Articles Tagged with newtown

07Jun

Noah Pozner’s ‘Aunt’ Pleads Guilty To Sandy Hook Scam

A Bronx, N.Y. woman who attempted to collect donations to Sandy Hook ...

02May

‘I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother’ Writer Liza Long Gets A Book Deal

I Am Adam Lanza's mother writer gets book deal

Liza Long, the Idaho mother who wrote an essay titled “I Am Adam ...

18Apr

Boston Radio Moment Of Silence Planned For Monday

Boston radio stations are planning to share a moment of silence Monday to ...

15Apr

Boston Marathon Hosted Newtown Families In VIP Seats Near Blasts

Boston, MA – Authorities are still sorting out the details regarding ...

12Apr

Newtown Parent Slams ‘Glee’ School Shooting Episode [Video]

This week’s episode of Glee is generating a deluge of controversy and ...

Newtown Families Become Lobbyists In Fight For Gun Control

The families of those killed in the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut know ...

09Apr

Biden Calls Gun Control Filibuster Threat “Embarrassing”

Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that if Republicans filibuster ...

03Apr

Connecticut Gun Sales Soar As State Considers Strict Legislation

With lawmakers expected to vote on a package of incredibly tough gun control ...

02Apr

Connecticut Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Gun Control Bill

Connecticut lawmakers introduced one of the strongest gun control bills in ...

17Feb

Sandy Hook Shooting Victims To Get Memorial Playgrounds

Newtown Movie Already In The Works, But Would Not Show Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting Itself

The Sandy Hook shooting victims have already had their fair share of ...

11Feb

Newtown Residents Invited To President Obama’s State Of The Union Address

Democrats have invited Newtown, Connecticut residents to attend President ...

26Jan

Newtown Residents At Gun Control March On Washington

Newtown residents were among Americans from across the country braving ...

25Jan

New Yorker With AR-15 Faces Down Robber With A Handgun

A New York college student grabbed his AR-15 when he heard his roommate scream. The scream was not a mere, “I tripped and sprained my ankle” kind of sound. The fast-thinking Rochester Institute of Technology student grabbed his semi-automatic rifle to protect himself, his friend, and his property. When roommate Christopher Boise heard noise coming… Read more »

24Jan

Missouri Bill Wants Parents To Inform School If They Own Guns [Op-Ed]

COMMENTARY | Missouri Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal has inked a proposal ...

Sandy Hook Commission Convenes Today For The First Time

Newtown lawsuit sparks controversy online

A Sandy Hook commission is convening today in Connecticut for the first ...

17Jan

Obama’s ’23 Executive Orders’ On Guns Cause Conservatives To Implode

On Wednesday, January 16, 2012, President Obama issued an action plan to ...

16Jan

White House Gun Violence Plan Announced After Newtown Shootings [Full Statement]

President Obama’s White House announced their plan to combat gun violence in the US after the Sandy Hook shootings a month ago in a Wednesday afternoon press conference, outlining a several-point plan to reduce unnecessary gun deaths. Ahead of the White House gun plan briefing, several news outlets obtained a copy of the press conference’s… Read more »

14Jan

Sandy Hook Promise Calls For A ‘National Conversation’ On Gun Control And Other Issues

A new Sandy Hook group called Sandy Hook Promise is calling for a ...

12Jan

President Obama’s Second Inauguration Downsizing Due To Economic Climate And Current Events

President Obama And First Lady Michelle Obama Walking The Parade in 2009

President Obama’s second inauguration will be a smaller affair than ...

11Jan

The White House May Consider Funding Cops In Schools Program

In what may appear to be an about face, the White House is allegedly ...

Ted Nugent Says Gun Owners Are Like Rosa Parks

Forget marriage equality, the new civil rights movement is all about gun ...

10Jan

The Onion’s ‘Gorilla Control’ Story Shouldn’t Be Taken Seriously (Except It Should Be)

What’s the best way to start a serious chat about a very touchy issue? ...

Quentin Tarantino Loses It In Another ‘Django Unchained’ Interview: ‘I’m Shutting Your Butt Down!’

Quentin Tarantino Red Mists In Another Interview Over The Subject Of Movie Violence And Its Possible Relationship On Real Life Violence

Quentin Tarantino is not a man to to be trifled with. Hot on the heels of a ...

09Jan

Walmart To Meet With Joe Biden On Gun Control

Walmart officials changed their minds about meeting with Vice President Joe ...

Prof. Says Newtown Didn’t Happen, Officials Near Sandy Hook Call For His Dismissal

A Florida prof. who says the Newtown shootings didn’t happen and makes ...

08Jan

Florida Professor James Tracy Claims Sandy Hook Might Be A Hoax

A Florida Atlantic University professor questions whether the Sandy Hook ...

07Jan

Michael Bloomberg Is Advising VP Joe Biden On Gun Control

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg confirmed that he has been advising ...

04Jan

Boston Mayor Claims VP Biden ‘Guaranteed’ Gun Control Legislation By The End Of The Month

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino claims that Vice President Joe Biden ...

Quentin Tarantino: It’s ‘Disrespectful’ To The Memory Of Newtown School’s Dead To Blame Movies

Quentin Tarantino Thinks Its "Disrespectful" To Link Real Life Tragedies With Movie Violence

Quentin Tarantino — director, writer, and sometimes controversial soundbite deliverer — recently expressed his feelings about the ongoing debate on whether movie violence affects real-life violence. The Huffington Post reports that Tarantino was audibly “annoyed” when he was asked in a recent NPR interview with Fresh Air host, Terry Gross, if he found watching violent… Read more »

03Jan