Anonymous tipline started after Sandy Hook school shooting has fielded nearly 400,000 reports The tipline recently led to a high profile arrest of a student The Independent UK · Apr 29
From eight-year-old ‘influencers’ to trans anarchists, today’s gun owners aren’t who you think IN FOCUS: The demographics of gun ownership are changing, with a huge uptick in Black and Latino people, women and members of the LGBTQ community. Meanwhile, gun influencers are getting younger and younger. Holly Baxter speaks with the people at the forefront of the change — and considers how high… The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025
Connecticut’s governor delivered the news to 26 Sandy Hook families 10 years ago. It changed the national conversation around school violence and gun reform HARTFORD, Conn. — On Dec. 14, 2012, 26 families huddled inside a firehouse in Newtown, holding onto their last fragments of hope that quickly drained from the cold, crowded space. Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022
Sandy Hook’s tragic legacy on gun safety takes a new turn 10 years on In the decade since the shooting, a reinvigorated movement aimed at ending gun violence has spread across the country The Guardian - US · Dec 14, 2022
‘I don’t want people to forget Dylan’: Mother of Sandy Hook first-grader remembers her son as his legacy saves lives HARTFORD, Conn. — When Nicole Hockley thinks about who her son, Dylan Hockley, would be today, a crush of questions begins to tumble through her thoughts. Tribune News Service · Dec 13, 2022
A decade after Sandy Hook, grief remains but hope grows Ten years after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, victims' families and survivors say grief and trauma remain but hope continues to grow The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022
For the parents and families of the Sandy Hook victims, every mass shooting is re-traumatizing HARTFORD, Conn. — Mark Barden said that all week he’s been keeping track of the timeline the families in Uvalde, Texas, are on. Tribune News Service · May 28, 2022
‘Infuriating and horrific’: Sandy Hook parents lambast gun violence inaction Nicole Hockley and Mark Barden founded Sandy Hook Promise, a non-profit organization to protect kids from gun violence The Guardian - US · May 26, 2022
'I've got to dig deep': Texas shooting tests Newtown parents Some relatives of the victims of the 2012 attack on the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, who channeled grief into advocacy have claimed success, gradually, in areas including gun safety, attitudes around gun violence, and mental health awareness The Independent UK · May 25, 2022
Sandy Hook and Parkland families react to Texas shooting as father shares pain outside Florida court ‘They f*****g failed our kids again, okay? I’m done. I’ve had it. You know, how many more times?’ The Independent UK · May 25, 2022
‘There are almost always warning signs’: an activist says acts of mass violence can be prevented The founder of Sandy Hook Promise argues a trail of failures leads to massacres like the Buffalo shooting The Guardian - US · May 22, 2022