Protesters, backed by senior officials, marched in silence for around 30 minutes along the National Mall near the US Capitol and Washington Monument, carrying white placards marked with the names...
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1 Jan 2013
The Newtown massacre last month that resulted in 27 deaths, including those of 20 children, has once again renewed debate on gun control in the United States.
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19 Dec 2012
US President Barack Obama backs a new bill to revive an assault weapons ban, the White House said on Tuesday, fleshing out his response to a shocking school massacre.
16 Dec 2012
Residents of the small Connecticut community of Newtown were reeling yesterday from one of the worst mass shootings in US history, as police sought answers as to what drove a 20-year-old gunman to...
16 Dec 2012
First, he killed his mother. Then 20-year-old Adam Lanza drove her car through Newtown, Connecticut, and arrived at a school brimming with the season's joy.
Theodore Varga and other fourth-...
Another mass shooting, another drive for gun control. But will the latest shooting - this time at an elementary school - change the political calculus in Washington and generate more support for...
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