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June 14, 2013

Sandy Hook Families Mark 6 Months Since Shooting with No Federal Gun-Control Laws 
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Today marks six months since 20 children and six adults were shot dead
at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Adam Lanza's
shooting rampage began earlier on December 14 when he killed his mother,
Nancy, at their home. It ended when he turned the gun on himself. The
massacre sparked a push to strengthen gun laws accompanied by a backlash
fed by the powerful gun lobby, the National Rifle Association. In April,
the Senate rejected proposals to expand background checks and ban
assault weapons. According to CNN, at least five states have tightened
gun laws since the shooting, while more than a dozen have loosened them.
Families of the Sandy Hook shooting victims returned to Washington this
week as part of a renewed push for gun control. Nicole Hockley, mother
of Sandy Hook victim Dylan Hockley, age six, said the families would not
abandon their quest for change.

Nicole Hockley: "It's important that the lawmakers remember that we are
still here and that we're not going away, and this is an issue that
we're not going to allow to fade into the background. It's too
important. It's too commonsense."

 

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