Sandy Hook School Shooting Sparks Call From Liberals for Gun Control Laws

An horrendous shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. today that killed 20 children and eight adults has prompted an immediate outcry for gun control laws from leading liberals, especially on assault weapons such as the one used in Friday's tragic shooting. The shooting is one of the worst in U.S. history and immediately sparked memories of the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, and the Virginia Tech rampage in 2007. There is little doubt supporters of gun control will square off against those who support the right to keep and bear arms in the coming days, however, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters that today was not the time to discuss gun laws. "I think that day will come, but today's not that day, especially as we are awaiting more information about the situation," he said. The Very Rev. Gary Hall, Dean of Washington National Cathedral - which considers its mission to be a spiritual home for the nation - has released a statement in response to the Sandy Hook tragedy today. "The horrific shooting of children and adults in Newtown, Connecticut, is a tragedy that elicits both our grief and our moral outrage on behalf [...]