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U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut brokered the deal — with support from 10 Republican Senators. He said the agreement will strengthen the movement for gun violence legislation.
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Among the many people dealing with the trauma of the recent shooting in Uvalde, Texas, are military veterans who live nearby.
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Since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, Connecticut school districts have been required to file annual two-page reports indicating they have conducted lockdown drills — but more than a dozen districts have failed to file the report even once.
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Two and a half weeks after a mass shooting in Buffalo killed 10 people, the New York State Legislature is acting on measures to close loopholes in the state’s gun laws and to prohibit anyone under the age of 21 from buying a semi-automatic rifle.
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Local superintendents say the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas is a reminder that teachers are on the front lines of school safety.
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New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Connecticut Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal joined several Democratic leaders outside the U.S. Capitol building Thursday to demand gun safety legislation. The rally comes after the recent shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.
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Faith leaders in Newtown, Connecticut, said on Wednesday night at a vigil that the community knows the pain Uvalde, Texas, is experiencing after this week’s shooting at an elementary school.
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Senator Chris Murphy delivers an emotional speech responding to the Uvalde shooting.
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Connecticut gun violence prevention advocates joined Governor Ned Lamont in demanding Republicans in the U.S. Senate to allow for voting on federal gun regulations. The Senate has not taken action on this issue for years.
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The Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act, which was reintroduced last September, would establish stronger penalties for transporting guns to people who are not legally allowed to have a gun. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand also wants big tech companies to be held accountable for allowing the spread of extremism online.