Some limits on firearms make sense

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 20, 2013

~~<p>The national shock over the December killings in Newtown, Conn., has given way to a determination for action on gun control not seen in any of the other recent mass shootings occurring since President Barack Obama entered the White House.</p>
<p>The distinction, of course, is that most of these victims were small children attending Sandy Hook Elementary School. Any senseless killing should produce resolve for action, but at the visceral, emotional level, this was different.</p>
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The national shock over the December killings in Newtown, Conn., has given way to a determination for action on gun control not seen in any of the other recent mass shootings occurring since President Barack Obama entered the White House.

The distinction, of course, is that most of these victims were small children attending Sandy Hook Elementary School. Any senseless killing should produce resolve for action, but at the visceral, emotional level, this was different. Login for more...