Killing of US school children sparks gun control discussion
<p><span word="Friday">Friday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Connecticut">Connecticut</span> <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="possession">possession</span> <span word="enjoys">enjoys</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="premised">premised</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p><p><span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Newtown">Newtown</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Nancy">Nancy</span> <span word="Lanza">Lanza</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gunman">gunman</span>, <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="Lanza">Lanza</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> 27 <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shootings">shootings</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span>.</p><p><span word="Newtown">Newtown</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="Dan">Dan</span> <span word="Snyder">Snyder</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="student">student</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tighter">tighter</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="for">for</span> 100-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> [<span word="that">that</span>] <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="prohibited">prohibited</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="possessing">possessing</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="judged">judged</span> <span word="mentally">mentally</span> <span word="incompetent">incompetent</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="obtaining">obtaining</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="firearm">firearm</span>. <span word="Gun">Gun</span>-<span word="control">control</span> <span word="advocates">advocates</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tighter">tighter</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>. <span word="Opponents">Opponents</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tighter">tighter</span> <span word="restriction">restriction</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="possession">possession</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="shootings">shootings</span> <span word="continue">continue</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="killings">killings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Newtown">Newtown</span>. “<span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tragedies">tragedies</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Newtown">Newtown</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="Shooting">Shooting</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="advocacy">advocacy</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="killings">killings</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="inappropriate">inappropriate</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> “<span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>.”</p>
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