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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.

Friday, March 29, 2013  The Arethusa Farm in Litchfield Connecticut is very excited to win Karlie, sold earlier this week in an Onondaga Hill auction for $175,000.

Monday, March 18, 2013  A Central New York family with ties to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is holding an event to help the family of one of the victims.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  People close to the investigation tell The Associated Press that the gunman in the Connecticut school massacre showed interest in other mass killings.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Four years ago on March 12, the Syracuse University men’s basketball team defeated the University of Connecticut in the now famous six overtime game in the Big East quarterfinals.

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.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  President Barack Obama is announcing a $500 million package of executive actions and legislative proposals aimed at reducing gun violence a month after a mass shooting in Connecticut killed 20 elementary school children.

Monday, January 14, 2013  The Fayetteville-Manlius School District is taking a closer look at its safety and security procedures in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut shooting.

Friday, January 11, 2013  Vice President Joe Biden is reaching out to the video game industry as the White House seeks to assemble proposals to combat gun violence in response to last month's massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.

Friday, January 11, 2013  Scores of protesters are expected to greet gun enthusiasts when they arrived at an upstate New York venue that's hosting a firearms show this weekend.

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.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  A gun show scheduled for this weekend in Saratoga Springs will go on as planned but officials who run the venue hosting the event say they'll review future bookings at the publicly owned property.

Monday, January 07, 2013  The official total from Ithaca’s gun buyback program Saturday stands at 60, but it’s expected to go much higher on Monday afternoon when Ithaca Police and the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Department announce the final results.

Friday, January 04, 2013  The organizers of a gun show set for Saratoga Springs later this month have agreed not to display or sell military-style, semiautomatic weapons.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  Classes are resuming for Sandy Hook Elementary School students for the first time since last month's shooting that killed 20 children and six educators.