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February 1, 2013

Sandy Hook victim's open-casket channels Emmett Till

theGRIO REPORT - Noah Pozner, one of the 20 child victims from last month's Sandy Hook elementary shooting, laid in…
January 28, 2013

Obama meets police chiefs of mass shooting scenes

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama was meeting on Monday with police chiefs from the three U.S. communities that saw…
January 21, 2013

Rev. James A. Forbes Jr. tells Newtown: MLK's words 'needed now'

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - The Rev. James A. Forbes Jr., the first black minister to lead New York's historic Riverside…
January 16, 2013

Obama taking 23 actions aimed at gun violence

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is taking 23 executive actions aimed at curbing gun violence that don't require congressional…
January 16, 2013

Obama, Biden announce proposals to curb gun violence

(AP) - President Barack Obama will unveil proposals Wednesday to curb gun violence, his response to the December massacre of…
January 16, 2013

In letters, children ask Obama to change gun laws

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama has spoken in favor of banning assault-style weapons, limiting high-capacity ammunition magazines and requiring background checks…
January 16, 2013

NY passes first US gun control law since massacre

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Jumping out ahead of Washington, New York state enacted the nation's toughest gun restrictions Tuesday and…
January 15, 2013

Ann Coulter on gun violence: ‘It’s a demographic problem’

theGRIO REPORT - Right wing pundit Ann Coulter has ignited another racial firestorm with her incendiary remarks on gun violence…
January 15, 2013

Obama gets gun violence proposals; NY to pass ban

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama could reveal the details of how the U.S. will address gun violence as early…
January 14, 2013

NY poised to be 1st to pass post-Newtown massacre gun bill

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A key New York Senate leader and the Assembly speaker said they expect the state Legislature…
January 14, 2013

Obama demands quick action to raise US debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama demanded on Monday that Congress quickly raise the federal debt limit and warned that…
January 13, 2013

NRA president says Congress will not pass weapons ban

WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Rifle Association president says Congress is not likely to pass a new ban on assault…
January 11, 2013

Teachers taking aim post Newtown shooting

VIDEO - In the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting tragedy and talk of the possible tightening of gun…
January 10, 2013

Common: ‘We need to restructure the black family’

VIDEO - Rapper Common joined a panel discussion Tuesday on the show Now with Alex Wagner in order to discuss…
January 10, 2013

1 student shot at high school in California

TAFT, California (AP) - A student was shot and wounded at a San Joaquin Valley high school Thursday and a…
January 9, 2013

Obama likely to implement some gun control through executive orders

theGRIO REPORT - With congressional Republicans unlikely to pass gun control immediately, President Obama is almost certain to push through…
January 9, 2013

NY governor Andrew Cuomo to propose assault weapon ban

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will take his sky-high popularity into his third year with an…
January 7, 2013

White supremacist teen’s terror threat thwarted at Alabama high school

theGRIO REPORT - A Seale, Alabama teacher made a startling discovery this past week, that may have saved the lives…
January 6, 2013

Melissa Harris Perry: after Newtown, gun violence continues at steady pace

NEWS - Despite the shock over the massacre of children and teachers in Newtown, Connecticut, not much has changed in…
December 27, 2012

NY newspaper's handgun permit map draws criticism

NEW YORK (AP) - A newspaper's publication of the names and addresses of handgun permit holders in two New York…