Saturday, December 15 2012 12:48 PM EST2012-12-15 17:48:01 GMT
The suspect in the Connecticut school shootings is Adam Lanza, 20, the son of a teacher at the school where the shootings occurred, a law enforcement official said Friday.
The massacre of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school elicited horror and soul-searching around the world even as it raised more basic questions about why the gunman, a 20-year-old described as brilliant but remote, was driven to such a crime and how he chose his victims.
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Despite the President's call for action, don't expect new legislation from Congress. When a mentally disturbed gunmen shot 70 at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, he used some of the 6,000 rounds he bought online. A few on Capitol Hill pushed for Senate Bill 3458, to restrict online ammo sales. It never got even a committee hearing on Capitol Hill. But, this is a different story.
As Connecticut's mass murder unfolded, Mayor Emanuel by sheer coincidence was talking with community leaders at City Hall about Illinois's gun laws. A federal appeals court last Tuesday ruled unconstitutional the state's total ban on carrying concealed loaded firearms in public places and ordered a new law be written.
"I think it's incumbent upon us today to rededicate ourselves to making sure that our laws reflect what is important to us, because that is the safety of our children and their protection," Emanuel said.
Emanuel and Gov. Quinn -- who ordered flags flown at half-staff across Illinois in memory of the massacre -- strongly oppose the kind of wide-open new gun law proposed in Illinois by the National Rifle Association.
Many Chicago-based politicians want substantial restrictions on handguns...and a prohibition on certain larger weapons.
"I do think the best way to go includes a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines that go oftentimes with those weapons," Quinn said. "They are designed to kill people. They're military-style weapons."
Many, including Downstate Democrat Brandon Phelps, disagree. He's a longtime sponsor of gun rights legislation who believes putting more guns in the hands of more people would make every corner of Illinois safer.
"Chicago and Cook County have the strictest gun laws in the country," says Phelps. "And yet lead in gang activity, shootings, murders. So, their gun laws are not working."
Saturday, May 25 2013 10:50 AM EDT2013-05-25 14:50:09 GMT
The tornado that struck Oklahoma on Monday took a devastating toll in the number of lives lost and property destroyed. But amidst the anguish and destruction there is another heart-wrenching tragedy.
The tornado that struck Oklahoma on Monday took a devastating toll in the number of lives lost and property destroyed. But amidst the anguish and destruction there is another "heart-wrenching" tragedy -- displaced pets.
Monday, February 25 2013 1:41 PM EST2013-02-25 18:41:37 GMT
Just as Oscar host Seth MacFarlane set his sights on a variety of targets with a mixture of hits and misses, the motion picture academy spread the gold around to a varied slate of films.
Just as Oscar host Seth MacFarlane set his sights on a variety of targets with a mixture of hits and misses, the motion picture academy spread the gold around to a varied slate of films.
Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the slaying of a young soldier, adding some 1,200 police to potential trouble spots.
Both of the suspects accused of butchering a British soldier during broad daylight on a London street had long been on the radar of Britain's domestic spy agency, though investigators say it would have been nearly...
Friday, May 24 2013 9:32 AM EDT2013-05-24 13:32:16 GMT
Some aldermen have questions as a City Council committee gets ready to hold a hearing on Mayor Emanuel's proposed changes to the Chicago parking meter deal.
Some aldermen have questions as a City Council committee gets ready to hold a hearing on Mayor Emanuel's proposed changes to the Chicago parking meter deal.
Former Chicago Bears lineman and FOX contributor Dan Jiggetts is an advocate for preventing the sale of high capacity ammunition magazines in Illinois. He's also working on Rocky's Law with Governor Quinn.
Former Chicago Bears lineman and FOX contributor Dan Jiggetts is an advocate for preventing the sale of high capacity ammunition magazines in Illinois. He's also working on Rocky's Law with Governor Quinn.
Amid lingering concerns about his national security policies, President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of drones against terror suspects.
President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose...
Thursday, May 23 2013 4:36 PM EDT2013-05-23 20:36:47 GMT
The Obama administration has picked a private attorney and former federal prosecutor to head the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced Thursday.
The Obama administration has picked a private attorney and former federal prosecutor to head the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced Thursday.
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:18 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:18:06 GMT
Illinois legislation allowing public possession of concealed guns has passed the House Judiciary Committee. It was a compromise backed by Speaker Michael Madigan.
Illinois legislation allowing public possession of concealed guns has passed the House Judiciary Committee. It was a compromise backed by Speaker Michael Madigan.
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