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Why This Little Girl is Standing on a Toilet Broke Her Mother's Heart
When Michigan mother Stacey Wehrman Feeley found her three-year-old daughter perched on top of the toilet, she thought it made for a funny photo and immediately clicked one to share with her husband. Then she found out the truth.
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US Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To State Assault Weapon Bans
The US Supreme Court on Monday left in place gun control laws in New York and Connecticut that ban assault weapons like the one used in last week's massacre at an Orlando nightclub, rejecting a challenge brought by gun rights advocates.
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On Sandy Hook Anniversary, US Activists Call For Gun Restrictions
US gun control activists called for expanded background checks for firearms purchasers and for a ban on sales to people on federal watch lists today, in a protest marking the third anniversary of the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.
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Barack Obama proposes new gun background check measures
The Obama administration on Friday proposed two new gun control regulations aimed at clarifying restrictions on gun ownership for the mentally ill and strengthening a database used for background checks before firearm purchases.
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Newtown's year: Struggle to move on from shooting
A year later, inside a big house in Newtown, dolls fill the shelves of a living room and flowers and rainbows decorate a kitchen window, next to a little girl's name: Avielle.
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Connecticut university declares emergency, issues lockdown
Central Connecticut State University on Monday declared a campus emergency and told students and faculty to take shelter while police respond to an unspecified incident.
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Newtown massacre: The nightmare continues, post shooting
A few nights after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, David Posey heard a strange noise in his house and went upstairs to check on his son. The little boy, who had just seen his teacher and a first-grade classmate gunned down, was pounding on the floor.
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Newtown marks six months since school massacre
A Connecticut town held a moment of silence Friday for the victims of an elementary school massacre at a remembrance event that doubled as a call to action on gun control, with the reading of names of thousands of victims of gun violence.
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White House vows gun control fight not over
The White House pledged on Thursday that it would continue to fight for tighter gun controls six months after the Newtown massacre, as President Barack Obama prepared to meet with victims' relatives.
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Threatening letters sent to New York mayor may contain ricin, say police
Two anonymous letters addressed to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his gun control group contained material believed to be the deadly poison ricin, and referenced the debate on gun laws, police said.
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Why This Little Girl is Standing on a Toilet Broke Her Mother's Heart
When Michigan mother Stacey Wehrman Feeley found her three-year-old daughter perched on top of the toilet, she thought it made for a funny photo and immediately clicked one to share with her husband. Then she found out the truth.
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US Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To State Assault Weapon Bans
The US Supreme Court on Monday left in place gun control laws in New York and Connecticut that ban assault weapons like the one used in last week's massacre at an Orlando nightclub, rejecting a challenge brought by gun rights advocates.
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On Sandy Hook Anniversary, US Activists Call For Gun Restrictions
US gun control activists called for expanded background checks for firearms purchasers and for a ban on sales to people on federal watch lists today, in a protest marking the third anniversary of the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.
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Barack Obama proposes new gun background check measures
The Obama administration on Friday proposed two new gun control regulations aimed at clarifying restrictions on gun ownership for the mentally ill and strengthening a database used for background checks before firearm purchases.
-
Newtown's year: Struggle to move on from shooting
A year later, inside a big house in Newtown, dolls fill the shelves of a living room and flowers and rainbows decorate a kitchen window, next to a little girl's name: Avielle.
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Connecticut university declares emergency, issues lockdown
Central Connecticut State University on Monday declared a campus emergency and told students and faculty to take shelter while police respond to an unspecified incident.
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Newtown massacre: The nightmare continues, post shooting
A few nights after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, David Posey heard a strange noise in his house and went upstairs to check on his son. The little boy, who had just seen his teacher and a first-grade classmate gunned down, was pounding on the floor.
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Newtown marks six months since school massacre
A Connecticut town held a moment of silence Friday for the victims of an elementary school massacre at a remembrance event that doubled as a call to action on gun control, with the reading of names of thousands of victims of gun violence.
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White House vows gun control fight not over
The White House pledged on Thursday that it would continue to fight for tighter gun controls six months after the Newtown massacre, as President Barack Obama prepared to meet with victims' relatives.
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Threatening letters sent to New York mayor may contain ricin, say police
Two anonymous letters addressed to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his gun control group contained material believed to be the deadly poison ricin, and referenced the debate on gun laws, police said.
