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An official from The Stamford Advocate made a public apology Thursday Jan. 3rd for publishing an advertisement for a gun show next to a story about Sandy Hook children going back to school.

The young students from Sandy Hook Elementary School returned to school today, Thursday Jan. 3rd, 2013 for the first time since the violent shooting rampage on Dec. 14th, 2012.  They returned to the comfortable sights of the school they were accustomed to, only in another school, in another town.

Some Wyoming lawmakers are pushing to designate a powerful revolver made by a homegrown gun company as the official state firearm.

The children of Staten Island choir PS22 are known for their adorable covers of pop songs, but they're going to touch a lot more hearts with their latest performance. In a new video, the choir performs the official school song of Sandy Hook Elementary School in remembrance of the 20 first-graders and six staff members who were killed during the school shooting there on Dec. 14.

According to an article by Fox News, sales have soared through the roof for a Utah based company that manufactures child size body armor and bullet proof backpacks.  Sales have boomed for this company since the recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.  Should kids have to wear body armor to go to school?

Authorities have released the names of the victims of Friday's mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, in which Adam Lanza, 20, reportedly killed 27 people, as well as himself. Lanza's rampage began when he shot and killed his mother, Nancy, at her home before he drove to Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed six adults and 20 children before taking his own life.

Counselors at the Central Wyoming Counseling Center in Casper say, first of all, don't avoid the subject. Kathy England, with the Therapeutic Family Care Program says tell the truth. "Children are going to hear about it. They're gonna hear it at school...

How do you explain the unexplainable to children? Today, parents across the country, including myself, were faced with this  -- fumbling over words while explaining the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown - located only 20 miles away from my own daughter's elementary school.

NOTE: This post will be continually updated as new information comes in. Video and photos are below. All times Eastern. UPDATE 6:30 p.m.: Originally it was thought that Adam Lanza, the gunman, shot his mother at the Sandy Hook Elementary school, where she was a teacher's aide. ABC has learned that, in fact, Nancy Lanza was killed at her home (by her son) prior to the massacre. He then drove to the

At Wal-Mart East in Casper a banner is on display for those who wish to offer their condolences to the families involved in the Connecticut tragedy.