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Newtown Board of Education and Parents: Give Us Armed Protection Fri Feb 1

Katie Pavlich
After school massacre, Newtown residents urge stricter gun control Thu Jan 31

Reuters News
Background checks for gun purchases up since Newtown massacre: FBI data Mon Jan 28

Reuters News
Connecticut panel meets on school safety after Newtown Thu Jan 24

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Connecticut commission to meet on school safety after Newtown massacre Thu Jan 24

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Gun Control's Potemkin Village Thu Jan 17

Steve Chapman

Political trends come and go in response to events. Gun control was the rage during the Clinton administration, but over the past decade or so it became an obsolete cause. After the horrific crimes in Newtown and Aurora, though, it's staging a comeback. ... more
Democrat Ed Rendell: Good Thing About Newtown is That it Was So Horrific Fri Jan 11

Katie Pavlich
Come Let Us Reason Together, or: A matter of Public Health Tue Jan 8

Paul Greenberg

"What is there to say?" That's the question editorial writers all over the country were asking themselves after what happened at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. It's no longer necessary to specify where Newtown is, or just what happened there. It has become one of those places that has become indelible in the nation's memory. Unfortunately. ... more
No Way to End Violence in Schools Fri Jan 4

Linda Chavez

The shooting of 20 schoolchildren and six adults in Newtown, Conn., just before Christmas has reignited the debate about guns and violence in America. But the problem with trying to tackle a complex issue in reaction to a horrific event is that too often we end up making symbolic gestures -- and sometimes those gestures end up doing as much harm as good. ... more
The Assault Weapons Ban Didn’t Work Then and It Won’t Work Now Sun Dec 30

Doug Giles

Senator Dianne Feinstein is queuing up come January 2013 to retable—yet again—an Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) in order to “severely mitigate the possibilities of another Sandy Hook atrocity.” Great idea, Dianne, as the first AWB that Clinton signed into law worked wonders in schools from 1994-2004. ... more
Who Is Too Unbalanced to Be Armed? Wed Dec 26

Jacob Sullum

An "active national database of the mentally ill" clearly would not have stopped Lanza, who used guns legally purchased by his mother. ... more
Seven Things Parents Can Do Post-Newtown Without Government Wed Dec 26

Michelle Malkin

These simple common-sense steps are adapted from a post I published on my blog after the horrific Newtown, Conn., massacre. ... more
My Plan for Eliminating School Shootings Wed Dec 26

Mike Adams

As a candidate for president of the United States, it is incumbent on me to make a statement regarding the Sandy Hook massacre and to explain how my policies would help prevent other such massacres should I become president. ... more
After Newtown, Legislators Target Video Games Mon Dec 24

Kevin Glass
Newtown, and a New America Mon Dec 24

Armstrong Williams

An entire country is in shock as we continue to watch the funerals of these innocent children and adults in Connecticut. ... more
Newtown Gives us Much to Consider Mon Dec 24

Star Parker

Nothing strikes deeper to the heart than the loss of children. It's one more reason why the horror in Newtown, Conn., has hurt our nation so badly. ... more
Hey Parents: If Your Son is Psycho Don't Teach Him to Shoot Guns Sun Dec 23

Doug Giles

The composite of Satan’s spawn, Adam Lanza, is starting to unfurl, and unfortunately we are forced to learn more and more about this murderous grunt. ... more
NRA: School Security Only Possible With Armed Good Guys Fri Dec 21

Katie Pavlich
Tilting the Newtown 'Conversation' Fri Dec 21

Brent Bozell

It's too hard to try and make sense of a senseless event. Adam Lanza's merciless slaughter in Connecticut has forced everyone with a microphone to insist we have a "national conversation" about why this happens. ... more
Gun Violence -- Let's Shift the Odds in Favor of the Good Guys! Thu Dec 20

Larry Elder

The unimaginable horror of Sandy Hook jumpstarts another "national conversation" about firearm violence. President Barack Obama, promising "meaningful action," said: "We will have to change. ... We can't tolerate this anymore. These tragedies must end." ... more
We Know How to Stop School Shootings Wed Dec 19

Ann Coulter

In the wake of a monstrous crime like a madman's mass murder of defenseless women and children at the Newtown, Conn., elementary school, the nation's attention is riveted on what could have been done to prevent such a massacre. ... more
Majority Say Treating Mental Health, Not Gun Control, Key to Preventing Mass Shootings Wed Dec 19

Katie Pavlich
Obama Creates Gun Control Task Force Headed by Joe Biden Wed Dec 19

Katie Pavlich
Even An Atrocity Does Not Justify Destroying The Bill Of Rights Wed Dec 19

Ralph Benko

The murder of 20 innocent children and 7 adults in Newtown, Connecticut, horrifies all Americans. President Obama eloquently expressed our collective feelings of “overwhelming grief” and our response to “hug our children a little tighter, and we’ll tell them that we love them, and we’ll remind each other how deeply we love one another.” ... more
The Bullying Left Exploits Sandy Hook Wed Dec 19

Ben Shapiro

Virtually every American has spent the last few days in a haze -- shocked at the nature of evil, confused and frustrated by the inability to prevent such an atrocity, fearful at the possibility of such a monstrous occurrence repeating itself. ... more
Troubling Issues Surface in Wake of Newtown Carnage Wed Dec 19

Donald Lambro

They've begun burying the 20 children in the bucolic New England town of Newtown, Conn., this week, beautiful, innocent kids killed by a psychotic 20-year-old gunman. ... more