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NRA Study Suggests Trained, Armed School Staffers

Associated Press — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:05:31 +0000

WASHINGTON - Schools across the nation should train selected staff members to carry weapons and should each have at least one armed security officer to make students safer and allow a quicker response to an attack, the director of a National Rifle Association-sponsored study said Tuesday.

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Connecticut Lawmakers Unveil Bipartisan Gun Control Plan

Associated Press — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:52:52 +0000

HARTFORD, Conn. - With an announcement of sweeping proposals to curb gun violence, Connecticut lawmakers said they are hoping to send a message to Congress and other state legislators across the country: A bipartisan agreement on gun control is possible.

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Police Train to Defend Schools in Western South Dakota

Associated Press — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:40:44 +0000

LEAD - A high school in western South Dakota has started working with law enforcement to better prepare officers in the event of a campus shooting.

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Is the NRA a 'Paper' Tiger in South Dakota?

John Gossom — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:32:39 +0000

PIERRE - With the state legislature about to take up the question of allowing armed personnel in schools, it is worth considering the influence of the National Rifle Association on South Dakota politics.

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Thousands Rally Against Stricter Gun Control

Associated Press — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:39:35 +0000

AUSTIN, Texas - Gun advocates - some with rifles slung across shoulders or pistols holstered at the hip - have rallied peacefully in state capitals nationwide against President Barack Obama's sweeping federal gun-control proposals.

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Obama Unveils $500 Million Gun Violence Package

Associated Press — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:00:52 +0000

WASHINGTON - Braced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades.

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School Security on the Fast Track in Sioux Falls

Associated Press — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:18:31 +0000

SIOUX FALLS - Security is being increased more quickly than planned at public schools in South Dakota's largest city in the wake of last month's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn.

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A Disconnect Between Violence, Television [POLL]

Associated Press — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 22:49:47 +0000

PASADENA, Calif. - If there's any soul-searching among top television executives about onscreen violence contributing to real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school shooting, it isn't readily apparent.

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Celebrities Join Drive To End Gun Violence

Crash — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:44:13 +0000

A web movement called "Demand a Plan" is a grassroots effort to get people involved to encourage President Obama and Congress to step up with a plan to end gun violence.

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CT Attorney Wants To Sue State For Newtown Tragedy

Crash — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:07:02 +0000

In the wake of the terrible tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut earlier this month, people have wanted to point the finger of blame in a number of different ways: guns, mental health care, the shooter, the shooters mother, etc. But a Connecticut attorney is now pointing the multi-million dollar finger at the state of Connecticut for failing to protect the kids.

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