Sandy Hook shootings
Sunday 02 June, 2013 11:15:04
Memorial held for mother of Sandy Hook shooter
More than 100 family and friends gathered at a church to remember the woman whose son massacred 20 children and six teachers in a Connecticut elementary school last year.Tuesday 07 May, 2013 10:50:33
Biden looks to church for gun-control support
US vice president Joe Biden is asking pastors, rabbis and nuns to help make the moral argument to their followers for gun control legislation.Saturday 04 May, 2013 10:03:21
NRA leader warns members of 'culture war'
The incoming leader of the National Rifle Association told its grass-roots organisers yesterday they are the front line of a “culture war” that goes beyond gun rights.
Thursday 18 April, 2013 08:20:21
Obama: Defeat of gun-control Bill 'a shameful day for Washington'
The US Senate blocked bipartisan legislation yesterday aimed at tightening restrictions on the sale of firearms. Thursday 11 April, 2013 18:30:11
US Senate to debate gun control
The US Senate is ready to launch an emotion-charged debate on new gun restrictions, four months after the carnage at a Connecticut elementary school spurred President Barack Obama and Congress to address firearms violence.Thursday 31 January, 2013 08:10:54
Newtown residents call for more gun control
Hundreds of people from the Connecticut town where 20 children and six staff were murdered in a school shooting rampage flocked to a public meeting, pressing their case for gun law changes.Sunday 27 January, 2013 11:15:39
Thousands march for gun control in Washington
Thousands of people joined a rally for gun control in the US capital Washington, just days before the Senate begins debating new measures proposed by President Barack Obama.Wednesday 16 January, 2013 18:45:30
Obama unveils gun-control package
President Barack Obama has launched the most sweeping effort to curb US gun violence in nearly 20 years following last month’s Connecticut school massacre. Monday 14 January, 2013 15:54:45
NRA predicts victory in battle to defeat proposed ban on assault weapons
America’s pro-gun lobby has claimed any attempt to ban powerful assault weapons will fail in Congress.Saturday 05 January, 2013 09:45:57
Shot congresswoman Giffords meets school shooting victims' families
Former US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords met families of victims of the Connecticut school massacre that left 26 people dead, nearly two years after she was critically wounded in a mass shooting.Thursday 03 January, 2013 08:27:22
Sandy Hook shooting children start new school
Children who escaped the Connecticut massacre are returning to classes today in a refurbished school named after their old one.Wednesday 02 January, 2013 17:49:44
Columbian factory to design bulletproof clothes for US kids
A Columbian factory is to begin designing bulletproof clothes for children for the US market.Friday 28 December, 2012 17:25:17
Arizona sheriff plans armed volunteer posse for schools
An Arizona sheriff has announced plans to deploy an armed volunteer posse to protect students in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting.Monday 24 December, 2012 12:54:32
US petition demands Morgan deportation
A petition calling for TV host Piers Morgan to be deported from the US following his outspoken comments on gun control has attracted more than 31,000 signatures. Monday 24 December, 2012 06:53:09
NRA maintains 'armed guards in schools' position
America’s largest gun rights lobby declared unwavering opposition to any new restrictions in the aftermath of the Connecticut primary school massacre, accusing the White House of trying to undermine the constitutional right to bear arms.Saturday 22 December, 2012 10:56:36
Lanza 'rarely spoke', recall some who took classes with Sandy Hook gunman
As Americans paused for the one-week anniversary of the Connecticut school massacre, new details emerged about gunman, Adam Lanza, who could take apart and reassemble a computer in a matter of minutes, but rarely spoke to anyone.Friday 21 December, 2012 16:43:41
NRA wants armed police in US schools
America’s largest gun-rights lobby is calling for armed police officers to be posted in every school to stop the next killer “waiting in the wings”.Friday 21 December, 2012 07:37:51
Parents buy armour-plated backpacks after Sandy Hook killings
Anxious parents are buying armoured backpacks for children and firearms enthusiasts are stocking up on semi-automatic rifles in anticipation of tighter gun control measures following the Connecticut school massacre.Thursday 20 December, 2012 15:09:56
Armoured backpack sales soar in the US
After the Connecticut school massacre, Ken Larson and his wife have decided to buy their son an armoured backpack – even though the one-year-old won’t be in school for a few more years.Thursday 20 December, 2012 09:42:14
Flanagan sorry for gun photo gaffe
An emotional Helen Flanagan wiped away tears on ITV’s 'Daybreak' today as she apologised for posting a picture online of herself holding a gun against her head just days after the mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.Thursday 20 December, 2012 07:12:10
School shooting teacher remembered as 'selfless hero'
A teacher gunned down during the Connecticut school massacre was remembered as a selfless hero who died trying to shield her pupils.Wednesday 19 December, 2012 17:30:36
Obama wants gun-control legislation 'without delay'
US President Barack Obama wants "concrete proposals" to curb gun violence by the end of next month in the aftermath of the Newtown school massacre.Tuesday 18 December, 2012 14:29:10
Massacre rifle firm loses backers
The powerful US gun lobby felt the first backlash from the Newtown massacre today when a leading private equity group decided to sell its stake in the company that made the killer’s assault rifle.Tuesday 18 December, 2012 08:39:16
Newton begins burying Sandy Hook victims
A town has begun to bury its dead, laying to rest the first of the 20 children killed in the Connecticut school massacre. Tuesday 18 December, 2012 07:18:17
US gun supporters admitting need for discussion
Prominent gun rights advocates in the US government are now calling for a national discussion about curbing gun violence - signalling that the Connecticut primary school massacre could be a tipping point in a debate dormant for years.Monday 17 December, 2012 20:39:47
School massacre funerals begin
The Connecticut town shattered by the school massacre held its first two funerals today.Monday 17 December, 2012 17:33:53
First funerals for Sandy Hook shooting victims, both six years old
The shattered community of Newtown was holding its first two funerals today, including one for the youngest victim.Monday 17 December, 2012 06:59:35
Obama: We're failing our children
A mournful Barack Obama has told Newtown the United States is failing to keep its children safe, pledging that change must come after an elementary school massacre left 20 children dead.