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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, National Rifle Association of America, Personal Weapon Control, Shootings, Mayors Against Illegal Guns
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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: Weaponry, John Zawahri, Personal Weapon Control, Dodger Stadium, Shootings
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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: Weaponry, John Zawahri, Personal Weapon Control, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Shootings
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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, Joe Manchin III, John Boehner, Jeffrey Chiesa, Mayors Against Illegal Guns
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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: Weaponry, John Zawahri, Personal Weapon Control, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, University of California, Los Angeles
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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, Boston Marathon, Shootings, Health and Safety at School
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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: Personal Weapon Control, Darrell Steinberg, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Newspaper and Magazine
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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: Florida State University, National Rifle Association of America, Personal Weapon Control, Disease Prevention, Gun Control
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, Justice System, Gun Control, Politics
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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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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: Firearms, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Roderick Wright, Politics
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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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