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  • Sandy Hook Elementary School is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Newtown officials have voted in favor of a plan to tear down Sandy Hook Elementary School and construct a new building.
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  • Sandy Hook Elementary School is seen in this undated file photo.
  • An arsenal of weapons was found in the home of the gunman behind the Newtown school shooting, according to search warrants.
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  • A shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., left more than two dozen people dead. See photos from the scene.
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  • With the Newtown shootings fresh in their minds, Glendale school officials are taking steps to improve campus security.
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  • President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden speak at a White House press conference regarding gun control on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013.
  • President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday a $500 million program aimed at reducing gun violence.
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  • President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden speak at a White House press conference regarding gun control on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013.
  • President Obama announced a $500 million program that includes background checks and bans on assault weapons.
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  • From Capitol Hill to Southern California, the debate over gun control has a lot of people talking.
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  • President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden speak at a White House press conference regarding gun control on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013.
  • President Obama announced a $500 million program that includes background checks and bans on assault weapons.
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  • The Obama administration on Wednesday is expected to unveil its recommendations for changes to the nation's gun laws.
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  • President Barack Obama said Monday he will present a plan to address gun violence within days.
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  • While the gun control debate goes on in Washington, Newtown, Conn., continues to heal from the shooting massacre.
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  • While the gun control debate goes on in Washington, Newtown, Conn., continues to heal from the shooting massacre.
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  • Vice President Joe Biden is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Vice President Joe Biden is reaching out to the video game industry for input on his task force against gun violence.
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  • Vice President Joe Biden is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Vice President Joe Biden said he would deliver new policy proposals about curbing gun violence to the president by Tuesday.
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  • A police car is seen parked at a Los Angeles school in this undated file photo.
  • Armed law enforcement officers are among a series of new security measures LAUSD school officials are implementing.
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  • A police car is seen parked at a Los Angeles school in this undated file photo.
  • Armed law enforcement officers are among a series of new security measures LAUSD school officials plan are implementing.
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  • A police car is seen parked at a Los Angeles school in this undated file photo.
  • Armed law enforcement officers are among a series of new security measures LAUSD school officials plan are implementing.
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  • A police officer arrives at a Los Angeles school in this undated file photo.
  • Students across various schools in Los Angeles County will find more security when they return from winter break Monday.
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  • A police officer arrives at a Los Angeles school in this undated file photo.
  • Students across various schools in Los Angeles County will find more security when they return from winter break Monday.
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  • Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords visited Newtown, Conn., with her astronaut husband Mark Kelly on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013.
  • Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords visited families of the victims in the Newtown school shooting Friday.
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  • A sign welcomes Sandy Hook Elementary School students in this January 2013 photo.
  • Students of Sandy Hook returned to class Thursday for the first time since a gunman killed 20 of their classmates.
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  • A sign welcomes Sandy Hook Elementary School students in this January 2013 photo.
  • Students of Sandy Hook are returning to class Thursday for the first time since a gunman killed 20 of their classmates.
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  • Sandy Hook Elementary School is seen in this undated file photo.
  • An open house is being held Wednesday at a new school for students who survived the shooting rampage in Newtown.
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  • A December 2012 photo of the home of Adam Lanza, the man suspected of going on a shooting rampage in Newtown, Conn.
  • The body of the man who fatally shot 26 people in Connecticut was claimed by his father Thursday.
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  • State Sen. Kevin De Leon (D-Los Angeles) talks about Californias gun laws on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012.
  • Less than a week after the Connecticut shooting, California lawmakers are beginning to discuss changing the state's gun laws.
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  • File photo of Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association.
  • The NRA on Sunday stuck to its guns, reiterating that every American school should have an armed guard on campus.
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  • File photo of Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association.
  • The NRA on Sunday stuck to its guns, reiterating that every American school should have an armed guard on campus.
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  • Money, toys and more are pouring in to Newtown, as the world mourns the loss of those killed in the school shooting rampage.
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  • A bell ringing ceremony and moment of silence was held Friday morning to honor the victims of the Newtown, Conn., shooting.
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  • A little girl is seen walking in Monrovia for the Walk 27 memorial for Sandy Hook Elementary School victims on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012.
  • Hundreds walked in Monrovia to remember the victims killed in last week's elementary school shooting in Connecticut.
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  • A little girl is seen walking in Monrovia for the Walk 27 memorial for Sandy Hook Elementary School victims on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012.
  • Hundreds walked in Monrovia to remember the victims killed in last week's elementary school shooting in Connecticut.
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  • The National Rifle Associations CEO Wayne LaPierre called for armed guards in public schools across the country, during a press conference in Washington D.C., Friday, Dec. 21, 2012.
  • The National Rifle Association broke its silence on the tragedy in Connecticut, calling for armed guards in schools.
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  • The National Rifle Associations CEO Wayne LaPierre called for armed guards in public schools across the country, during a press conference in Washington D.C., Friday, Dec. 21, 2012.
  • The National Rifle Association broke its silence on the tragedy in Connecticut, calling for armed guards in schools.
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  • President Barack Obama stands with Vice President Joe Biden as he talks about gun control on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington.
  • President Barack Obama is pushing for changes to help reduce gun violence in the wake of the tragedy in Connecticut.
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  • Guns are seen on display in a local gun store in this undated file photo.
  • Vice President Joe Biden met with law enforcement officers from around the country Thursday to discuss gun control.
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  • Vice President Joe Biden is seen during a meeting with law enforcement officers from around the country on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012.
  • Vice President Joe Biden met with law enforcement officers from around the country Thursday to discuss gun control.
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  • More funeral services and memorials were scheduled Thursday for the victims of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
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  • More victims of the Newtown shooting are being laid to rest Wednesday, the third straight day of funerals after the tragedy.
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  • More victims of the Newtown shooting are being laid to rest Wednesday, the third straight day of funerals after the tragedy.
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  • President Barack Obama stands with Vice President Joe Biden as he talks about gun control on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington.
  • President Obama is pushing for changes to help reduce gun violence in the wake of the tragedy in Connecticut.
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  • President Barack Obama stands with Vice President Joe Biden as he talks about gun control on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington.
  • President Obama is pushing for changes to help reduce gun violence in the wake of the tragedy in Connecticut.
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  • A casket is carried following a funeral for one of the victims of the Newtown, Conn. school shooting massacre.
  • President Obama will address gun control Wednesday, as more victims of the Newtown school shooting are laid to rest.
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  • State Sen. Kevin De Leon (D-Los Angeles) talks about Californias gun laws on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012.
  • Less than a week after the Connecticut shooting, California lawmakers are beginning to discuss changing the state's gun laws.
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  • Politicians and gun owners are at odds over gun control, an issue renewed in light of the Newtown, Conn., shooting.
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  • Some politicians and gun owners are at odds over gun control, an issue renewed in light of the Newtown, Conn., shooting.
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  • Some politicians and gun owners are at odds over gun control, an issue renewed in light of the Newtown, Conn., shooting.
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  • Classes resumed in Newtown, Conn., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012.
  • Newtown returned its students to their classrooms Tuesday as more funerals and wakes were held for victims of the massacre.
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  • Classes resumed in Newtown, Conn., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012.
  • Newtown returned its students to their classrooms Tuesday as more funerals and wakes were held for victims of the massacre.
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  • This photo provided by the Wyatt family shows Allison Wyatt. Wyatt, 6, was killed Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, when a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Conn., killing 26 children and adults at the school.
  • See photos of victims in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in the Newtown, Conn.
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  • Fernando Hernandez, 18, a student at Canyon Springs High School in Moreno Valley, is seen in this undated file photo. He was arrested on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, after he allegedly made threats to shoot his teacher.
  • A Moreno Valley high school student was arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot his teacher, leaving many on edge.
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