On: The Connecticut Shooting

Gunman kills mother, then 26 in Conn. grade school before turning gun on himself
Adam Lanza is recalled as a ‘rambunctious kid’ with family problems

Gunman Massacres 20 Children at School in Connecticut 
Obama's Cautious Call for Action Sets Stage to Revive Gun Debate

District of Columbia v. Heller, in which The Supreme Court held that "[t]he Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home."

However, SCOTUS also ruled that "[t]he Court’s opinion should not be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions  on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms."

"Our hearts are broken today -- for the parents and grandparents, sister and brothers of these little children, and for the families of the adults who were lost." -- President Obama