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New York Mayor Bloomberg targets political donations in latest gun-control push
NEW YORK — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in his latest bid for tougher gun control, is urging the city's legions of Democratic donors to withhold funds from four Democratic senators who opposed a background checks bill this year. The letter,...Tags: Mark Begich, Lobbying, Heidi Heitkamp, Elections, Patrick J. Toomey
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Newtown's Victims Honored Six Months After Tragedy
The Hartford Courant— Six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre shattered the small-town sense of calm and security residents cherished, Newtown is recovering, but the community still grieves. "Everyone says it's something that gets easier with time,...Tags: Christianity, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Human Interest, Barack Obama, Interior Policy
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Connecticut Gunmakers Will Host Two Governors Next Week, Not Just One
The Hartford CourantConnecticut gun manufacturers will welcome not one red-state governor early next week, but two — as Texas Gov. Rick Perry's tour Monday is followed by a visit from South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard later Monday and Tuesday. Both Republican...Tags: Dennis Daugaard, Chris Murphy, Bill Clinton, Justice System, Chemical Industry
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Rulings push jury selection in Trayvon Martin case into second week
ReutersSANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - A judge's decision to sequester jurors for the murder trial of a Florida neighborhood watchman who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in 2012 will slow an already painstaking selection process to find impartial minds...Tags: Criminal Laws, Laws, Murder, Mark O'Mara, Shootings
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Newtown marks six months with new push on guns
ReutersNewtown, Connecticut (Reuters) - Six months after a gunman massacred 26 children and adults at an elementary school, Newtown, Connecticut, marked the day with 26-seconds of silence and an expression of frustration at the stalled progress on gun control....Tags: Lobbying, U.S. Congress, Elections, Shootings, Adam Lanza
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Sen. Murphy In New Britain As Part Of 169 Towns In 169 Days Tour
The Hartford CourantMurphy visited Capitol Lunch in New Britain as part of a Connecticut tour where he will visit all 169 Connecticut towns in 169 days. The tour started in late May, and his stop in New Britain was the eighth town he visited. Murphy fielded questions on...Tags: Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), New Britain, Walnuts, Interior Policy, Politics
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Smith & Wesson Expects To Triple Profits For Fiscal Year
The Hartford CourantSmith & Wesson Holding Corp., one of two publicly traded gunmakers, said in a preliminary report that per-share profit for the fiscal year ended April 30 tripled to $1.22, and sales were up 43 percent to $588 million. The Springfield-based gunmaker,...Tags: Barack Obama, Interior Policy, Politics, Personal Weapon Control
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Community college in Harrison opts out of gun law
HARRISON, Ark. -- The North Arkansas College Board of Trustees has decided to opt out of a state law that would allow faculty and staff members to carry concealed handguns on campus. The community college in Harrison is the latest school to opt out of...Tags: Judges, Colleges and Universities, Justice System, Interior Policy, Politics
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Newtown to mark 6 months since shootings with ceremony, new push on guns
Reuters(Reuters) - Six months after a gunman killed 26 children and adults at a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school, families and local officials will mark the day by honoring the victims and renewing the fight for stricter gun control. The ceremony on...Tags: Lobbying, U.S. Congress, Shootings, Adam Lanza, Chris Murphy
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Newtown victim's sister turns gun control 'accidental activist'
ReutersBy Edith Honan June 14 (Reuters) - Jillian Soto was stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on a New England highway when she learned over Facebook that her older sister Vicky, a first-grade teacher in Newtown, Connecticut, had died in a shooting. In the...Tags: U.S. Congress, Elections, Interior Policy, Health and Safety at School, U.S. Senate
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Farewell note found on body of Santa Monica gunman
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A three-page farewell note was found on the body of a California gunman who shot five people to death last week in Santa Monica, apologizing for killing his father and brother, who were among those slain, police said on Thursday....Tags: Murder, John Zawahri, Shootings, Interior Policy, Mental Illness
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Newtown Church Bells Will Ring On Anniversary
The Hartford CourantIn Newtown Friday, church bells will toll, clergy will host an inter-faith gathering and activists will call for stricter gun laws as the community observes the six-month anniversary of the worst elementary school shooting in U.S. history. The day...Tags: U.S. Congress, Chris Murphy, Interior Policy, U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi
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