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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

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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

Activists are demanding that Senator Marco Rubio return almost $5000 in campaign contributions to NRA after "racist" remarks by their CEO. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Activists demand Sen. Rubio return nearly $5000 to NRA

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Over 24,000 people have signed a petition demanding that Senator Marco Rubio, a key player in the Republican party's attempt to attract Latino voters,  … Read More

A gun control debate is raging across the country after several high profile shootings in recent months. (Getty Images)

California legislation would require gun owners to buy liability insurance

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Legislation introduced by Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez (D- Los Angeles) in California would require gun owners to purchase liability insurance to cover any damages … Read More

Community members in Newtown, Connecticut try to console themselves after the school massacre.

Opinion: People are the problem, not guns

By Stephen A. Nuño

We're told America is a violent society with a “fatally counterproductive national identity”, says the German magazine Spiegel Online. We certainly do … Read More

Brenda Hernadez of Enfield Conn., comforts her daughter Crystal at a makeshift shrine on the Enfield Town Green, Friday evening, December 14, 2012, after a candlelight vigil in Enfield, Conn. (AP Photo/Journal Inquirer, Jim Michaud)

Opinion: America is ready to discuss gun control

By Raul A. Reyes

The Newtown massacre has shocked the nation.  In Washington, President Obama wiped away tears as he declared, “Our hearts are broken.”  Connecticut … Read More