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President Barack Obama wipes tears as he makes a statement in response to the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn. (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Obama Asks Police to Help Pass Gun Legislation

President Barack Obama on Monday turned to law enforcement leaders in three communities with mass shootings for help in getting Congress to pass tough new gun legislation.

2013/01/28

Visits Like Newtown Becoming Too Regular For Obama

For President Barack Obama, it was another sorrowful visit to another grieving community full of broken hearts from unimaginable violence.

2012/12/16

An aerial shot of Sandy Hook Elementary School, site of one of the worst school shootings in America's history. (credit: Getty Images)

Could Newtown Shooting be Gun-Control Tipping Point?

The question surfaces each time a mass murder unfolds: Will this one change the political calculus in Washington against tougher gun control?

2012/12/15

File photo of a handcuffed man (Photo credit: EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty Images)

Man Charged After Simulating Gun During Movie

A bail review has been postponed for a man facing disorderly conduct and other charges for acting like he had a gun in an Annapolis movie theater.

2012/08/02

Heath Ledger appears on screen in his role as the Joker in 'The Dark Knight,' the second movie the newest trilogy of Batman movies. On July 20, 70 people were shot and 12 killed by a gunman attacking Batman fans at the premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises." (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)

Police: Md. Man Made Threat, ‘Joker’ Reference

A week after the Colorado movie theater massacre, a Maryland man was taken into custody when police said he made a “joker” reference and threatened to shoot up a business he was being fired from.

2012/07/28

File photo of an AR-15 similar to the weapon James Holmes allegedly used in the Aurora massacre (Photo by Thomas Cooper/Getty Images)

Colo. Massacre Suspect Silent As He Heads To Court

As the suspected gunman in the Colorado theater massacre heads to his first court appearance Monday, authorities have disclosed that he is refusing to cooperate and that it could take months to learn what prompted the horrific attack on midnight moviegoers at a Batman film premiere.

2012/07/23

File photo of Pope Benedict XVI. (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/GettyImages)

Pope Shocked By ‘Senseless Violence’ In Colo. Shooting

Pope Benedict XVI says he’s “deeply shocked” by the “senseless violence” in the Colorado movie theater shootings and is offering his prayers so the survivors and relatives of the victims can find strength.

2012/07/22

File photo of President Barack Obama. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Obama To Comfort Families Of Movie Theater Victims

Once again donning the mantle of consoler-in-chief, President Barack Obama will travel Sunday to Colorado to comfort distraught families of those gunned down in a minute and a half of real-life horror at a midnight movie showing.

2012/07/22

File photo of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney offering remarks about the Colorado movie theater shooting. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Colo. Shootings Spur Campaigns To Limit Schedules

The deadly shootings at a movie theater in Colorado have briefly silenced the presidential campaign, prompting both President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney to cut short their schedules and pull advertising in the state out of respect for the victims and their families.

2012/07/21

File photo of President Barack Obama. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

President Obama: “Shocked And Saddened” Over Mass Theater Shooting, 12 Dead, 9 In Critical Condition, Suspect Identified

President Obama has been informed by his staff of the shooting in Aurora, Colorado that has claimed the lives of at least 14 people, with reportedly 9 people in critical condition. Police have a suspect, James Holmes, in custody.

2012/07/20