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In Sandy Hook’s wake, Mexico ponders school safety

December 20, 2012 07:00
MEXICO CITY — The video shows a kindergarten teacher calmly taking charge of 16 terrified students, as automatic gunfire erupts nearby. "Little ones, everyone on the floor," Martha Rivera tells the 5- and 6-year-olds as the guns pop-pop-pop outside. "Nothing is happening. Precious ones, put your faces to the floor. Please don't lift your heads."

Joe Biden to head White House gun control effort (VIDEO, UPDATE)

December 19, 2012 12:21
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"This time, the words need to lead to actions," said President Obama as he announced a task force on gun violence. Obama said he will submit new proposals to Congress no later than January.

A letter to Sandy Hook, from violence-stricken Rio

Taylor BarnesDecember 19, 2012 07:00
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Crosses dotted the sand in a single row. Red flowers were at one end, an American flag at the other. It was an uncommon sight this weekend on the city’s iconic Copacabana beach. The memorial was the work of Brazilian peace activists, who had been preparing for their annual demonstration for Brazilian murder victims, when the world was shaken by a massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

Gun murder rate in US 19.5 times higher than other developed countries

December 18, 2012 18:26
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A new metareport by the Joan Shorenstein Center at Harvard shows that the US murder rate with firearms is exceptional among Western countries.

NRA breaks its silence over Sandy Hook mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut

December 18, 2012 18:23
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"The NRA is prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again."

Utah sixth-grader brings gun to school, says parents encouraged him (VIDEO)

December 18, 2012 18:09
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A sixth-grader in Utah brings a gun to school, saying his parents encouraged him to protect himself after last week's school shooting.

Bullet-proof backpacks triple in sales

December 18, 2012 12:45
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"A lot of people buy body armor for the breakdown of society and government."

New Yorker writer Jeffrey Toobin challenges Second Amendment interpretation

December 18, 2012 12:04
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The New Yorker's Jeffrey Toobin penned an article Tuesday challenging the Second Amendment, in the wake of the deadly shooting in Newtown, Connecticut last week.

America's best friend? Sandy Hook comfort dogs take the lead in Newtown (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

December 18, 2012 12:15
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Dog-loving six-year-old shooting victim Madeleine Hsu gets special remembrance with the arrival of comfort dogs in Newtown.
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