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Calif. Bill Would Require Panic Alarms In Schools

Lawmakers gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a bill that would require panic alarms to be installed throughout school campuses in California, but only if the federal government pays for it.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/04/03

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Krekorian: No ’2nd Amendment Concerns’ Over Magazine Ban

A key hearing was underway Friday at City Hall over whether city officials have the legal authority to ban high-capacity ammunition magazines.

2013/02/22

Glendale Council Bans Gun Shows From City Property

City Council members voted 4-1 in favor of banning gun shows from city-owned property Tuesday night.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/01/22

SoCal Man Allegedly Posted On Facebook That He Had Guns, Incentive To Kill Kindergartners

A 24-year-old Pomona man’s alleged violent Facebook threats against Los Angeles elementary school students in December have been made public.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/01/09

LA Board Of Supervisors Support Federal Ban On Assault Weapons

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to support the reinstatement of a 1994 federal ban on assault weapons in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., elementary school massacre.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/01/08

Police will have an increased presence on middle and elementary school campuses throughout LA beginning tomorrow. (credit: CBS)

Increased Police Presence Begins Monday For LAUSD Campuses In Wake Of Newtown School Shootings

Los Angeles Unified School District campuses reopened Monday after winter break Monday with tighter security in the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/01/07

Huge Crowds Expected At First Local Gun Show Since Newtown Shootings

Huge crowds are expected this weekend at the first local gun show since the Newtown shootings.

2013/01/04

Campaign Against Toy Guns Renewed Following Sandy Hook Tragedy

A crusade against toy guns that began in 1987 is being re-launched following the elementary school shooting in Connecticut that left dozens dead.

2012/12/26

First AME Church Tolls Bells In Memory Of Sandy Hook Shooting Victims

The bells of a South Los Angeles church rang out Friday in memory of each victim killed in a shooting rampage in Connecticut one week ago.

2012/12/21

Only On CBS2: Nurse Needs Help Preparing Therapeutic Toys For Sandy Hook Students

A local nurse is praying for a Christmas miracle. Linda West has been asked by a Sandy Hook Elementary crisis counselor to prepare hundreds of plush toys for the children affected by the shooting massacre in Connecticut, and she needs help.

2012/12/19

Opinion: Guns

Following the events in Connecticut last Friday, there is a fundamental question that keeps crossing my mind: Why did this have to happen? How many more schools need to be shot up before we act? How many children need to die over a Constitutional Amendment that addressed the right for Americans to possess muskets?

2012/12/18