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The Newtown killer fired 155 bullets, murdering 20 children and six teachers in all of five minutes.
- 155 bullets in five minutes.
- Not on a battlefield — inside a school.
- This is what Republican lawmakers are protecting.
(via inothernews)
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“Shame on us if we’ve forgotten. I haven’t forgotten those kids. Shame on us if we’ve forgotten.” — President Barack Obama, 3/28/2013.
President Barack Obama Thursday urged supporters to use the next 10 days to pressure lawmakers to back sweeping new gun control legislation, repeatedly invoking the Newtown massacre in his most aggressive call to action in recent weeks.
“We need everybody to remember how we felt 100 days ago and to make sure what we said wasn’t just a bunch of platitudes,” Obama said during an event that featured the mothers of children who have died due to gun violence.
Obama called on backers to attend town hall meetings and other events during the remainder of Congress’ Easter Recess and press lawmakers, particularly those who have not backed a universal background check system, on why. “If they’re not part of that 90% [who support universal checks] … then you should ask them why not? Why are you part of the 10%?”
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One Nation Under The Gun: Thousands Of Gun Deaths Since Newtown
A little more than three months after Newtown, there have been 2,244 [gun deaths].
Two thousand, two hundred and forty-four deaths in about three months.
Click here for an interactive map of those who have died.
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Adam Lanza, mom had NRA certificates – The NRA is proud to count you a member or supporter right up UNTIL you shoot up a kindergarten classroom (or other public place)
The NRA pushed back on an association with the Lanzas later on Thursday. “There is no record of a member relationship between Newtown killer Adam Lanza, nor between Nancy Lanza, A. Lanza or N. Lanza with the National Rifle Association,” the organization said in a statement. “Reporting to the contrary is reckless, false and defamatory.”
From Dec/2012 search warrant of the Lanza’s home
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Conn. senators demand NRA ‘cease and desist’ making robo-calls to Newtown residents
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Residents of Newtown say they have been r receiving automated messages from the NRA, which is led by Wayne LaPierre Jr.
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Arsenal of Guns, Ammo, Knives Found in Lanza Home
The three guns that Adam Lanza brought with him to Sandy Hook Elementary school in December were just the tip of the iceberg. According to search warrants unsealed for the first time this morning, FBI investigators found a veritable arsenal inside the Lanza home, including four more guns, well over 1,600 rounds of ammo and numerous high-capacity magazines, three samurai swords, a six-foot spear, and a small collection of knives with blades as long as twelve inches.
See images of some of the items seized on December 2012 warrant:
