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Monday, April 01, 2013  Connecticut lawmakers have reached a deal on what they're calling some of the toughest gun laws in the country that were proposed after the mass school shooting in the state in December.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  SUNY Cortland hosted a "teach-in" about the threats posed by gun violence in the wake of the Newtown shooting, which killed Mary Sherlach, Class of 1978.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  New York's Legislature has passed the nation's toughest gun control law and the first since the Newtown, Conn., school shooting.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  When Cicero-North Syracuse Executive Principal Melissa Julian asked parents if they had questions regarding school security, it was an opportunity for parents to no longer wonder what kind of security measures existed in their child's school.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Some parents in Newtown are calling for police to stay at town schools indefinitely, saying the sight of uniformed officers is a comfort to their children in a town reeling from last month's massacre inside an elementary school.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  Classes are starting Thursday at a repurposed school for students who survived a shooting rampage three weeks ago in Newtown, Conn.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  The National Rifle Association is breaking its silence four days after a school shooting in Newtown, Conn., where 26 were killed, including 20 children.

Sunday, December 16, 2012  Matt Mulcahy reports from Newtown, Connecticut.

Saturday, December 15, 2012  The Central New York community gathered at various vigils throughout the region Saturday night, to remember the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting.