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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: Apple iPad, Periodicals, Elections, Interior Policy, Newspaper and Magazine
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Coats defends his vote on guns
Although polls nationwide and in Indiana show overwhelming support for tightening background checks for gun purchases,Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana's Republican senior senator, voted "no." He says most constituents who contacted him wanted him to do just that....
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Elections, Joe Manchin III, Republican Party, Interior Policy
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More guns used in suicides than homicides
When people think of gun violence, they typically think of a masked robber or a disturbed young man with an assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. In truth, the most common victim of fatal gun violence is a distraught man who, alone in a...
Tags: Shootings, General Practitioners, Homes, Rick Scott, Depression
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Newtown panel: Tear down Sandy Hook, rebuild
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A task force of elected officials on Friday recommended tearing down the Connecticut elementary school where 20 first-graders and six educators were shot dead in December and rebuilding on the site. The group of 28 Newtown...
Tags: Shootings, Elections, Students, Public Officials, Teaching and Learning
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No More 'Corrupticut' — But Openness, Oversight Under Siege
The Hartford CourantAbout a year ago, The Center for Public Integrity in Washington enlisted 50 journalists, including me, in a massive project measuring the degree to which state governments were accountable and open to public scrutiny. To my surprise, Connecticut...Tags: Finance, Public Officials, Career and Workplace, Executive Branch, Government
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Judge to hear insanity defense challenge in Colorado theater shooting case
ReutersDENVER (Reuters) - The judge who will hear the capital murder case against accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes has agreed to hear arguments on the constitutionality of Colorado's insanity defense law in death penalty cases. Arapahoe County...Tags: The Dark Knight Rises (movie), Shootings, Criminal Laws, Health and Medical Professionals, 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: New York City, CBS Corp., Entertainment, Music
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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: Politics, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Gun Control, Shootings, Roderick Wright
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Bill Would Provide Federal Aid For Newtown School
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD – Three Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut are planning to file legislation that would allow the use of federal dollars to help pay for the construction of a new Sandy Hook Elementary School. If approved, it would mark the...Tags: Elizabeth Esty, Manufacturing and Engineering, Chris Murphy, Executive Branch, Interior Policy
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LETTER: The Sandy Hook Tragedy
On May 13, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. program "4Corners" presented "Raising Adam Lanza," a documentary about the tragic deaths of 26 people, mostly young children, in the shooting incident at Sandy Hook Elementary School. I understand that the...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), PBS (tv network), Adam Lanza
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Sandy Hook Shooter Adam Lanza Had No Drugs, Alcohol In System
The Hartford CourantToxicology tests show that Adam Lanza had no alcohol or drugs in his body when he shot and killed 20 first-graders and six women at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown on Dec. 14. The tests were conducted as part of the autopsy by state Chief...Tags: Shootings, Students, Danbury, Teaching and Learning, Prozac (drug)
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Hartford Police Officer Plans 26-Hour Bike Ride To Honor Sandy Hook Victims
The Hartford CourantWhen he's not working, it is likely Hartford Police Sgt. James Elliott can be found on a bicycle. He rides up to 18,000 miles a year, maintains a busy race schedule and does a couple of 12- or 24-hour races. In the aftermath of the tragedy at Sandy Hook...Tags: Human Interest, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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