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(Left to right) AAP President Dr. Thomas McInerny; Dr. Raul Arguello; AAP CEO Dr. Errol Alden; Dr. David Schonfeld, a member of AAP's Disaster Preparedness Advisory Council, and a pediatrician who visited Newtown the day after the shootings, and who is an expert who is frequently called on to counsel children and survivors of violent events/mass shootings. (Photo/American Academy of Pediatrics)

Pediatricians across the country meet with legislators to push for gun safety

Dr. Raul Arguello, a father of two of the lucky children who survived the Sandy Hook school shooting in December, traveled from his Connecticut to Washington, … Read More

Ana Grace Marquez-Greene was one of the final victims of the Sandy Hook tragedy to be laid to rest. (Photo provided by Connecticut Funeral Directors Association. Courtesy Kate-Orlikow Kineret-Rifkind)

Mother of Sandy Hook victim releases touching letter on what would have been her 7th birthday

By Adrian Carrasquillo

Ana Grace Marquez-Green, the little girl who loved to sing and dance, and was killed in a brutal school shooting at Sandy Hook elementary, was remembered by her … Read More

Facebook agrees to remove some Newtown pages including Victoria Soto’s

By Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Facebook has agreed to remove some so-called tribute pages related to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting over concerns they're … Read More

Miguel Caballero has introduced a new line of bulletproof clothing for children after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut (Courtesy Miguel Caballero)

Colombian bulletproof clothing designer launches kids line of vests and backpacks after Sandy Hook

By Adrian Carrasquillo

As the town of Newtown tries to continue on with their lives and the children of Sandy Hook elementary resume classes in a different school, a Colombian … Read More

The National Rifle Association executive vice president Wayne LaPierre, speaks during a news conference in response to the Connecticut school shooting on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

The NRA speaks: 14 Quotes from Wayne LaPierre a week after Sandy Hook tragedy

By Adrian Carrasquillo

The National Rifle Association broke its week-long silence in the aftermath of the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut poised "to offer meaningful … Read More

New York Giants Victor Cruz visits home of Newtown victim

By Associated Press

New York Giants receiver Victor Cruz has visited the home of the 6-year-old Connecticut shooting victim who was buried in a replica Cruz jersey. Jack … Read More

Firefighters pay their respects at a memorial for shooting victims near Sandy Hook Elementary School, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Texas rep. introduces legislation to allow faculty members to carry concealed guns in schools

By Adrian Carrasquillo

The Sandy Hook tragedy has catapulted the issue of gun control to the forefront of American consciousness as the U.S. grapples with how to prevent future mass … Read More

Names of victims hang on a U.S. flag on a makeshift memorial in the Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn., as the town mourns victims killed in a school shooting, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

After Sandy Hook shooting, teachers have to comfort their students

By Adrian Carrasquillo

The school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut that sent a nation to its knees in mourning is reverberating across the U.S. in more … Read More