elementary school
Dec
18
2012
Dec
18
2012
The December 14 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, left 20 children and six adults dead, prompting immediate national calls for stricter gun laws. Lawmakers and advocates pushed to renew the assault weapons ban that had expired in 2004. The piece argues that the gun lobby's influence leaves the country under siege from easy access to firearms.
Dec
17
2012
The December 14, 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, left 26 dead and reignited national debate over firearms. Gun control supporters called for bans while opponents rejected any limits. The cartoon highlights how both sides shout past each other and points instead to mental illness as a key issue needing attention in the aftermath.
Dec
17
2012
The December 14, 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, left 20 children and six adults dead at the hands of Adam Lanza using a Bushmaster AR-15. The attack intensified the national gun control debate involving the NRA and Second Amendment advocates. This piece captures the resulting reversal in family dynamics, where parents now fear sending children to school amid ongoing concerns over mental illness, semi-automatic weapons, and school violence.
