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Newtown Connecticut School Shooting

Manatee law enforcement officials discuss gun violence, restrictions

Local law enforcement discuss homicides, gun violence and firearm restrictions.

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NEWTOWN CONNECTICUT SCHOOL SHOOTING

Some in Conn. town couple activism with mourning

Some residents of Newtown, Conn., couple activism with mourning.
POLITICS

Urban advocates say new gun control talk overdue

For years, voices have cried in the urban wilderness: We need to talk about gun control. Yet the guns blazed on. It took a small-town slaughter for gun control to become a political priority.
NEWTOWN CONNECTICUT SCHOOL SHOOTING

Vigil for Connecticut victims held in Palmetto

Dozens gathered at the Lincoln Memorial Middle School flag pole Friday morning for a prayer vigil in honor of the victims of the Newtown, Conn., school shootings.
NEWTOWN CONNECTICUT SCHOOL SHOOTING

Manatee gun shops see increase in sales as restriction debate continues

Local pawn store and gun shop owners have seen an increase in firearm sales and inquiries as the nation debates gun laws.
NEWTOWN CONNECTICUT SCHOOL SHOOTING

Obama calls on public to lobby Congress on gun restrictions

President Obama will observe a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. today at the White House, marking one week since a lone gunman opened fire in a Connecticut elementary school, killing 20 first graders before turning a gun on himself.
NEWTOWN CONNECTICUT SCHOOL SHOOTING

Marine standing guard at California school lied about his record

The Marine Corps veteran who achieved national fame this week for guarding Hughson Elementary School in Hughson, Calif., had a far less distinguished service career than he has claimed in public, records obtained today show.
NEWTOWN CONNECTICUT SCHOOL SHOOTING

VP Biden to head post-Newtown shooting review of U.S. policy

President Obama today will announce his administration's first coordinated steps to respond to the elementary school shooting in Newtown, a day after White House officials said the president "actively supports" some gun control measures.
NEWTOWN CONNECTICUT SCHOOL SHOOTING

Obama urges Congress to ban military-style assault weapons

President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to ban the sale of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips and said Vice President Joe Biden would lead an effort to stem an “epidemic of gun violence that plagues this country every single day.”
NEWTOWN CONNECTICUT SCHOOL SHOOTING

Gun makers fret as gun control consensus gains steam

Manufacturers of the popular AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, the type of weapon used last week in the Newtown, Conn., killings, girded for the worst Tuesday as gun control moved to the forefront of the legislative agenda in the nation’s capital and retailers pulled the weapon from store sales...
EDUCATION

Patrols increased at Manatee Schools

Increased patrols greeted students as they returned to school Monday.