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Letters: Newtown's sad legacy
Re "Newtown marks 6 months of grief," June 15 On the six-month anniversary of the shootings in Newtown, Conn., I went with my family to a demonstration, where we held pictures of the young victims from Sandy Hook Elementary School. Lots of passing...
Tags: Gun Control, Interior Policy, Politics, Personal Weapon Control
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry tours Connecticut gun factories seeking jobs
Six months after a lone gunman invaded a Connecticut elementary school and shot 20 children and six adults to death, the massacre in Newtown remains the symbol most often used by gun control advocates to push for tougher laws. But for some, like Texas...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Dennis Daugaard, Adam Lanza, Samuel Colt, Rick Perry
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Newtown marks six-month anniversary of school shooting
People in Newtown, Conn., and around the country paused Friday to remember the tragic shooting rampage that took place at an elementary school six months ago to the day. While Newtown Public Schools officials planned no memorials or other events to mark...
Tags: Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, National Rifle Association of America, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Congress
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Santa Monica shooter's rifle appears to have been pieced together
The semiautomatic weapon used in the Santa Monica shooting rampage appears to have been put together from various parts, possibly in an attempt to circumvent the state's restrictions on such guns, law enforcement sources said Wednesday. While certain...
Tags: University of California, Davis, Personal Weapon Control, University of California, Los Angeles, John Zawahri, Firearms
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Rifle used in Santa Monica College shooting may have been altered
The rifle a gunman used to kill five people during a rampage in Santa Monica last week appears to have been modified accommodate large-capacity magazines. During the assault, John Zawahri, 23, had 40 magazines capable of holding 30 rounds each,...
Tags: University of California, Davis, Personal Weapon Control, John Zawahri, Firearms, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Rifle in Santa Monica shooting was pieced together, sources say
The semiautomatic weapon used in the Santa Monica shooting rampage appears to have been put together from various parts, possibly in an attempt to circumvent the state’s restrictions on such guns, law enforcement sources said Wednesday. Although...
Tags: University of California, Davis, Personal Weapon Control, John Zawahri, Firearms, Laws
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Newtown families push for gun control, go back to Congress
WASHINGTON — Although the drive for tougher gun controls has faded into the background, families of victims in the Newtown school shooting returned to the Capitol on Wednesday to show they are not giving up. Advocacy groups on both sides of the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Chris Christie, National Rifle Association of America, Michael Bloomberg
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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: Justice System, Personal Weapon Control, Adam Lanza, Lawyers, Health and Safety at School
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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: Disease Prevention, Medical Research, National Rifle Association of America, Personal Weapon Control, Research
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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: Norma J. Torres, Roderick Wright, Personal Weapon Control, Elections, Ben Hueso
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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: Norma J. Torres, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Justice System, Interior Policy
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Album review: George Strait's reflective 'Love Is Everything'
Last fall, George Strait revealed that he plans to retire from the road following his so-called Cowboy Rides Away Tour, which concludes its 2013 leg with a sold-out gig June 1 at San Antonio's 72,000-capacity Alamodome. (The Texas native is to resume...
Tags: Music, Entertainment
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