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Mark Kelly calls for background checks to curb gun violence
Mark Kelly, the husband of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the lawmaker who was wounded in a gun attack, on Monday called for universal background checks for private sales of guns during testimony in Colorado. Kelly and Giffords have previously said...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Interior Policy, Mark Kelly, Politics, Gabrielle Giffords
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Obama's Potemkin gun plan
Political trends come and go in response to events. Gun control was the rage during the Clinton administration, but over the past decade or so it became an obsolete cause. After the horrific crimes in Newtown and Aurora, though, it's staging a comeback....
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Gun Control, James Holmes, Interior Policy
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Responses to Dorner case contain surprises
A Christopher Dorner sighting was reported Sunday in my Northridge neighborhood. Helicopters swarmed, patrol cars roared up. The hardware store was evacuated and my favorite bakery roped off. It turned out to be a false alarm — just some random...
Tags: Ellen DeGeneres, Colin Powell, James Holmes, Christopher Dorner, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
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Gabrielle Giffords opens Senate gun hearing with plea: 'Be bold'
WASHINGTON -- The year's first congressional committee hearing on guns began with an emotional jolt Wednesday, with former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was seriously wounded in a mass shooting two years ago, urging senators to "be bold, be courageous"...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Mark Kelly, Gabrielle Giffords, Shootings
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Giffords' plea to Congress on guns: 'you must act'
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic appeal, wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress on Wednesday to enact tougher curbs on guns, saying, "too many children are dying" without them. "The time is now. You must act. Be bold, be courageous,...
Tags: Mark Pryor, Dianne Feinstein, Wayne LaPierre, Mark Begich, Dick Durbin
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Wal-Mart Urged To Pull Military-Style Rifles
The Hartford CourantGun-control advocates, including parents of victims of mass shootings, delivered nearly 300,000 signatures to a Wal-Mart store a short drive from Sandy Hook Elementary School Tuesday morning, calling on the nation's largest firearms seller to pull...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Groceries
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Week of special PBS programming to focus on Newtown tragedy
Channel Guide MagazineAt the Television Critics Association (TCA) Winter Press Tour today, PBS announced that in response to the tragic shootings in Newtown, Conn., last month, it will be airing a week of special programming under the banner “After Newtown” that... -
A rational response to Sandy Hook
President Obama has vowed to do everything in his power to prevent another Sandy Hook. "Because what choice do we have?" he asked. "We can't accept events like this as routine." Unfortunately, such events are far more random than they are routine....
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Virginia Tech, YouTube, Criminals, Politics
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Theater shooting case enters new phase as judge sees reason to go to trial
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A judge has ordered the Colorado theater shooting suspect to stand trial, but his attorneys say they're not ready to enter a plea. District Judge William Sylvester ruled Thursday night that prosecutors had presented...
Tags: James Holmes, Lawyers, Colorado Movie Theater Shooting, Hospitals and Clinics, Arts and Culture
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Judge delays arraignment in Colo. theater shooting
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A judge on Friday delayed the arraignment of the man charged with the Colorado theater shooting until March despite objections from prosecutors and most of the victims and their families. District Judge William Sylvester...
Tags: James Holmes, Lawyers, Colorado Movie Theater Shooting, Mental Health, Criminals
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Testimony about Colorado massacre resumes in James Holmes hearing
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Vivid testimony about the movie theater massacre that shocked a nation extended into a second day as a preliminary hearing for James E. Holmes resumed Tuesday. Prosecutors continued to lay out their case against Holmes, 25,...Tags: James Holmes, Gun Control, Colorado Movie Theater Shooting, Interior Policy, The Dark Knight Rises (movie)
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Giffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effort
BRIAN SKOLOFF,Associated PressTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting that killed six people and left her critically...Tags: Theft, Ron Barber, Mental Health, Politics, Michael Bloomberg
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