Stunning New Gun Control Print Ad

It features a child holding an AR-15 assault rifle. (via babble.com)

copyranter a month ago 173 responses

New Gun Control Ad Asks “How Many More Rounds?”

The discharged casings of an AR-15 are labeled with the locations of American mass shootings.

copyranter a month ago 33 responses

Why Having The Newtown Kids Sing At The Grammys Probably Won’t Help Anyone

An outpouring of support for children who have gone through tragedies might make a nation feel better, but what will they remember when they’re old enough to understand what actually happened?

Kate Dries 3 months ago 9 responses

Michelle Obama’s Letter To Newtown Families

“We are beginning to have those difficult conversations about how we can build a safer, more peaceful tomorrow for all our children.”

Hillary Reinsberg 5 months ago 37 responses

How Newtown Is Celebrating Christmas

With 26 red stockings and 26 overflowing trees.

Jessica Testa 5 months ago 49 responses

How American Gun Culture Impacts Mental Illness

Mental health experts say features of modern American society — from the media to the availability of guns — may make psychotic people more likely to commit violence.

Anna North 5 months ago 2 responses

15 Inspiring Photos Of Newtown Students Going Back To School

Four days after the shooting, classes have resumed at all Newtown schools but Sandy Hook. A cheerful police officer greets students.

Jessica Testa 5 months ago 153 responses

Newspaper Places Huge Gun Ad Next To Newtown Shooting Story

South Carolina’s Rock Hill Herald apologized. But, there is no excuse for this. (via hypervocal.com)

copyranter 5 months ago 154 responses

Newtown Church Was Evacuated After Bomb Threat

The St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Newtown is roughly one mile from Sandy Hook Elementary.

Summer Anne Burton 5 months ago 18 responses

The Front Page Of Sunday’s New York Times

A list of names worth a thousand pictures.

Summer Anne Burton 5 months ago 69 responses

20 Moving Pictures Of The World Grieving For Sandy Hook

The shooting in Newtown, Connecticut has sparked global empathy. The massacre left 28 dead, including 20 schoolchildren.

Summer Anne Burton 5 months ago 398 responses

Remembering Sandy Hook Principal Dawn Hochsprung In Her Own Words

Hochsprung, 47, was one of those killed in the massacre at the elementary school that she was devoted to. Her twitter account was singularly devoted to her pride and enthusiasm for Sandy Hook elementary students and their education.

Summer Anne Burton 5 months ago 100 responses

In Newtown, Night Falls And The Sun Rises

Friday night and Saturday morning in the Connecticut town grieving after a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School left 28 dead.

Summer Anne Burton 5 months ago 63 responses

Photo Of Suspected Sandy Hook Shooter

The 2005 image of Adam Lanza was published by ABC Friday.

Jessica Testa 5 months ago 69 responses

LeVar Burton Explains How To Talk To Kids About The Sandy Hook Shooting

“Our children rely on us to help define the world they live in,” he wrote on Reading Rainbow’s blog.

Alanna Okun 5 months ago 126 responses

Some Conservatives Question Gun Dogma In Wake Of Connecticut Elementary School Shooting

“This is not the gun’s fault, but guns *do* make this sort of atrocity much, much easier to commit.”

Rosie Gray 5 months ago 26 responses

28 Dead After Shooting At Connecticut Elementary School

Chaos at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Twenty children are reportedly among the dead, along with six adults, the shooter and his mother.

Jessica Testa 5 months ago 349 responses