NEWTOWN SCHOOL SHOOTING

Lucy Richards, 57, charged with threatening a parent of one of the children killed in the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, is shown in this booking photo in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., provided June 7, 2017. Courtesy Broward County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.
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CRIME
Sandy Hook Denier Sentenced For Threatening Slain Child's Father
By Nina Golgowski
Lucy Richards, 57, was given five months in federal prison for sending a series of cryptic threats.
A sign stands at a makeshift memorial in Newtown, Connecticut early Sunday December 16, 2012. Twelve girls, eight boys and six adult women were killed in the shooting on Friday at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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CRIME
Florida Woman Indicted After Death Threats Sent To Father Of Sandy Hook Victim
By Nina Golgowski
Lucy Richards is accused of targeting the parent because she believes the 2012 massacre was a hoax.
Sandy Hook Promise
PARENTS
You'll Never See The Shocking Twist In This Gun Violence PSA Coming
By Caroline Bologna
Sandy Hook Promise released this video nearly 4 years after the Newtown shooting.
POLITICS
Profiles Of The Simply Spineless: Heidi Heitkamp, US Senator Of North Dakota
By Mary Buffett, Contributor
Author, international speaker, entrepreneur, political and env...
Several years ago after the Newtown massacre, when Adam Lanza took his rage out on a classroom defenseless students and teachers, I wrote a piece castigating a number of Democratic Senators who dug their heads into the sand and refused to close basic background check loopholes.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., June 6, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young
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POLITICS
Watch Joe Biden's Emotional Sandy Hook Tribute
By Amanda Terkel
"We now belong to a lousy club. A lousy, stinking club where as a parent, for whatever reason, you have a child pre-decease you."
Orlando Police officers direct family members away from a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
A Sandy Hook Survivor Offers Advice For Orlando
By Sam Stein
"You don't get beyond it but you learn how to put one foot in front of the other and, despite what you've gone through, find joys in other parts of your life."
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders listens to a question as he speaks to a gathered crowd at the First Corinthian Baptist Church in the Harlem region of New York April 17, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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CRIME
Mother Of Slain Aurora Teen Calls Out Bernie Sanders On Gun Control
By Willa Frej
She accused the Democratic presidential candidate of laughing about gun violence and having no compassion for victims.
In this Friday, Dec. 11, 2015 photo, a sign welcomes people to the village of Sandy Hook in Newtown, Conn. An interfaith service is planned Monday evening, Dec. 14, on the third anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that killed 20 first-graders and six educators. Monday is also the first time the anniversary falls on a school day. (AP Photo/Dave Collins)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CRIME
Another Sandy Hook Playground Is Desecrated, and a Connecticut Woman Springs Into Action
Vandals destroyed a statue of a toy solider dedicated to a 6-year-old hailed for his heroism during the massacre. Now Kellie
Sundance
ENTERTAINMENT
Sundance Documentary 'Newtown' Follows Families Who Lost Loved Ones
By Leigh Blickley
Filmmaker Kim A. Snyder revisits Dec. 14, 2012, the day the lives of the Newtown, Connecticut, community were changed forever.
U.S. President Barack Obama wipes away tears as he talks about needless shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary school during a press briefing in the East Room of the White House Jan. 5, 2015 in Washington D.C. Photo Ken Cedeno (Photo by Ken Cedeno/Corbis via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
The Inside Story Of The Horrible Days After The Worst Day Of Obama's Presidency
By Sam Stein and Christine Conetta
"At that point, I completely lost it and had to kind of turn away."
Children's faces superimposed on handgun
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POLITICS
A Child Is Shot To Death Every Other Day In The U.S.
By Nick Wing
Kids have faced tragic levels of gun violence in the three years since Sandy Hook.
IMPACT
Countdown to the Solstice: Remembering Newtown With Meaningful Action
By Janine Francolini, Contributor
Founder, The Flawless Foundation
Today, we make space for sacred reflection, as it has been three years since that unthinkable, chilling day in Newtown, Connecticut, where senseless violence took so many innocent lives. On this day, we open our hearts and remember.
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy reacts during a presentation of the final report from the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission at the Legislative Office Building, Friday, March 6, 2015, in Hartford, Conn. The commission was formed to provide a review current policy and make recommendations in the areas of public safety, mental health, and gun violence prevention after the 2012 killings of 20 first-graders and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Connecticut's Governor Wonders How Many More Sandy Hooks Must Happen Before Things Change
By Sam Stein
"A lot of my memories are of the parents who I had to tell or the spouses I had to tell, who weren't going to be reunited that day."
VIDEOS
America's Mass Shooting Numbers Are Pretty Bad
The tragic events at Oregon's Umpqua Community College on Thursday marked the 45th shooting at a school in 2015 alone. HuffPost breaks down America's sad mass shooting numbers.
POLITICS
Senseless and Sensibility
By Charlie Allenson, Contributor
Freelance writer, communications facilitator using improv come...
If the NRA had its way along with its political supporters, anybody who wants a gun would have a gun. No questions. No training. No taking of responsibility for actions resulting from the use of that gun. And if possible, let's blame the victim.
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