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Hartford Courant
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Jenny Wilson
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FROM Jenny Wilson
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Connecticut Approves Nation's Toughest Gun Law 110 days after 20 children and 6 school staffers were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary, the State of Connecticut responded today with the toughest gun control law in the country. During his signing ceremony Governor Dannel Malloy said it’s just the beginning.
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