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Minn., N.D. lawmakers have mixed reactions on Obama plans 
North Dakota and Minnesota’s congressional delegations offered mixed reactions Wednesday to President Barack Obama’s call for sweeping changes to address gun violence in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting a month ago, but all agreed it’s time for a comprehensive look at the issue.
By Ryan Johnson , January 16, 2013
Obama proposing gun limits, faces tough obstacles
President Barack Obama is launching the nation's most sweeping effort to curb gun violence in nearly two decades, urging a reluctant Congress to ban military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines like those used in last month's massacre of 20 elementary school children in Newtown, Conn.
By Erica Werner and Julie Pace , January 15, 2013
Franken pushes mental health support to combat violence
The Minnesota Democrat, in Duluth to announce legislation related to mental health, said he hasn’t seen support for proposals to arm teachers or place armed guards in schools.
By John Lundy , January 10, 2013
Fargo gun show busy, but no ‘landslide’ of attendees like in other areas
Event manager Bill Braun said more than 2,600 people had stopped by the Civic Center show by 3 p.m. on its first day, putting the event on pace to break its usual attendance of about 3,000 over the course of two days.
By Ryan Johnson , January 06, 2013
CHUCK HAGA: Anguish on the record
After the Newtown, Conn., shootings, a reporter from the BBC reported being asked by someone who knew several of the shooting victims, “What do you all want?” The resentment and impatience, the exasperation, all ring true and familiar.
By Chuck Haga , December 23, 2012
Armored backpacks and a rush on guns after Connecticut
The reaction to the deadly Connecticut school shooting can be seen at gun stores and self-defense retailers across the nation, with anxious parents buying armored backpacks for children and firearms enthusiasts stocking up on assault weapons in anticipation of tighter gun control measures.
By Brady McCombs and Brian Skoloff , December 19, 2012
Jolene Mikkelson, Grand Forks, letter: Take the vow on video games
Another terrible, terrible day. Children dying; teachers shot and killed. What more does it take for people to realize that feeding their children violence promotes violence?
By Jolene Mikkelson , December 19, 2012
Minnesota schools dealing with rumors, threats
One arrest, rumors and reports of more potential school violence in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting caused disruptions in schools in Red Wing, Hibbing and Willmar Wednesday.
December 19, 2012
Red Lake graduates who experienced school shooting in 2005 to offer comfort to Newtown, Conn., families
Students from Red Lake (Minn.) High School, which had a shooting of its own in 2005, will go to Newtown, Ct., to comfort the grieving community in the wake of a school shooting there Friday.
By Bethany Wesley , December 19, 2012
Grand Forks boy, mom send angels to families of Connecticut shooting victims
After explaining the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Friday in Newtown, Conn., to her son, Melissa Evans asked her son what they could do to help the families of the 20 children killed in the massacre.
By Brandi Jewett , December 18, 2012
RYAN BAKKEN: Sacrifice of Newtown’s teachers should be more than a footnote
It’s only natural to mourn for the children, with their innocence, vulnerability and promise. It’s impossible to grieve too much for them. It’s also natural to mourn for the parents, as I can’t fathom what it would be like to lose a child at age 6 or 7 other than knowing it would be emotionally crippling.
December 18, 2012
Newtown plans burials as school's future debated
A grieving Connecticut town braced itself Monday to bury the first two of the 20 littlest victims of the school gunman. Authorities could not say when or whether the school, now a crime scene and forever a place of tragedy, would reopen.
By Matt Apuzzo and Pat Eaton-Robb , December 17, 2012
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