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Connecticut state Senate OKs tougher gun control bill
This post has been updated, as indicated below.A lone gunman attacked a Connecticut elementary school just four months ago, renewing a debate on how to control gun violence. On Wednesday, that state’s Legislature began the final steps of passing what advocates call one of the nation’s...Tags: Executive Branch, Autism, Personal Weapon Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Barack Obama
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Editorial: Connecticut Stands Ground On Gun Safety
At the nation's capital, gun safety bills have been so watered down that a Washington Post columnist declared that the National Rifle Association "has already won." That may be the case in Washington, but it is not in Hartford. Members of Congress may...
Tags: Insurance, First Aid, Government, Interior Policy, Laws
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Will tough new gun laws in Connecticut make a difference?
Connecticut is poised to pass the toughest gun laws in the country. Legislative leaders announced Monday that they’d reached bipartisan agreement, and the governor is expected to sign the bill if it passes. Will it make a difference? Will it stop...
Tags: Interior Policy, Laws, Personal Weapon Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Gun Control
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Life Out Here: The tyranny of the minority
For years we heard about the “tyranny of the minority.” Right-wingers lamented how “minority groups” or more often “minority thinkers” forced their will upon the majority of us in this nation by citing the...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, National Rifle Association of America, Minority Groups, Separation of Church and State, Glenn Beck
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Oklahoma urges 7,000 dental patients to get hepatitis, HIV tests
As many as 7,000 dental patients in Oklahoma are being urged to take blood tests for hepatitis or the virus that causes AIDS after health officials said they discovered that instruments in a local practice were not properly cleaned. The warning of...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Hepatitis B , Hepatitis, HIV, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Conn. lawmakers unveil bipartisan gun control plan
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — With an announcement of sweeping proposals to curb gun violence, Connecticut lawmakers said they are hoping to send a message to Congress and other state legislators across the country: A bipartisan agreement on gun control is...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Barack Obama, Mental Health, Gun Control
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Let Connecticut gun owners keep their 30-round magazines?
Leaders of the state House and Senate have reportedly reached agreement on a gun bill that will outlaw any ammunition magazines carrying more than 10 bullets. But they have also reportedly agreed to allow those who already own high-capacity magazines to...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Periodicals
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Legislative Leaders Say Bipartisan Agreement Could Yield Nation's Strongest Gun-Control Bill
The Hartford CourantWith the nation watching, Newtown parents still grieving and gun owners objecting, legislative leaders Monday said they had met the solemn challenge presented by the Sandy Hook school massacre with a bipartisan agreement for the nation's strongest gun...Tags: Executive Branch, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Assault, Weaponry, Prisons
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Motive remains unclear in Newtown school shooting
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Newly released search warrants in the Newtown school shooting have revealed that gunman Adam Lanza's home was packed with weapons and ammunition, but the documents do not shed any new light on what could have driven him to...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Weaponry, FBI, Justice System, National Rifle Association of America
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Malloy Signs Gun Control Bill, One Of Strictest In Nation
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD — Flanked by family members of Newtown massacre victims and the legislative leaders who spent months trying to respond to their tragedy, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed a sweeping gun-control bill Thursday whose big provisions — such...Tags: Barack Obama, Assault, Weaponry, Interior Policy, Laws
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Obama makes impassioned plea for gun control legislation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama attempted on Thursday to inject fresh momentum into efforts to pass gun-control legislation, pleading with U.S. lawmakers not to forget those shot to death in Newtown, Connecticut three months ago. Amid...
Tags: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Barack Obama, Immigration, White House, Interior Policy
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Maximum mayhem on his mind
WASHINGTON -- The gunman in the Newtown massacre fired 154 bullets from his Bushmaster military-style rifle in less than five minutes, killing 20 first-graders and six adults. He brought with him 10 large-capacity magazines, each holding up to 30 rounds,...
Tags: Autism, Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, White House, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
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