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Guns but no roses
WASHINGTON -- The biggest obstacle to the Obama administration's push for tighter gun control may be its own best argument: Newtown. This is because nothing proposed in the gun control debates would have prevented the mass killing of children at Sandy...
Tags: Seung-Hui Cho, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Dick's Sporting Goods Incorporated, Periodicals
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Burbank teen suspected in Twitter threat to shoot fellow student
A 16-year-old high school student was arrested in Burbank on Tuesday night after allegedly threatening on Twitter to shoot another student at his school, police said. Authorities received several calls about the alleged threat about 6 p.m. Tuesday,...Tags: Google+, Teaching and Learning, Students, Twitter, Inc.
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Safety 'No. 1 issue,' superintendent says of Twitter threat
Aside from the reporters outside, it was "business as usual" at a Burbank high school Wednesday, a day after a 16-year-old student allegedly threatened via Twitter to shoot another, the district's superintendent said. Jan Britz said Burbank police...Tags: Google+, Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Students, Social Media
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More Than $15 Million Raised After Sandy Hook, But Keeping Track Of Cash A Challenge
The Hartford CourantIn the three months following the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, people around the world have raised more than $15 million, spread out over more than 60 funds. The cash dwarfs fundraising totals that followed last year's movie theatre shooting...Tags: United Way , Tom Coughlin, Awards and Prizes, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Social Issues
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States move quickly, divergently on gun laws
Even as momentum for new gun legislation wanes in Washington, lawmakers across the country are fashioning their own response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, resulting in a patchwork that tightens restrictions in some places and eases them...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Barack Obama, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
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Father Bob Remains Source Of Comfort In Newtown
The Hartford CourantAs he stood near the front door of the Sandy Hook Elementary School on the morning of Dec. 14, shattered glass near his feet, Monsignor Robert Weiss knew he was as close to evil as he would ever get. Newtown police officers had asked the pastor of...Tags: United Way , Sandy Hook Elementary School, Lifestyle and Leisure, Arts and Culture, Blacksburg
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Hunters seek to boycott Colorado over new gun control laws
Some hunters are targeting Colorado’s important tourism dollars by urging a boycott of the state because of its recently approved gun control legislation. “It’s a question of principle,” Chris Jurney, vice president of the...
Tags: Politics, Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice, James Holmes, Hunting
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Colorado governor to sign landmark gun bills
DENVER (AP) — Exactly eight months after dozens of people were shot in a suburban Denver movie theater, Gov. John Hickenlooper will sign new restrictions on firearms in Colorado, signaling a historic change for Democrats who traditionally shied away...
Tags: Criminals, Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, John Hickenlooper, Periodicals
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Spending Sandy Hook Donations Wisely
In a time of tragedy or disaster, many people reflexively reach for their wallets to help. This instinct reflects our best nature. But as the contributions flow in, there is the inevitable challenge of how to manage and spend the funds wisely. That is...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Colorado Senate OKs universal background checks on gun sales
A bill to require universal background checks on gun sales was approved in the Colorado Senate on Friday and headed to the House. It is the latest in a series of proposed legislation to tighten gun laws in the state, the fates of which are now being...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Crime, Law and Justice, National Government, Politics, Wayne LaPierre
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Columbine family is coming to see 'Columbinus'
Tribune reporter“Columbinus” will have the family of Isaiah Shoels in its audience next Friday, March 15. The documentary play, recently extended at American Theater Company through April 7, is about the school shooting at Columbine High School in... -
James Buchanan High School's anti-bullying group and student council host Rachel's Challenge
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comOn Nov. 27, 2012, Carley Shaffer heard the familiar sound of an incoming text on her cellphone. Nonchalantly, the 14-year-old James Buchanan High School freshman picked up her phone thinking it was a routine message from her friend. But, it was...Tags: James Buchanan, Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Students
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