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Newtown Board Mulls Options For Sandy Hook School

Townsquare News Network — Sat, 04 May 2013 14:17:37 +0000

Newtown, Conn., officials are meeting to discuss what to do with the elementary school where 20 first-graders and six educators were shot to death in December, but they might not vote.

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Newtown Parents Implore Jersey To Pass Gun Clip Limit [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:07:07 +0000

Excerpts from Newtown Parents' News Conference in Support of Limiting Ammo Magazine Size (A-1329) from NJ Assembly Democratic Office on Vimeo.

Parents of victims of the horrific Newtown school massacre filled Assembly Democratic Leader Lou Greenwald's State House office yesterday and fought back tears as they pleaded for the legislature to pass a bill to impose a 10-bullet limitation on the capacity of semiautomatic ammunition magazines.

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Gun Control Divide Persists, Questions Remain About Sandy Hook, Poll Shows [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Wed, 01 May 2013 09:11:41 +0000

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is proposing a litany of gun control and violence prevention legislation.

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Panel In Neptune Discusses School Safety [AUDIO]

Ilya Hemlin — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:11:00 +0000

Keeping children safe in the classroom is the top priority, but during a panel discussion on school safety in Neptune, law enforcement officials and educators stressed the importance of not succumbing to emotion and creating sustainable solutions that focus learning.

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More Details About Newtown Shooter Emerge

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:07:11 +0000

It was over in just five minutes.

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Lodi Schools to Employ Armed, Retired Cops

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:45:20 +0000

A northern New Jersey school district plans to hire retired police officers to patrol its hallways as armed security guards.

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In Newtown, Gun Permit Applications Skyrocket Since Massacre

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:28:10 +0000

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Applications for gun permits have jumped in Newtown since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, which sparked a renewed debate about stricter gun control laws and a surge in gun sales around the country due to worries about new limits.

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Controversial Sandy Hook Hoax Video Going Viral

Laurie Cataldo — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:45:48 +0000

There have been a lot of videos and photos going around online making an unbelievable claim about the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

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Connecticut School May Be Renamed For Slain Teacher [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:19:26 +0000

The Town Council has approved a proposal to rename a local school for a teacher killed in the Newtown, Conn., school shootings.

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Mental Health Screenings for All Gun Applicants? [POLL/AUDIO]

Dino Flammia — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:03:22 +0000

In response to the deadly Connecticut school shooting in Newtown, and other recent tragedies, legislation introduced this week is meant to ensure the mental stability of anyone authorized to purchase a firearm in the Garden State.

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