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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 30, 2013

Ark. School District Plans To Arm Teachers

A small Arkansas school district is arming and training 20 volunteer teachers and staff with handguns for fall classes under a little known state law allowing license, armed security guards on campus.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 6, 2013

Conn. Law Blocks Release of Newtown Photos, Video

A new law blocking the release of photos and video from the crime scene of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was signed into law by Connecticut's Gov. Dannel Malloy on Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 30, 2013

Calif. Lawmakers Approve Tighter Gun Control

California lawmakers passed a dozen gun bills Wednesday that would tighten controls on ammunition purchases, ban semi-automatic rifles, and give a 15-day amnesty to illegal gun owners to hand over their guns.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 4, 2013

Sweeping Gun Control Becomes Law In Conn.

Reeling from the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre, Connecticut today tightened its gun-control laws as Gov. Dannel Malloy signed into law a stricter assault weapons ban, limit on magazine size, the nation's first dangerous weapon offender registry, and eligibility rules for buying ammunition.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 3, 2013

Teachers Blast NRA's 'Cruel Hoax'

The president of a national teachers union called the NRA's school-safety plan a "cruel hoax" that will lead to more gun violence rather than curbing active-shooter attacks.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 2, 2013

NRA Report Argues for Weapons Training for School Personnel

The School Shield Initiative task force recommended improved training for school resource officers and a training program for designated school personnel that wish to be armed. The model for both, as outlined in the report, involves 40 to 60 hours of comprehensive instruction.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 28, 2013

Police Found, Guns, Ammo, Swords In Newtown Killer's Home

Sandy Hook Elementary School gunman Adam Lanza stockpiled guns, ammunition, and samurai swords leading up to the Dec. 14 mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., according to court documents released today.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 22, 2013

Colt Considers Leaving Connecticut

Colt Manufacturing is considering leaving its Connecticut manufacturing plant, following the announcement of a slew of gun-control proposals that has put the company's employees "in the cross-hairs," CEO Dennis Veilleux told Fox News.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 11, 2013

South Dakota Allows Armed Teachers

Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed a law allowing teachers to carry guns in their classrooms on Friday. The law is believed to be the first in the United States specifically allowing teachers to carry firearms.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2013

Conn. Lawmakers Create Sandy Hook Responder Fund

A unified legislature on Wednesday established a special fund to help Newtown responders who suffered psychological issues related to the killing of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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