At this rate of mass shootings, the United States doesn’t have the luxury of waiting for a lull in the gunfire to talk about gun control.
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The day after: Will the Texas school shooting shift America’s gun debate?
The day after the worst school shooting since Sandy Hook, the inevitable question was posed in Hartford and Washington: Will anything change?
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On eve of Sandy Hook anniversary, senators stoke outrage and hope
Connecticut’s Democratic senators, Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, say they are playing the “long game” on gun-violence legislation.
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Alex Jones liable for defamation in Sandy Hook ‘hoax’ case
The case moves now to a jury to decide what damages Jones owes the families.
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Universal background checks for firearms sales promised a vote in Senate after House passes bill
Despite tight margins, Senate Democrats claim optimism for universal background check bill that passed the House.
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The game is changing. Chris Murphy says he’s ready to play.
The question for Sen. Chris Murphy no longer is where might he go next, but what can he do now.
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Legislators looking to expand PTSD benefits to more emergency responders
The move to expand PTSD benefits comes just one year after lawmakers reached a landmark compromise to cover police and firefighters.
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Murphy leads Dems in bid to press Trump, GOP, on guns bills
Democrats pressing for new gun laws are frustrated as they await proposals from the White House.
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Connecticut Democrats rally for tougher gun control measures
Connecticut Democrats rallied Monday for stronger federal gun control measures in the wake of last weekend’s mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.
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Alex Jones sees a new Sandy Hook conspiracy
Alex Jones no longer claims Sandy Hook was hoax. But he sees another conspiracy, and he is the victim. A judge Tuesday was unimpressed.
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Blumenthal, Murphy try again to strip legal shield from gun industry
The Connecticut senators say the firearms industry is unfairly shielded from liability for the harm caused by their products.
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Six-year battle over PTSD benefits for emergency personnel appears over
Lawmakers, labor advocates and municipal leaders will announce a long-awaited compromise Monday on PTSD benefits for police and firefighters.
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Sandy Hook reversal could put gunmakers under microscope
Lawyers for families in the Sandy Hook tragedy hope a Connecticut Supreme Court decision opens the firearm industry to unprecedented scrutiny of how it came to make the AR-15 the most popular rifle in the U.S.
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‘Enough is Enough,’ CT marchers tell Washington
WASHINGTON — The March for Our Lives attracted thousands of students and supporters from Connecticut and hundreds of thousands from across the nation demanding change – not only in the nation’s gun laws but the makeup of Congress. Organized by students after 17 people were killed at a Parkland, Fla., high school last month, it also mobilized activists who have been fighting gun violence since 20 schoolchildren and six educators were slaughtered in Newtown a little more than five years ago.
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Rubio to introduce ‘red-flag’ bill, as will Blumenthal
WASHINGTON — Sen. Marco Rubio on Wednesday said he is introducing a bill that would provide federal grants to states for establishing gun violence restraining orders – and said he doubted a broader one Sen. Richard Blumenthal plans to introduce Thursday would pass the Senate.