Dec. 21, 2012
Patrons at the Blue Colony diner in Newtown observe the moment of silence. Around the United States, others joined in the moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. to mark the week anniversary of the shooting, while bells rang 26 times to honor the victims of gunman Adam Lanza, not including his mother, Nancy Lanza who was killed at the family home.
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Dec. 21, 2012
Grace Romanik, second from left, Jenny Rotondo and Victoria Gonzalez pray during a service at St. Rose of Lima School in Newtown.
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Dec. 21, 2012
The funeral procession for teacher's aide Rachel D'Avino leaves the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Conn.
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Dec. 21, 2012
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the antiwar group Code Pink, is led away by security after she interrupted a news conference by Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, in Washington.
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Dec. 21, 2012
The NRA's LaPierre waves off questions from the media after his news conference, in which he proposed a program to put armed security in all schools.
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Dec. 21, 2012
People at the Blue Colony Diner in Newtown observe a moment of silence for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
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Dec. 21, 2012
Sarah Baroody holds her daughter Sophia's hand and cries while observing a moment of silence as bells rang 26 times in Newtown.
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Dec. 21, 2012
Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy, center, stands with other officials to observe a moment of silence in Newtown.
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Dec. 21, 2012
A man kneels at a picket fence displaying the names of shooting victims during a moment of silence in Newtown.
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Dec. 21, 2012
A woman wipes the face of a man after a moment of silence in Newtown.
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Dec. 21, 2012
Members of the Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire and Rescue department hug after a moment of silence in Sandy Hook village in Newtown.
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Dec. 21, 2012
Ben Toby of Newtown visits a memorial to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims during heavy rain in the town.
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Dec. 21, 2012
Rain soaks parts of a memorial to the shooting victims in Newtown.
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Dec. 21, 2012
Postmaster Cathy Zieff looks at a package while helping sort generally addressed condolence mail from other mail at the post office in Newtown. The U.S. Postal Service has set up a special P.O. box for receiving condolence and support mail for those affected by the shooting.
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Dec. 21, 2012
A bin is marked to contain mail addressed to the people of Newtown at the post office in the Connecticut town.
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Dec. 21, 2012
Cathy Zieff, postmaster at the Newtown post office, holds a package sent to the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
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Dec. 20, 2012
Scouts and Scout leaders carry flags as they walk toward Trinity Episcopal Church for funeral services for Benjamin Wheeler in Newtown. The 6-year-old was among the 26 killed by Adam Lanza at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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Dec. 20, 2012
Boy Scouts salute as the funeral procession for Benjamin Wheeler, 6, enters the Trinity Episcopal Church in Newtown. Benjamin, a Cub Scout, was among 20 children killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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Dec. 20, 2012
Mourners embrace at the funeral for Benjamin Wheeler, 6, at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Newtown. Six services were held for students and teachers who were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary.
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Dec. 20, 2012
Family members leave Trinity Episcopal Church after services for Benjamin Wheeler, 6, in Newtown.
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Dec. 20, 2012
Mourners watch as a separate funeral procession passes the funeral service for Benjamin Wheeler, 6, at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Newtown. Six services were held Thursday for students and teachers in the Newtown area.
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Dec. 20, 2012
A police officer salutes the hearse of Sandy Hook Elementary School student Catherine Hubbard, 6, during her funeral at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in Newtown. Even as they buried more victims of the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history on Thursday, residents of Newtown looked for ways to pressure national leaders to restrict access to weapons.
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Dec. 20, 2012
Two mourners leave a wake for Jesse Lewis, 6, in Newtown. Jesse will be buried after a private service Friday.
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Dec. 20, 2012
People leave St. Mary of the Assumption Church after the funeral of Anne Marie Murphy, 52, in Katonah, N.Y. Murphy, a teacher, was among 26 who were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.
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Dec. 20, 2012
Mourners leave St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Katonah, N.Y., after the funeral for teacher Anne Marie Murphy.
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Dec. 20, 2012
The casket of teacher Anne Marie Murphy, 52, who was killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, is carried from St. Mary of the Assumption Church after a service in Katonah, N.Y.
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Dec. 20, 2012
A mourner hugs an officiate at St. Mary of the Assumption Church after the funeral service for Sandy Hook teacher Anne Marie Murphy in Katonah, N.Y.
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Dec. 20, 2012
A man kneels as a funeral procession passes in Newtown.
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Dec. 20, 2012
A picture of an angel with the names of the victims of the school shooting is the backdrop for a makeshift memorial in Newtown.
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