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The partnership between Sandy Hook Promise and the state Attorney General's office aims to prevent mass shootings and help children dealing with problems.
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The chamber narrowly passed a measure that would require judges to issue consecutive sentences for multiple crimes involving guns.
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“I’m writing you to wish you a very happy holidays. Remember there will always be people who care about and support you. The world is a better place with you in it.”
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"I still stand by, the only thing that’s going to stop a gun is a gun.”
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“You bring the gun up. Somebody comes around the corner. They’ve got something in their hand. You bring the sights up to your line of sight. You give them verbal commands. You see it’s a knife, he brings it up. You fire a shot.”
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A Republican polling firm says its latest survey found compelling evidence that a key bloc of swing voters want stricter gun control.
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"The penalty should be the same as it is for other terrorism crimes -- up to life without parole -- because these are hate crimes on steroids."
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"There is little evidence to support that mental illness drives gun violence. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, less than 5% of 120,000 gun-related killings in the U.S. were carried out by a person diagnosed with a mental illness."
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Experts who study the psychological impact of mass shootings say panicked reactions after such events is expected, but tends to dissipate over time.
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The demonstration was one of many springing up statewide in the wake of the mass shootings in Texas and Ohio that killed more than 30 people.