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Sandy Hook Elementary School

Jimmy Green holds a photo of his daughter Anna Grace Marquez Green during a press conference with fellow parents on the one month anniversary of the Newtown elementary school massacre on January 14, 2013 in Newtown, Connecticut. Eleven families of Sandy Hook massacre victims came to the event one month after the shooting to give their support to Sandy Hook Promise, a new non-profit with the goal of preventing such tragedies in the future. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Obama congratulates Newtown families on gun vote

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is lauding the role the families of the Newtown shooting victims played in pressing the Senate to move forward on gun control legislation...
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BB gun sparks scare near Obama's motorcade

By Stephanie O'Connell and LeAnne Gendreau, NBC Chicago
NBC Chicago - A man was taken into custody Monday afternoon after he pulled out a BB gun as President Barack Obama's motorcade passed by, according to Connecticut authorities.
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U.S. President Barack Obama presents Youth Becoming Healthy founder Pamela Green Jackson with the 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal, the nation's second-highest civilian honor, in the East Room of the White House February 15, 2013 in Washington, DC. 'Their selflessness and courage inspire us all to look for opportunities to better serve our communities and our country,' Obama said about this year's recepients. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Obama bestows Presidential Citizens Medals

Josh Lederman, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is bestowing the Presidential Citizens Medal on the six adults killed in the Newtown, Conn., school shooting in December.
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Jennifer Hudson visits the InStyle portrait studio during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival at the Grey Gloose Blue Door Suite on January 18, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images for InStyle)

Jennifer Hudson to sing with Sandy Hook chorus

Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The NFL says Jennifer Hudson will join the chorus from Sandy Hook Elementary School to sing 'America the Beautiful' before Sunday's Super Bowl game...
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R. Kelly performs at MSG Theater on November 21, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

R. Kelly records tribute to Sandy Hook victims

Carrie Healey
VIDEO - The horrific mass shooting on December 14th claimed 26 lives, including 20 children, and shook the nation...
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A sign for Chalk Hill School is seen in Monroe, Conn., Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. School resumes Wednesday for students in Newtown, Conn., except for the Sandy Hook Elementary School students, who will begin classes on Thursday at Chalk Hill School. The school was overhauled specially for them in the neighboring town of Monroe, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Sandy Hook kids face 1st classes since shooting

Dave Collins, Associated Press
MONROE, Conn. (AP) - Classes are resuming for Sandy Hook Elementary School students for the first time since last month's shooting that killed 20 children and six educators...
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'Demand-a-Plan' PSA: Beyoncé, Jamie Foxx and more rally for gun control

Marquise Francis
VIDEO - The National Rifle Association held a press conference today and demanded the access to guns be protected...
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Amor “Lilman” Arteaga in "Stop Da Violence"

9-year-old Brooklyn boy raps about Sandy Hook

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
theGRIO REPORT - This week, Amor 'Lilman' Arteaga, a nine-year-old Flatbush-raised rapper, dedicated his latest opus 'Stop Da Violence' to the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre...
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A demonstrator from CodePink holds up a banner as National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre delivers remarks during a news conference at the Willard Hotel December 21, 2012 in Washington, DC. This is the first public appearance that leaders of the gun rights group have made since a 20-year-old man used a popular assault-style rifle to slaughter 20 school children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, one week ago. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

NRA calls for armed police officer in every school

Philip Elliott, Associated Press
The National Rifle Association broke its silence Friday on last week's shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school that left 26 children and staff dead.
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Hip-hop community responds to Sandy Hook tragedy

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - Hip-hop artists have oftentimes been criticized for glamorizing gun violence, with some rappers even brandishing guns in music videos or posing with weapons in ad campaigns...
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