Quantcast
Channel: CNN Political Ticker » Connecticut
Browsing all 29 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Manchin on gun control: Newtown has 'changed me'

(CNN) – Sen. Joe Manchin, a conservative Democrat from West Virginia and "proud gun owner," said Monday he believes last week's Connecticut elementary school shooting should be the tipping point in the...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Lautenberg to revive gun control bill

(CNN) – Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg plans to reintroduce legislation in the next Congress that would prohibit the sale of high-capacity magazines, his office confirmed Monday. The senator from New...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

New polls suggest elementary school shootings may be changing public opinion

Washington (CNN) - As the horrific shootings in Newtown, Connecticut remain fresh in the minds of Americans, a big question is whether the deaths of 20 young children at Sandy Hook Elementary School...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Warner says 'enough is enough' on gun violence

(CNN) – Another high-profile Democrat with strong backing from the National Rifle Association said Monday it was time for tougher gun laws. "I believe every American has Second Amendment rights. The...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Connecticut governor calls for tighter gun laws

(CNN) - Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy called for federal legislators to act on gun control legislation in the wake of shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School and said laws could have been in...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Solemn words on Capitol Hill in wake of shooting

(CNN) - Legislators from around the country rose to the microphone in the House and Senate Monday with heavy hearts in the wake of the Connecticut elementary school shooting that left 20 young students...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

NRA makes first statement following CT school shooting

(CNN) - The National Rifle Association said in a statement Tuesday it was "shocked, saddened and heartbroken" by news of the elementary school shooting in Connecticut. It said it is "prepared to offer...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Obama to lay out first steps in gun policy talks after Newtown tragedy

(CNN) - With the shock and horror from Newtown giving way to anger and calls for action, President Barack Obama will announce his first concrete steps Wednesday in addressing the raging debate about...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Nationwide, a moment of silence for Connecticut school shooting victims

(CNN) - Governors around the country have called for a moment of silence Friday morning in memory of the 20 students and 7 adults killed December 14 in Newtown, Connecticut, by a gunman who also took...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Superstorm Sandy aid takes moves forward in Senate

(CNN) - Senators showed broad support Friday for $60.4 billion in emergency funding for victims of Superstorm Sandy, voting overwhelmingly to bring it up for final passage next week. The motion passed...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Giffords to visit Newtown

(CNN) – Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has a "planned but not confirmed visit" to Newtown, Connecticut scheduled for Friday, Steve Jensen with Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman's office told CNN. Her visit comes...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Gabrielle Giffords visits Newtown

(CNN) - The former Arizona congresswoman who survived a mass shooting in her district roughly two years ago paid a visit Friday to Newtown, Connecticut, where last month a gunman killed 27 people and...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Emotional Connecticut Gov. rejects more guns in schools

(CNN) - Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy choked up Wednesday when addressing the Newtown elementary school shooting that left 20 students dead, and bluntly rejected the notion of putting more guns in...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Obama to honor Sandy Hook teachers and staff posthumously

Washington (CNN) - President Obama will honor the six teachers and staff killed in the Newtown, Connecticut school massacre last December with the second highest civilian honor, the Citizens Medal in a...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Dodd: Media isn't to blame for gun violence

(CNN) - Chris Dodd, chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America and a former U.S. senator, dismissed as "predictable" on Friday the idea that movies play a role in spurring gun violence and...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Forget about 'political survival' in gun debate, Biden says

(CNN) - Political risk shouldn't matter one bit when it comes to combating gun violence, Vice President Joe Biden argued Thursday at a conference in Danbury, Connecticut–a city just west of Newtown,...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Mississippi politician urges gunmakers in Connecticut, elsewhere to relocate

(CNN) - Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn has invited gunmakers such as Colt to relocate to his state from others including Connecticut, where firearms have been a controversial issue since a...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Senators blast NRA for robocalls in Newtown

(CNN) - The National Rifle Association has "stooped to a new low" in making robocalls to residents in Newtown, the two U.S. senators from Connecticut argued in a letter to the NRA on Monday. "We call...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Connecticut Senate OKs gun law overhaul

(CNN) - The Connecticut Senate voted 26-10 on Wednesday to approve a major overhaul of gun laws in the wake of the December massacre at an elementary school in Newtown. The compromise measure moved to...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Malloy: NRA’s LaPierre acts like a circus clown

(CNN) - Responding to criticism from the National Rifle Association over Connecticut's new gun laws, Gov. Dan Malloy argued the pro-gun group's executive vice president, Wayne LaPierre, is simply...

View Article
Browsing all 29 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images