Twenty-six people, including 20 children, were shot dead after a gunman opened fire in Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec.14. In this
photo, Donna Soto (right), mother of Victoria Soto, the first-grade teacher who
was shot and killed while protecting her students, hugs her daughter Karly at a
candlelight vigil in honor of Victoria at Stratford High School on Dec. 15 in Stratford, Conn. Read FP's coverage for more on America's exceptional gun culture, the implications of the tragedy for the Obama administration, and the role survivalism may have played in the shooting.
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