Connecticut Shootings
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Newtown school shooting warrants released
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A cache of weapons including guns, more than a thousand rounds of ammunition, a bayonet and several swords was found in the home of the gunman who carried out the Newtown school shooting, according to search warrants released Thursday.
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Arne Duncan asks for reasonable gun limits
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Education Secretary Arne Duncan says the country needs to reevaluate its values and consider common-sense gun control measures after a mass shooting at a Connecticut school.
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Gun control: Vice President Joe Biden meets with law enforcement
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Vice President Joe Biden said he and President Barack Obama are "absolutely committed" to curbing gun violence in the United States.
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Connecticut shooting: Victims of past shootings band together
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Standing together - 23 families forever changed by mass shootings, from Virginia Tech to the Aurora, Colo. theater shooting.
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Christopher Johnson walks into Va. Sandy Hook school with 2X4
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A man carrying a two-by-four with the words “high-powered rifle” written on it was taken into custody Wednesday after he walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Shenandoah County, officials say.
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Arming teachers should be discussed, Bob McDonnell says
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If school officials were trained and chose to have a weapon, they might have an opportunity to stop someone from trying to get into a school, says Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.
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Connecticut school shooting: Students return to school Tuesday
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The Connecticut students who survived a mass shooting at their school will return to class after the winter break at a school in a neighboring town.
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NRA breaks silence over shootings
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The NRA on Tuesday said its members were "shocked, saddened and heartbroken by the news of the horrific and senseless murders."
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Connecticut School Shooting: Portraits of the shooting victims
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Most died at the very start of their young lives, tiny victims taken in a way not fit no matter one's age. Others found their life's work in sheltering these little ones, teaching them, caring for them, treating them as their own. Here is a glimpse of some of those who died.
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Dick's Sporting Goods suspends sale of guns
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Dick's Sporting Goods has suspended sales of near Newtown, Conn., the scene of last week's mass shooting.
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Sen. Mark Warner urges stricter gun control after Connecticut shooting
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Sen. Mark Warner says the status quo is unacceptable. He called for "stricter rules on the books" and endorsed President Barack Obama's call for cracking down on assault weapons.
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Connecticut school shooting: Newtown residents grieving after massacre
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Many residents in Newtown are still in shock after the horrific shooting Friday that took the lives of 26 victims, including 20 children.
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Connecticut school shooting: Bloomberg calls for stricter gun control
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and dozens of shooting survivors and victims' relatives are calling on Congress and President Barack Obama to tighten gun laws and enforcement.
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Worshippers hurry from Conn. church, cite threat
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Deborah Metz, a Trumbull police officer on the scene, gave the all-clear after an hour in which armed police in SWAT gear searched the church and adjacent buildings.
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Noah Pozner's, Conn. school shooting victim, funeral scheduled
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Noah Pozner's uncle, Alexis Haller, says the funeral is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Abraham L. Green & Son Funeral Home in Fairfield, Conn.
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Sandy Hook shooting victims identified
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Connecticut State Police have released the names and ages of the 26 people gunned down at a Connecticut elementary school Friday. Sixteen of the children killed were six years old, four were seven.
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National Cathedral dean to advocate gun control in Sunday sermons
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The Very Rev. Gary Hall says in a statement that the Episcopal Church has strongly advocated gun control for several decades. He pledges that the cathedral will "work with our national leaders to enact more effective gun-control measures."
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