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Posted: 1/30/2013 8:23:24 PM EST
Nicole and Ian Hockley, parents of Sandy Hook School shooting victim Dylan, testify during a hearing of a legislative task force on gun violence and children's safety at Newtown High School in Newtown, Conn., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Connecticut lawmakers are in Newtown for the hearing, where those invited to give testimony include first responders and families with children enrolled at Sandy Hook Elementary. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Posted: 1/30/2013 3:13:41 AM EST
FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 file photo, The National Rifle Association executive vice president Wayne LaPierre, speaks during a news conference in response to the Connecticut school shooting in Washington. “Law-abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of violent or deranged criminals,” LaPierre said in his statement prepared for the hearing but released on Tuesday Jan. 29, 2013. “Nor do we believe the government should dictate what we can lawfully own and use to protect our families.” (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Posted: 1/28/2013 7:03:21 PM EST
Connecticut State Trooper Joseph Delehanty unloads firearms for a demonstration during a hearing of a legislative subcommittee reviewing gun laws at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Conn., Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. The parents of children killed in the Newtown school shooting called for better enforcement of gun laws Monday at the legislative hearing. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Posted: 1/28/2013 7:03:21 PM EST
Robert Foege, left, of Newtown, Conn., is wanded by State Capitol Police Officer Anthony Lombardi before entering hearing of a legislative subcommittee reviewing gun laws at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Conn., Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. The parents of children killed in the Newtown school shooting called for better enforcement of gun laws Monday at the legislative hearing. Foege is in favor of less gun restrictions. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Posted: 1/28/2013 7:03:20 PM EST
Jeff Soracco of Oxford, Conn. wears a sticker identifying him as a responsible gun owner as he waits to sign up to speak at a hearing of a legislative subcommittee reviewing gun laws at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Conn., Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. The parents of children killed in the Newtown school shooting called for better enforcement of gun laws Monday at the legislative hearing. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Posted: 1/28/2013 7:03:20 PM EST
Firearms Training Unit Detective Barbara J. Mattson of the Connecticut State Police holds up a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, the same make and model of gun used by Adam Lanza in the Sandy Hook School shooting, for a demonstration during a hearing of a legislative subcommittee reviewing gun laws, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Conn., Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. The parents of children killed in the Newtown school shooting called for better enforcement of gun laws Monday at the legislative hearing. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Posted: 1/25/2013 6:28:26 AM EST
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, to introduce legislation on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices. Congressional Democrats are reintroducing legislation to ban assault weapons but the measure faces long odds even after last month's mass school shooting in Newtown, Conn. The measure being unveiled Thursday is authored by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, who wrote the original assault weapons ban. That law expired in 2004 when Congress refused to renew it under pressure from the National Rifle Association. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Posted: 1/24/2013 3:33:29 PM EST
Omar Samaha, holds a picture of his sister Reema Samaha, who was killed in the Virginia Tech. shootings, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to introduce legislation on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices. Congressional Democrats are reintroducing legislation to ban assault weapons but the measure faces long odds even after last month's mass school shooting in Newtown, Conn. The measure being unveiled Thursday is authored by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, who wrote the original assault weapons ban. That law expired in 2004 when Congress refused to renew it under pressure from the National Rifle Association. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Posted: 1/24/2013 3:33:29 PM EST
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, to introduce legislation on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices. Congressional Democrats are reintroducing legislation to ban assault weapons but the measure faces long odds even after last month's mass school shooting in Newtown, Conn. The measure being unveiled Thursday is authored by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, who wrote the original assault weapons ban. That law expired in 2004 when Congress refused to renew it under pressure from the National Rifle Association. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Posted: 1/24/2013 8:01:38 AM EST
Dannel Malloy, Governor of Connecticut speaks to mourners gathererd inside the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church at a vigil service for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that left at least 27 people dead - many of them young children - in Newtown, Connecticut, December 14, 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Gombert/Pool
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Posted: 1/20/2013 10:38:25 PM EST
The Rev. James A. Forbes Jr. delivers a sermon at Newtown Congregational Church in Newtown, Conn., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Forbes, who led one of the country’s most prominent liberal Protestant churches, is speaking in Newtown to honor the victims of last month’s school shooting and the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Posted: 1/20/2013 10:38:25 PM EST
A girl sits with her family in a pew during an interfaith a sermon at Newtown Congregational Church in Newtown, Conn., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. The Rev. James A. Forbes, Jr., who led one of the country’s most prominent liberal Protestant churches, is speaking at the church to honor the victims of last month’s school shooting and the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Posted: 1/20/2013 10:38:25 PM EST
A man writes a prayer for Newtown on a note card during an interfaith sermon at Newtown Congregational Church in Newtown, Conn., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Forbes, who led one of the country’s most prominent liberal Protestant churches, is speaking in Newtown to honor the victims of last month’s school shooting and the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Posted: 1/20/2013 10:38:25 PM EST
Parishioners hold hands as they sing the song "We Shall Overcome" at the end of an interfaith service at Newtown Congregational Church in Newtown, Conn., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. The Rev. James A Forbes, Jr., who led one of the country’s most prominent liberal Protestant churches, spoke at the service to honor the victims of last month’s school shooting and the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Posted: 1/20/2013 10:38:25 PM EST
Parishioners reach for each other's hands as they sing the song "We Shall Overcome" at the end of an interfaith service at Newtown Congregational Church in Newtown, Conn., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. The Rev. James A Forbes, Jr., who led one of the country’s most prominent liberal Protestant churches, spoke at the service to honor the victims of last month’s school shooting and the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Posted: 1/20/2013 10:03:28 PM EST
The Rev. James A. Forbes Jr. is interviewed before a sermon at Newtown Congregational Church in Newtown, Conn., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Forbes, who led one of the country’s most prominent liberal Protestant churches, is speaking in Newtown to honor the victims of last month’s school shooting and the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Posted: 1/20/2013 10:03:28 PM EST
A child sits with her family in a pew during an interfaith a sermon at Newtown Congregational Church in Newtown, Conn., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. The Rev. James A. Forbes, Jr., who led one of the country’s most prominent liberal Protestant churches, is speaking at the church to honor the victims of last month’s school shooting and the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Posted: 1/20/2013 10:03:28 PM EST
A young woman wears a green and white bow, the colors of Sandy Hook Elementary School, in her hair with the initials of the victims names from the Dec. 14, 2012 shooting during an interfaith a sermon at Newtown Congregational Church in Newtown, Conn., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. The Rev. James A. Forbes, Jr., who led one of the country’s most prominent liberal Protestant churches, is speaking at the church to honor the victims of last month’s school shooting and the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Posted: 1/19/2013 5:58:40 PM EST
Lance Gentry of Chouteau, Okla., holds one of three signs he brought to the rally, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 in Oklahoma City. Organizers said an estimated 1800 people from throughout Oklahoma crowded into the south plaza of the state Capitol Saturday afternoon to voice their support for their second amendment rights and to express concerns about proposed gun control legislation being considered by the federal government in the wake of the school shooting in Connecticut last month. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Jim Beckel) LOCAL TV OUT (KFOR, KOCO, KWTV, KOKH, KAUT OUT); LOCAL INTERNET OUT; LOCAL PRINT OUT (EDMOND SUN OUT, OKLAHOMA GAZETTE OUT) TABLOIDS OUT
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Posted: 1/19/2013 2:08:35 PM EST
FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 file photo, a clerk peers out from a gun shop in Seattle. The reaction to the Connecticut school shooting can be seen in gun stores and self-defense retailers across the nation: Anxious parents are fueling sales of armored backpacks for children while firearms enthusiasts are stocking up on assault rifles in anticipation of tighter gun control measures. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
