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  • U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Sept. 12, 2012.(AP /Manuel Balce Ceneta)

    Obama wants gun violence measures passed in 2013

    Recalling the shooting rampage that killed 20 first graders as the worst day of his presidency, President Barack Obama on Sunday pledged to put his "full weight" behind legislation aimed at preventing gun violence.

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  • Officer Rick Moore of the Oakland school district police patrols Oakland Technical High School in Oakland, Calif, on Dec. 17, 2012. (AP / Noah Berger)

    Parents hesitant about NRA armed schools proposal

    The United States of America's largest gun-rights lobby called Friday for the placement of an armed police officer in every school, but parents and educators questioned how safe such a move would keep kids, whether it would be economically feasible and how it would alter student life. Their reactions ranged from supportive to disgusted.

  • Josh Nelson, campaign manager, CREDO Mobile, speaks after his group was denied entrance to the Williard InterContinental Hotel where they wanted to deliver a petition to the National Rifle Association in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. (AP / Cliff Owen)

    NRA breaks silence on Newtown shooting, calls for armed guards in U.S. schools

    One week after a gunman killed 20 children and six adults after opening fire in a Connecticut school, the National Rifle Association broke its silence by calling for armed police officers in every school in America.

  • Atlas Tactical co-owner/operator Brooke Stallings handles an assault rifle that is for sale in her shop near Newport, Va. on Tuesday Dec. 18 2012. (AP / The Roanoke Times, Matt Gentry)

    U.S. gun laws show difficulty of stemming violent acts

    Now that President Barack Obama has demanded "real action, right now" against U.S. gun violence, attention turned Thursday to the coming "major news conference" by the country's top gun lobby, whose power for years has contributed to the political hesitation around the issue.

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