their firearms in locked safe-boxes if they live with someone...Tags: Interior Policy, Firearms, Roderick Wright, Adam Lanza, Personal Weapon Control
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Maryland governor signs gun control law; NRA vows to sue
Maryland has joined the list of states that have toughened gun control in the wake of the December shooting in Newtown, Conn. Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday signed the gun control bill that he promised he would. “We've chosen to take action by...
Tags: Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Interior Policy
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Maryland governor signs tough gun control law
ReutersBy Lacey Johnson May 16 (Reuters) - Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley on Thursday signed into law one of the United States' toughest gun control measures, even as opponents vowed to overturn it. The legislation prompted by the Newtown, Connecticut,...Tags: Politics, Lobbying, Crime, Law and Justice, Annapolis, Regional Authority
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