Newtown shooting

Jennifer Hensel waits for the school bus with her 8-year-old daughter, Imogen, and her 6-year-old son, Owen, on the first day of school this year. They share hugs, kisses, excitement and still some anxiety 10 years after the shooting.

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10 years after Sandy Hook, a family finds bits of joy amid shards of pain

11:14am December 14, 2022

by Tovia Smith

Families who had their lives shattered on Dec. 14, 2012, are still straining under the weight of their losses — and still pushing for the changes they had hoped would have already happened by now.

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A mourner kneels beside 26 teddy bears, each representing a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, at a sidewalk memorial in 2012 in Newtown, Conn.

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Gun-Maker Sued In Sandy Hook Shooting Wants The School Records Of Slain Children

11:37am September 03, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Remington Arms, the now-bankrupt gun-maker being sued by nine families of those killed in 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School, has subpoenaed academic, attendance and disciplinary records.

Sherrie Lawson struggled with PTSD, depression and anxiety after she survived the Washington Navy Yard shooting.

Dealing With Trauma After A Mass Shooting — Over The Long Term

4:25pm March 30, 2019

by Scott Simon

After apparent suicides rocked the communities of Newtown, Conn., and Parkland, Fla., one shooting survivor speaks out about the lasting mental health repercussions of these traumatic experiences.

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Five years ago, Avielle Richman, 6, was shot in her first-grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

A Newtown Family's Campaign To Change How We Think About Violence

11:01am December 12, 2017

by Tovia Smith

Avielle Richman was 6 years old when she was killed in her first-grade classroom. Her parents think a possible solution to gun violence is to treat it like a disease.

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Judge Dismisses Newtown Families' Lawsuit Against AR-15-Style Gun-Maker

5:09pm October 14, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Gun-makers and sellers have broad legal immunity from claims over the criminal misuse of firearms "when the product functioned as designed and intended," a Connecticut judge says.

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Judge Weighs Newtown Families' Lawsuit Against AR-15 Maker

5:55pm June 17, 2016

by Patrick Skahill

A judge is considering whether a suit filed by family members of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims can proceed. The plaintiffs argue that the rifle should not have been sold to civilians.

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Seeking A Warmer Welcome, Gun Factory Moves Down South

4:36pm April 18, 2016

by Chas Sisk

Beretta decided to move to Tennessee after finding it has few allies in Maryland, which passed restrictive gun laws after the Newtown shootings. The new plant is expected to create 300 jobs.

President Barack Obama announces steps the administration is taking to reduce gun violence while delivering a statement today in the East Room of the White House.

Watch: President Obama Gets Emotional Talking About Gun Control

4:38pm January 05, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

Obama cried after he remembered the children who were killed by a mass shooter in Newtown, Conn. "Every time I think about those kids, it makes me mad," he said.

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Newtown, Conn., Council Votes To Raze Sandy Hook Shooter's Home

11:52am January 22, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The Newtown Legislative Council voted to tear down the 3,100-square-foot home. The house is where gunman Adam Lanza killed his mother before his shooting spree at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012.

Rheanna Kathleen Morris hugs her mom, Peggy Sinclair-Morris.

Promises To Fix Mental Health System Still Unfulfilled

10:23am December 16, 2013

by Jenny Gold

Even for those with the will and drive to pursue treatment, the process remains difficult, frightening and full of holes. Mental health advocates say little has come, on the federal level, from the task forces and promises that followed the Newtown shootings.

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