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NY cardinal compares slain Conn. teacher to Jesus
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A single bell repeatedly rang a sad, slow beat Thursday at the Connecticut funeral of a 6-year-old girl killed by a gunman at her elementary school, while a cardinal in New York compared a slain teacher to Jesus for giving up...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School, Crime, Law and Justice, Jim Fitzgerald, Joe Biden
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Gun laws show difficulty of stemming violent acts
WASHINGTON (AP) — One early focus of new gun regulations by President Barack Obama and some lawmakers would reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons, a law widely regarded as imperfect. The ban, which existed for 10 years until 2004, would...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Firearms, Barack Obama, Laws, Newspaper and Magazine
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Can Fort Lauderdale compel background checks at gun show?
A showdown is brewing between Fort Lauderdale and the Ohio-based company that has long held gun shows at the city-owned War Memorial Auditorium. The city has clamped down on the arms-bazaar excesses of the show, and a lawyer for Suncoast Gun Shows say...Tags: Government, Public Officials, Father's Day, Fort Lauderdale, National Rifle Association of America
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Secretly Drafted Bill Would Leave Release of Some Newtown Investigative Records Up To Families
The Hartford CourantA secretly drafted bill to block release of photos, tapes of 911 calls and death certificates related to the Dec. 14 Newtown elementary school massacre could be acted on in the General Assembly as early as the end of the week, officials said Wednesday....Tags: American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut, Newspaper and Magazine, John McKinney, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control
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Connecticut's Landmark Gun Law Faces Challenge In Federal Court
The Hartford CourantA coalition of gun owners, gun dealers and firearms rights organizations have sued the governor and members of the state's attorney's office, contending that the gun law passed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings violates the...Tags: Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Gun Control, Monroe (Fairfield, Connecticut), Trials, George C. Jepsen
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Bill Drafted In Secret Would Block Release Of Some Newtown Massacre Records
The Hartford CourantThe staffs of the state's top prosecutor and the governor's office have been working in secret with General Assembly leaders on legislation to withhold records related to the police investigation into the Dec. 14 Newtown elementary school massacre —...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Danbury, Justice and Rights, Hartford Distributors, Civil Rights
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Letters to the editor: Oklahoma tornado, public school chiefs, and assault rifles
Once again, teachers protected their students. It happened at Sandy Hook Elementary in December, and it happened in Monroe, Okla., this week. Stories are being reported of teachers placing their bodies over their students, and as one child said, "Our...Tags: NAACP, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Firearms, Weight, Students
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Soccer Clubs Plan Fundraiser For Newtown
The Hartford CourantSoccer Clubs Plan Fundraiser For Newtown It has been a while since John Barata, the general manager of the Real Boston Rams soccer club of the Premier Development League, played soccer in Newtown. But he's never forgotten. "It is a very close connection,...Tags: Major League Soccer, Baseball, Services and Shopping, Sports, New England Revolution
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Best of Fairfield County 2013: Best Local Hero
1) Victoria Soto Voters Said: What a hero... 2) Sandy Hook Elementary School 3) All of Newtown
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Lawmakers Push Bill On Child Mental Health
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD -- Jennifer Maksel is a single mother who is seeking help because her family has been directly impacted by the tragedy of the Newtown school shootings. "My youngest son escaped from his first grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary after seeing...Tags: Barack Obama, Family, Gun Control, Physical Therapists, Health Treatments
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Soccer Teams Will Play Benefit For Newtown
The Hartford CourantIt has been awhile since John Barata, the general manager of the Real Boston Rams soccer club of the Premier Development League, played soccer in Newtown. But he's never forgotten. "It is a very close connection," Barata said Monday. "I spent seven to...Tags: Major League Soccer, Services and Shopping, Sports, New England Revolution, Soccer
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Sandy Hook parents help Illinois high-capacity magazine ban
— Grieving parents of children killed at a Connecticut elementary school gave haunting testimony about their lost sons Monday as they tried to persuade the Illinois Senate to approve a ban on the sale of high-capacity gun magazines in Illinois....
Tags: Firearms, Newspaper and Magazine, Crime, Law and Justice, Apple iPad, Gun Control
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