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Sandy Hook Promise

In Our Sights

Jim Worth | Posted 05.17.2013 | Politics
Jim Worth

Until we become smart enough to recognize what other civilized countries have found -- that stricter gun control saves lives -- we're destined to repeat the tragedies of Newtown, Aurora, Tucson, and Virginia Tech again and again and again.

Sandy Hook Promise: There Will Be Change

Bill Moyers | Posted 05.03.2013 | Politics
Bill Moyers

Francine and David moved from New York City to Newtown to raise a family somewhere safe. They could never have imagined that in that quiet place on a Friday morning, just days before Christmas, gunfire would take their younger son's life.

Christina Wilkie

Sandy Hook Families Avoid Top GOP Senator

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 04.10.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The lobbying firm representing Sandy Hook families in the nation's capital this week to pressure lawmakers on gun control has avoided sc...

Rather Than Stay Divided by the NRA, How Do We Build Bridges to Reduce Gun Violence?

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.15.2013 | Politics
Christine Pelosi

There he goes again -- NRA chief Wayne LaPierre served up fear mongering rhetoric designed to divide Americans into keeping the status quo rather than building bridges to reduce gun violence in our communities.

Please Don't Hurry Them Along

Carissa K | Posted 05.05.2013 | Parents
Carissa K

For me, life is still forever defined by The Before and The After, as I suspect it may be for the grieving families in Connecticut.

Christina Wilkie

Two Months After Sandy Hook Shootings, Newtown Tries To Move Forward

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 03.06.2013 | Politics

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The streets of this picturesque New England town were quiet on a recent Monday afternoon. At 12 Dickenson Drive, six orange traff...

Group Focuses On Stronger Community To Help Newtown Heal

AP | PAT EATON-ROBB | Posted 04.19.2013 | Impact

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Ian and Nicole Hockley lived across the street from Adam Lanza, but they never got to know him or his family before the 20-year-old ...

A Promise to Change Starts with Disarming the Debate

Miranda Pacchiana | Posted 03.26.2013 | Impact
Miranda Pacchiana

Violence and anger are the products of fear, and we won't convince people to stop stockpiling deadly weapons until they understand that they already have power, because their voices are being heard and their fellow citizens and elected officials are not against them.

Gun Control Is STILL A Parenting Issue

Lisa Belkin | Posted 01.16.2013 | Parents
Lisa Belkin

Just as it is becoming clearer that this might be the start of real change, it is also clear what is making it so: this one is about parents and children.

An Anthem for Sandy Hook

Gerit Quealy | Posted 03.18.2013 | Impact
Gerit Quealy

Sitting at the services for Ben Wheeler, I and all of the close friends of David and Francine and Nate Wheeler wondered, how do we carry them? And not just us, the whole town, the whole country and the world was struck to the heart's core by this act of brutality.

Sandy Hook Mom: 'I Do Not Want There To Be A Next Time'

AP | JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN | Posted 03.16.2013 | Parents

NEWTOWN, Conn. — Parents of children slain in the Connecticut school massacre held photos of their sons and daughters, cried, hugged and spoke i...

Sandy Hook Promise, an Initiative to End Gun Violence in America

Craig Newmark | Posted 03.16.2013 | Impact
Craig Newmark

One month after the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a group of Newtown, Connecticut citizens have organized to honor the lives lost by unveiling a national grassroots initiative committed to preventing similar tragedies from ever taking place again.