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Connecticut Shooting

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Tougher Gun Control Laws: Are They Inevitable Now?

Following the tragic school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT, should we expect to see stricter laws regarding gun purchases in the United States?

The question reemerges after every mass shooting in America: are more stringent gun control laws necessary to prevent future shootings?  It's a question that was posed after the shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, CO in July. And as the national conversation continues to focus on the tragic school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT, it's a question being asked again. So far, lawmakers in Missouri have been divided on how to respond. As KMOX reported on Thursday, Rep. Stacey Newman (D-Richmond Heights) is calling for the implementation of required background checks for people who buy firearms at gun shows. Meanwhile, other Missouri lawmakers are supporting a bill that would allow school officials with concealed carry …

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NRA: Put Armed Officers in Every Parkway and Pattonville School (in Maryland Heights Patch), St. Louis County Police Chief Wants to Arm School Officials With Guns (in Ballwin-Ellisville Patch), Gun Control More or Less Likely After Colorado?, and 2 more ›

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3:19 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013

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Monday, December 17, 2012

How Are You Talking to Kids about the Connecticut Shootings?

A few moms have been sharing tips on Affton Patch's Facebook page. See what they have to say.

How are parents supposed to tell their children about a tragedy that has left the whole world reeling? Moms on Affton-Shrewsbury Patch's Facebook page were discussing the shootings in Connecticut today, espcially sharing the news with their children. "Personally, I have not told my kids," said Kathy Ables-Bell, who has a second grader, first grader, kindergartener and a pre-kindergartener. "My thoughts and prayers are with the school and families that lost those innocent lives. Dropping the kids off this morning was hard I am greatful for school staff that is able to maintain composer even in the most difficult of situations." Jacqueline Harrison's children are 10 and 12, so hiding the news from them was just impossible.  "I told them so …

Kathy Ables-Bell

10:02 pm on Tuesday, December 18, 2012

I have an 8 year old nephew with autism, my sister is on sure of telling when he heard about a kid missing he didn't handle it well. Anyone have any suggestions on what to do   more ›

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