Photos: Connecticut struggles with Sandy Hook school shooting Aftermath
December 17, 2012
Women embrace after observing a moment of silence nearby Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut December 21, 2012. Many Americans remembered the victims of the Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre with a moment of silence on Friday, as a powerful U.S. gun rights lobbying group prepared to plunge into the national debate over gun control. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
A man kneels in front of a makeshift memorial during a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. The chiming of bells reverberated throughout Newtown, commemorating one week since the crackle of gunfire in a schoolhouse killed 20 children and six adults in a massacre that has shaken the community and the nation (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy, center, stands with other officials to observe a moment of silence while bells ring 26 times in Newtown, Conn., Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in honor of the 26 adults and children who were killed last Friday during the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Heavy rains soaked a memorial to the shooting victims in the Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn., Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. The shooter, Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself.† (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
A woman wipes the face of a man after a moment of silence in Sandy Hook village December 21, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. People around the United States joined in a moment of silence at 9:30 am ET to mark the one week anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings while bells also rang 26 times to honor the victims of alleged gunman Adam Lanza, not including his mother Nancy Lanza who was killed at their family home. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Members of the National Association for the Prevention of Starvation play music outside the funeral mass for Rachel Marie D'Avino at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Connecticut, December 21, 2012. D'Avino was a victim of the December 14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin
Bethlehem firefighters salute as the funeral procession for Rachel Marie D'Avino makes it way into the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Connecticut, December 21, 2012. D'Avino was a victim of the December 14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin
Mourners leave the funeral mass for Rachel Marie D'Avino at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Connecticut, December 21, 2012. D'Avino was a victim of the December 14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin
Sarah Baroody holds her daughter Sophia's hand and cries while observing a moment of silence as bells rang 26 times in Newtown, Conn., Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. The chiming of bells reverberated throughout Newtown, commemorating one week since the crackle of gunfire in a schoolhouse killed 20 children and six adults in a massacre that has shaken the community and the nation. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Sandy Hook Village firefighters embrace after observing a moment of silence near Sandy Hook Elementary on the one week anniversary of the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut December 21, 2012. Many Americans remembered the victims of the Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre with a moment of silence on Friday, as a powerful U.S. gun rights lobbying group prepared to plunge into the national debate over gun control. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
An American flag flies at half staff in honor of those killed in the December 14 shootings at the Sandy Hook elementary school is reflected in raindrops on the window of a car in the center of Newtown, Connecticut December 21, 2012. A moment of silence was observed in Newtown Friday and across the U.S. followed by the ringing of church bells for each of the victims of the shootings. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Sandy Hook Village firefighters observe a moment of silence near Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut December 21, 2012. Many Americans remembered the victims of the Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre with a moment of silence on Friday, as a powerful U.S. gun rights lobbying group prepared to plunge into the national debate over gun control. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Joe Saleem of Mooresville, North Carolina prays as he stands with others outside the Edmond Town Hall during a moment of silence and ringing of church bells at 9:30am EDT for the victims of the December 14 shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, December 21, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Segar
People at the Blue Colony diner observe a moment of silence for victims of the December 14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, December 21, 2012. REUTERS/Eric Thayer
People visit a memorial near the entrance to the grounds of Sandy Hook Elementary School December 20, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. People continue to mourn the killing of 20 students and 6 adults by gunman Adam Lanza on December 14, 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
A girl lights candles at a makeshift memorial for victims of the deadly December 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, December 20, 2012. Even as they buried more victims of the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history on Thursday, residents of Newtown, Connecticut, looked for ways to pressure national leaders to restrict access to weapons. REUTERS/Eric Thayer
Mourners embrace at a memorial for massacre victims on December 20, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Six funeral services were held Thursday for students and teachers in the Newtown area. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Stockings hang at a streetside memorial for 20 children who were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 20, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Six funeral services were held Thursday in the Newtown area for students and teachers slain in the attack. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Mourners visit a streetside memorial for 20 children who were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 20, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Six funeral services were held Thursday in the Newtown area for students and teachers slain in the attack. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
With a U.S. flag waving at half-staff, left, people are seen congregated in front of Trinity Episcopal Church, right, during funeral services for Benjamin Andrew Wheeler, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. Wheeler, 6, died when the gunman, Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Mourners exit St. Mary Of The Assumption Church in Katonah, N.Y. after the funeral for Anne Marie Murphy on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Murphy was killed when Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/The Stamford Advocate, Lindsay Niegelberg)
A young mourner is escorted from the funeral of teacher Anne Marie Murphy at the St. Mary Of The Assumption Church in Katonah, N.Y. Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Murphy was killed when Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Mourners exit St. Mary Of The Assumption Church after the funeral of Anne Marie Murphy on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 in Katonah, N.Y. Murphy was killed when Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/The Stamford Advocate, Lindsay Niegelberg)
A mourner of teacher Anne Marie Murphy, who was killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, Conn., hugs an officiate at St. Mary Of The Assumption Church after a funeral service in Katonah, N.Y. Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Murphy was killed Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Mourners react outside of Trinity Episcopal Church after funeral services for Benjamin Andrew Wheeler Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. Wheeler, 6, died when the gunman, Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
People wearing Boy Scouts of America uniforms carry flags as they walk toward Trinity Episcopal Church before funeral services for Benjamin Andrew Wheeler, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. Wheeler, 6, died when the gunman, Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
While media, bottom, watch the mourners, right, gather outside of Trinity Episcopal Church during funeral services for Benjamin Andrew Wheeler, one of the students killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting last week, a hearse with another shooting victim rides through during a procession, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. The victims died when the gunman, Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A child is embraced near a hearse carrying teacher Anne Marie Murphy, who was killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, after a funeral at St. Mary Of The Assumption Church in Katonah, N.Y. Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Murphy was killed when Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Two women light candles at a makeshift memorial on December 20, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. People continue to mourn the killing of 20 students and 6 adults by gunman Adam Lanza at Sandy Hook Elementary School last December 14. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
A picture of an angel with the names of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting is seen at a makeshift memorial near the center of Sandy Hook December 20, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. People continue to mourn the killing of 20 students and 6 adults by gunman Adam Lanza at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Comfort dogs Cali (R) and Libby receive attention from women near a memorial for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims in Newtown, Connecticut December 20, 2012. Even as they buried more victims of the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history on Thursday, residents of Newtown, Connecticut, looked for ways to pressure national leaders to restrict access to weapons. REUTERS/Joshua Lott
People leave the funeral of six-year-old Benjamin Wheeler who was killed December 14 in a deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, December 20, 2012. Even as they buried more victims of the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history on Thursday, residents of Newtown, Connecticut, looked for ways to pressure national leaders to restrict access to weapons. REUTERS/Eric Thayer
People hug after the funeral of six-year-old Benjamin Wheeler who was killed December 14 in a deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, December 20, 2012. Even as they buried more victims of the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history on Thursday, residents of Newtown, Connecticut, looked for ways to pressure national leaders to restrict access to weapons. REUTERS/Eric Thayer
A police officer salutes the family of six-year-old Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim Catherine Hubbard during her funeral at Saint Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in Newtown, Connecticut December 20, 2012. Even as they buried more victims of the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history on Thursday, residents of Newtown, Connecticut, looked for ways to pressure national leaders to restrict access to weapons. REUTERS/Joshua Lott
Mourners depart a wake for Jesse Lewis, 6, on December 20, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Jesse was killed when 20 children and six adults were massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday. The boy is scheduled to be buried at a private service Friday. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Mourners depart a funeral for Benjamin Wheeler, 6, at the Trinity Episcopal Church on December 20, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Benjamin, a member of Tiger Scout Den 6, was killed when 20 children and six adults were massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday. Six services were held for students and teachers in the Newtown area Thursday. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Mourners embrace following a funeral for Benjamin Wheeler, 6, at the Trinity Episcopal Church on December 20, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Benjamin, a member of Tiger Scout Den 6, was killed when 20 children and six adults were massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday. Six services were held for students and teachers in the Newtown area Thursday. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Mourners embrace following a funeral for Benjamin Wheeler, 6, at the Trinity Episcopal Church on December 20, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Benjamin, a member of Tiger Scout Den 6, was killed when 20 children and six adults were massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday. Six services were held for students and teachers in the Newtown area Thursday. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Mourners depart a funeral for Benjamin Wheeler, 6, at the Trinity Episcopal Church on December 20, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Benjamin, a member of Tiger Scout Den 6, was killed when 20 children and six adults were massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday. Six services were held for students and teachers in the Newtown area Thursday. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Mourners watch as a hearse departs the funeral of Benjamin Wheeler, 6, at the Trinity Episcopal Church on December 20, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Benjamin, a member of Tiger Scout Den 6, was killed when 20 children and six adults were massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
A mourner bows as a separate funeral procession passes the funeral service for Benjamin Wheeler, 6, at the Trinity Episcopal Church on December 20, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Benjamin, a member of Tiger Scout Den 6, was killed when 20 children and six adults were massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday. Six services were held for students and teachers in the Newtown area Thursday. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Mourners embrace following a funeral for Benjamin Wheeler, 6, at the Trinity Episcopal Church on December 20, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Benjamin, a member of Tiger Scout Den 6, was killed when 20 children and six adults were massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday. Six services were held for students and teachers in the Newtown area Thursday. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
A boy sits near the steps of a church a church before the memorial service for Lauren Rousseau in Danbury, Conn., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Rousseau, 30, was killed when Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Mourners pause after attending a wake for Jesse Lewis, 6, on December 20, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Jesse was killed when 20 children and six adults were massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday. The boy is scheduled to be buried at a private service Friday. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
People wearing Boy Scouts of America uniforms salute while standing outside of Trinity Episcopal Church during funeral services for Benjamin Andrew Wheeler, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. Wheeler, 6, died when the gunman, Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Mourners embrace outside of Trinity Episcopal Church while standing next to a portrait of Benjamin Andrew Wheeler, one of the students killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting last week, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. Wheeler, 6, died when the gunman, Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A mourner kneels with a cross marked with 26 angels across from the calling hours for Sandy Hook Elementary School principal Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Woodbury, Conn. Hochsprung was killed when a gunman forced his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown on Dec. 14 and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Mourners leave Woodbury Funeral Home during visiting hours for Dawn Hochsprung on December 19, 2012 in Woodbury, Connecticut. Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, the principle of Sandy Hook Elementary School, was one of 6 adults in addition to 20 children who were killed in last Friday's shooting at Sandy Hook. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Mourners hug outside Woodbury Funeral Home during calling hours for Dawn Hochsprung on December 19, 2012 in Woodbury, Connecticut. Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, the principle of Sandy Hook Elementary School, was one of 6 adults in addition to 20 children who were killed in last Friday's shooting at Sandy Hook. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
People set up luminary candles before visiting hours for Dawn Hochsprung at the Woodbury Funeral Home on December 19, 2012 in Woodbury, Connecticut. Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, the principle of Sandy Hook Elementary School, was one of 6 adults in addition to 20 children who were killed in last Friday's shooting at Sandy Hook. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Loved ones carry a casket with the remains of Victoria Soto, age 27 from Lordship Community Church after a funeral for the slain teacher December 19, 2012 in Stratford, Connecticut. Victoria Soto, a first grade teacher who is being hailed as a hero, was one of 6 adults in addition to 20 children who were killed in last Friday's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker answers a question during an Associated Press interview Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at the Governor's residence in Madison, Wis. Walker refused to say whether he will support proposals in the Legislature to ban assault rifles and the sale of high damage ammunition following the deadly Connecticut school shooting. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Faculty members of Newtown High School react emotionally as they leave a viewing honoring school principal Dawn Hochsprung, a victim in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, in Woodbury, Connecticut, December 19, 2012. Six victims of the Newtown school shooting will be honored at funerals and remembrances on Wednesday, including the school principal who was killed with 20 of her students and five other staff members at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
A woman delivers flowers to the Munson-Lovetere funeral home during the wake of school principal Dawn Hochsprung, a victim in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, in Woodbury, Connecticut, December 19, 2012. Six more victims of the Newtown school shooting will be honored at funerals and remembrances on Wednesday, including the school principal who was killed with 20 of her students and five other staff members at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. REUTERS/ Michelle McLoughlin
A sign is hung up across the street from the funeral home during the wake of school principal Dawn Hochsprung, a victim in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, in Woodbury, Connecticut, December 19, 2012. Six more victims of the Newtown school shooting will be honored at funerals and remembrances on Wednesday, including the school principal who was killed with 20 of her students and five other staff members at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. REUTERS/ Michelle McLoughlin
White teddy bears bearing the names of all those killed in the December 14 shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School sit in a makeshift memorial outside the Sandy Hook Fire Department in Sandy Hook village in Newtown, Connecticut, December 19, 2012. Six funerals for victims of the shootings were being held Wednesday in the Newtown area. REUTERS/Mike Segar
A man wearing the school colors of Sandy Hook Elementary School links arms with people in anticipation of blocking the view of the protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church near the wake of school principal Dawn Hochsprung, December 19, 2012 in Woodbury, Connecticut. Six victims of the Newtown school shooting are being honored at funerals and visitations across the state today for the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
Mourners watch as the funeral procession of 7-year-old Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim Daniel Gerard Barden, passes the fire station outside the school's entrance, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Mourners lineup for the wake of school principal Dawn Hochsprung, December 19, 2012 in Woodbury, Connecticut. Six victims of the Newtown school shooting are being honored at funerals and visitations across the state today for the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
Mike Garbowski of Newtown, Connecticut begins to erect a fence he built that will bear the names of all of those killed in the December 14 shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Sandy Hook village in Newtown, December 19, 2012. Six funerals for victims of the shootings were being held Wednesday in the Newtown area. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Bagged candles and American flags are seen in the parking lot of the wake for school principal Dawn Hochsprung, December 19, 2012 in Woodbury, Connecticut. Six victims of the Newtown school shooting are being honored at funerals and visitations across the state today for the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
Mourners lineup for the wake of school principal Dawn Hochsprung, December 19, 2012 in Woodbury, Connecticut. Six victims of the Newtown school shooting are being honored at funerals and visitations across the state today for the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
The word "HOPE" is illuminated on the front lawn of a funeral home hosting the wake of Sandy Hook Elementary School principal Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung in Woodbury, Conn., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. A gunman opened fire killing 26 people, including the principal and 20 children, at the school in Newtown before killing himself on Dec. 14. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Firefighters salute as a hearse passes for the funeral procession to the burial of 7-year-old Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim Daniel Gerard Barden, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. Barden was killed when Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself.(AP Photo/David Goldman)
Firefighters salute as a hearse passes for the funeral procession to the burial of 7-year-old Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim Daniel Gerard Barden, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. Barden was killed when Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
A man holds a sign while riding on a procession through one of the main streets in Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn., during a procession toward St. Rose of Lima parish cemetery before burial services for Daniel Gerard Barden, one of the students killed during the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. The small, quiet town has seen gridlock traffic caused by funeral processions as well as the large number of national and international media covering the aftermath of the shooting. Barden, 7, was killed when the gunman, Adam Lanza, walked into the school, Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A hearse, right, makes its way down one of the main streets in Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn., passing a television news satellite vehicle during a procession toward St. Rose of Lima parish cemetery before burial services for Daniel Gerard Barden, one of the students killed during the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. The small, quiet town has seen gridlock traffic caused by funeral processions as well as the large number of national and international media covering the aftermath of the shooting. Barden, 7, was killed when the gunman, Adam Lanza, walked into the school, Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A man reads messages on a large poster board at a makeshift memorial near the main intersection of the Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn., as the town continues to cope in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. The gunman, Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
People hug at the funeral of six-year-old student Caroline Previdi, a victim of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Sandy Hook Village in Newtown, Connecticut, December 19, 2012. Six victims of the Newtown school shooting will be honored at funerals and remembrances on Wednesday. REUTERS/Eric Thayer
Mourners attend the funeral service of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, teacher victim Victoria Soto, outside Lordship Community Church, in Stratford, Connecticut, December 19, 2012. Six victims of the Newtown school shootings will be honored at funerals and remembrances on Wednesday. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Waterbury Connecticut firefighters Gary Leblanc (L) and Dave Morgan tie white ribbons to their hats outside the Saint Rose of Lima Parish cemetery before the burial service of seven-year-old Daniel Barden, one of the 20 school children killed in the December 14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Connecticut, December 19, 2012. Firefighters from around the region came to pay tribute to Barden, who had said he wanted to be a firefighter. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Roses with photos of shooting victims are posted on a light post at a makeshift memorial near the main intersection of the Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn., as the town continues to cope in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. The gunman, Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Mourners enter St. Rose of Lima Church for the funeral of Charlotte Bacon, 6, December 19, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Six victims of the Newtown school shooting are being honored at funerals and visitations across the state today for the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
A police honor guard salutes as the body of slain teacher Victoria Soto, 27, brought in for her funeral at the Lordship Community Church on December 19, 2012 in Stratford, Connecticut. The first grade teacher died while reportedly trying to protect her students during last Friday's shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
People walk at St. Rose of Lima parish cemetery before funeral services for Daniel Gerard Barden, one of the students killed during the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. Barden, 7, was killed when the gunman, Adam Lanza, walked into the school, Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Stratford firefighters stand at attention during the funeral service for Victoria Soto, 27, in Stratford, Connecticut on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Soto, a first grade teacher, was shot and killed during the Newton shooting as she attempted to protect her students against the gunman. AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
Pallbearers carry the casket during the funeral service for Victoria Soto, 27, in Stratford, Connecticut on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Soto, a first grade teacher, was shot and killed during the Newton shooting as she attempted to protect her students against the gunman. AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
The color guard stands during the funeral procession for Victoria Soto, 27, in Stratford, Connecticut on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Soto, a first grade teacher, was shot and killed during the Newton shooting as she attempted to protect her students against the gunman. AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
A woman and child jog down the street during the funeral service for Victoria Soto, 27, at the Lordship Community Church in Stratford, Connecticut on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Soto, a first grade teacher, was shot and killed during the Newton shooting as she attempted to protect her students against the gunman. AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
The color guard awaits the hearse during the funeral service for Victoria Soto, 27, at the Lordship Community Church in Stratford, Connecticut on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Soto, a first grade teacher, was shot and killed during the Newton shooting as she attempted to protect her students against the gunman. AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
Fairfield Police Chief Gary MacNamara speaks takes a moment while speaking with the media during the funeral service for Victoria Soto, 27, in Stratford, Connecticut on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Soto, a first grade teacher, was shot and killed during the Newton shooting as she attempted to protect her students against the gunman. AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
Community members hold a sign for the procession during the funeral service for Victoria Soto, 27, in Stratford, Connecticut on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Soto, a first grade teacher, was shot and killed during the Newton shooting as she attempted to protect her students against the gunman. AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
A child peers through firefighters standing as the procession heads to the cemetery outside the funeral for school shooting victim Daniel Gerard Barden at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Newtown, Conn., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. According to firefighters, Daniel wanted to be a firefighter when he grew up and they honored him at the service. Barden, 7, was killed when Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Mourners listen to the funeral service of Victoria Soto over loudspeakers in an overflow area outside Lordship Community Church, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Stratford, Conn. Soto was killed when Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Kerry O'Mahony, of Danbury, Conn., brings a bouquet of flowers to a memorial for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims down the street from the school's entrance, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. Newtown has begun returning its students to their classrooms for the first time since last week's massacre and continues the agonizing task of laying others to rest, as this grief-stricken town wrestles with the same questions gripping the country about violence, gun control and finding a way forward. Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Rosaries are lit by the morning light on a makeshift memorial near the town Christmas tree in the Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. The memorial, which was put up in the aftermath of the elementary school shooting that shocked the small town, is increasing in size as the days go on. More funerals are scheduled for Wednesday, as the town continues to mourn its victims. The gunman, Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A woman carries a program with Victoria Soto's photo after attending a funeral for the slain teacher at Lordship Community Church December 19, 2012 in Stratford, Connecticut. Victoria Soto, age 27, a first grade teacher who is being hailed as a hero, was one of 6 adults in addition to 20 children who were killed in last Friday's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
A van with a sign reading "carrying school children", center left, drives behind a police vehicle through a main road in the Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn., as the strong media presence is felt in the aftermath of the elementary school shooting that shocked the small, quiet town, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. News about the shooting spread quickly across the world, prompting media outlets to set camp in the small town. The gunman, Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A cross bearing all the names of the victims of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut December 14, stands at a makeshift memorial for victims of the shootings in Sandy Hook village in Newtown, December 19, 2012. Six victims of the Newtown school shootings will be honored at funerals and remembrances on Wednesday. REUTERS/Mike Segar
A hearse carries the casket of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim Victoria Soto from the Lordship Community Church following her funeral in Stratford, Connecticut, December 19, 2012. Six victims of the Newtown school shooting will be honored at funerals and remembrances on Wednesday. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
A sign in remembrance of teacher Victoria Soto, one of those killed in the December 14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, hangs from a tree at a makeshift memorial for victims of the shootings in Sandy Hook village in Newtown December 19, 2012. Soto is one of six victims of the Newtown school shootings who will be honored at funerals and remembrances on Wednesday. REUTERS/Mike Segar
A family awaits the beginning of funeral services for slain teacher Victoria Soto, 27, at the Lordship Community Church on December 19, 2012 in Stratford, Connecticut. The first grade teacher reportedly died while trying to protect her students during last Friday's shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Firefighters attend the funeral for Daniel Barden, 7, a victim of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, at St. Rose of Lima Church December 19, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Six victims of the Newtown school shooting are being honored at funerals and visitations across the state today. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
Christmas stockings with the names of shooting victims hang from railing near a makeshift memorial near the town Christmas tree in the Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. The memorial, which was put up in the aftermath of the elementary school shooting that shocked the small town, is increasing in size as the days go on. More funerals are scheduled for Wednesday, as the town continues to mourn its victims. The gunman, Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
The family of Daniel Barden, 7, a victim of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, arrive at St. Rose of Lima Church for his funeral December 19, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Six victims of the Newtown school shooting are being honored at funerals and visitations across the state today. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
A sign, flag and flowers are seen outside a home honoring victims who died in the December 14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Connecticut December 19, 2012. Six more victims of the Newtown school shooting will be honored at funerals and remembrances on Wednesday, including the school principal who was killed with 20 of her students and five other staff members at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Staff photos by Tom Kelly IV Funerals for two, six year old students from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT took part Tuesday December 18, 2012. Mourners paid their respects at the Saint Rose of Lima Church.
Staff photos by Tom Kelly IV A man places a white angel on the top of one of the 26 trees, each representing a victim who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting. Funerals for two, six year old students from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT took part Tuesday December 18, 2012. Mourners paid their respects at the Saint Rose of Lima Church.
Staff photos by Tom Kelly IV A group of girls look at a memorial started in downtown Sandy Hook. Funerals for two, six year old students from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT took part Tuesday December 18, 2012. Mourners paid their respects at the Saint Rose of Lima Church.
Staff photos by Tom Kelly IV Rain drops can be seen on the red roses left at the memorial, near the Sandy Hook Elementary School. Funerals for two, six year old students from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT took part Tuesday December 18, 2012. Mourners paid their respects at the Saint Rose of Lima Church.
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