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Sign outside Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. - Dec. 14, 2012 (credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Parents Of Newtown Shooting Victims Seek Stronger Gun Control Laws In NJ

A state assembly already passed a 22-bill gun violence package, but the senate version does not include a 10-bullet limit on ammunition magazines. The state’s current law has a 15-bullet limit.

2013/04/30

The new, high-tech school security on Long Island would give police, including officers in their cars, live audio and video feeds inside schools. (Photo: CBS 2)

Long Island Goes Cutting Edge On School Security: Live Feeds To Police Cars

Three school districts are on board and Nassau BOCES, the agency that coordinates services for Long Island school districts, is hoping all will sign on.

2013/04/18

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Fueled By Angry Politicians, Gun Control Debate Takes Off In New Jersey

On the one-month anniversary of the Newtown school massacre, an angry sheriff in New Jersey and a heartbroken father of a Virginia Tech shooting victim were calling for a ban on high-capacity magazines and military style assault weapons.

2013/01/14

Newtown donations from around the world are stored in a warehouse (credit: CBS 2)

Newtown Volunteers Deal With Staggering Amount Of Gifts Donated From Around The World

A warehouse is filled with gifts of love from all around the world. The volunteers said they have received enough teddy bears to give two to everyone in the town.

2013/01/09

National Rifle Association President David Keene, Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre and other leaders hold a news conference at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 21, 2012. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images News)

NYPD Commissioner, Gabby Giffords’ Husband Against NRA’s Reform Stance

The most powerful gun lobby in the nation, the National Rifle Association, is thumbing its nose at calls for stricter gun control laws. Instead, it says Congress should put an armed guard in every school in America — right now.

2012/12/21

Newtown School Shooting Victims Composite (credit: CBS 2)

In Memoriam: The Victims Of The Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting

Twenty first-graders and six school employees were fatally shot inside the school. Here is a closer look at the victims of the tragedy.

2012/12/21

Nancy Lanza

Connecticut Shop Where Nancy Lanza Bought 1 Of Her Guns Raided By Feds

Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, assisted by police, raided Riverview Sales at 4 Prospect Hill Road in East Windsor on Thursday evening.

2012/12/20

In this photo illustration a Rock River Arms AR-15 rifle is seen on December 18, 2012 in Miami, Florida. The weapon is similar in style to the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle that was used during a massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. Firearm sales have surged recently as speculation of stricter gun laws and a re-instatement of the assault weapons ban following the mass shooting. (Photo illustration by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Politicians Breaking Ranks, Meaningful Gun Control Gaining Momentum

Congressmen are questioning their positions, sporting goods stores are suspending sales and the White House is starting to list the kinds of measures President Barack Obama favors.

2012/12/18

A woman comforts a boy as mourners depart Honan Funeral Home after the funeral for 6-year-old Jack Pinto on December 17, 2012 in Newtown Connecticut. Pinto was one of the 20 students killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting.  (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Newtown Parents Taking Wait-And-See Approach With Grieving Children

Main Street in Newtown sits in the surreal glow of holiday lights and mourning candles, mere days after a gunman left 20 children and six adults dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

2012/12/17

Obama Note to Newtown coach Steve George (credit: @newtownfootball/Twitter)

President Obama Leaves Note For Teacher, Coach After Vigil For Newtown Shooting Victims

Newtown football coach Steve George and teacher Bob Pattison left a note on George’s board for the president thanking him for his support. They were thrilled when Obama responded.

2012/12/17

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