Saturday, April 13, 2013

Newtown mom makes heart-wrenching plea on gun laws

Newtown mom makes heart-wrenching plea on gun laws

Cars drive below a U.S. flag at half mast and past a memorial outside the entrance to Newtown High School in Newtown, ConnecticutBy Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Francine Wheeler blinked past her tears, looked straight into the camera and asked Americans to push for tougher gun laws, drawing on courage she said comes from the memory of her 6-year-old son, Ben, murdered in his first-grade classroom in Newtown, Connecticut. "His boundless energy kept him running across the soccer field long after the game was over," said Wheeler, describing her son during what is usually President Barack Obama's weekly Saturday address to the nation. ...



Source: news.yahoo.com

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