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With law enforcement about 45 minutes away and no room in the budget for a school resource officer, the Garden Valley School District opted for another way to keep children safe in the event a violent intruder enters the school.

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Virginia is looking to push through several legislative proposals to help ensure the “health and safety” of its citizens by taking aim at those deemed unfit to carry.

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After a brief campaign by gun control groups, comedian Jay Leno canceled a planned appearance for the largest industry trade show in the country.

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A gun control group is calling for comedian Jay Leno to step down as host for the largest gun industry trade show in the country.

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Surveillance footage from the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was released Friday. The video comes over a year after the Newtown mass shooting that left 20 children and six educators dead. However, much of the content is redacted. Connecticut State Police also released several thousand pages of documents from the resulting investigation, as well as […]

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A 30-second ad was released by the anti-gun violence group, Americans for Responsible Solutions, on Dec. 14, 2013 — the one-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Leading the group is former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords along with her astronaut husband, Mark Kelly. The ad, “Silent Night,” shows photos depicting the aftermath of […]

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The 911 calls from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting were made available to the public today. The release of the 911 recording that was placed to the Newtown police department comes nearly a year after the great tragedy that left  20 children and six teachers dead. Prosecutors wanted the tapes to remain private, but […]

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One of the first police officers to respond to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting last year now faces termination after not returning to work because of a severe case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Newtown Police Officer Thomas Bean told the Today Show the horrifying images that unfolded on Dec. 14 that left 20 […]

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In a fiery interview with Second Amendment Foundation founder Alan Gottlieb and Piers Morgan, the two men exchanged heated bouts of dialogue as they argued over a pro-gun protest to be held on the anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school. The already tense interview was quickly set off when Gottlieb shook […]

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A New-Jersey fifth-grader was suspended from school and now faces Juvenile charges after plotting to use “sophisticated weapons” against many of his fellow classmates, according to The New York Daily News. The fifth-grader, whose name will not be disclosed due to his age, fantasized of executing a “violent” attack at Wall Intermediate School, much like […]

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