Sandy Hook Shootings Prompt Action at Kent City Council
Mayors Against Illegal Guns asking White House for action on gun regulations
No one directly named Sandy Hook Elementary or the terrible tragedy that befell the small community of Newtown, CT, but it was clear what members of Kent City Council were talking about Wednesday. The shootings Friday that left 26 dead, including 20 school-age children, prompted Kent City Councilman Garret Ferrara to suggest the city examine how best to respond to an emergency situation and coordinate all parties involved. "In light of what’s happened over the past week, it’s going to boil down to a function of money and preparedness," Ferrara said. "The biggest issue is being prepared and letting our citizens know that everybody is prepared. It’s going to come down to money in the sense that it doesn’t make any sense for individual …
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8:30 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
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