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Connecticut massacre: Gun control debate enters public arena, NRA remains silent

Originally published: December 15, 2012 10:34 AM
Updated: December 16, 2012 10:30 AM
By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Photo credit: AP | President Barack Obama wipes his eye as he talks about the Connecticut elementary school shooting in the White House briefing room in Washington. (Dec. 14, 2012)

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Reaction on social media

President Barack Obama’s emotional call for “meaningful action” after the shooting at a Connecticut elementary school may signal he’s prepared to push for stronger gun-control laws, a politically fraught issue he shied away from during his first term.

The killings of 20 children and seven adults, Obama said, created an imperative to stem gun violence.

“As a country, we have been through...

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