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A Mother, a Gun Enthusiast and the First Victim
By MATT FLEGENHEIMER and RAVI SOMAIYA
Published: December 15, 2012 393 Comments
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NEWTOWN, Conn. — Nancy Lanza loved guns, and often took her sons to one of the shooting ranges here in the suburbs northeast of New York City, where there is an active community of gun enthusiasts, her friends said. At a local bar, she sometimes talked about her gun collection.
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Adam Lanza in an undated group photo of the Newtown High School technology club, which appeared in the school's yearbook.
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It was one of her guns that was apparently used to take her life on Friday. Her killer was her son Adam Lanza, 20, who then drove to Sandy Hook Elementary School, where he killed 26 more people, 20 of them small children, before shooting himself, the authorities said.
Ms. Lanza’s fascination with guns became an important focus of attention on Saturday as investigators tried to determine what caused Mr. Lanza to carry out one of the worst massacres in the nation’s history.
Investigators have linked Ms. Lanza to five weapons: two powerful handguns, two traditional hunting rifles and a semiautomatic rifle that is similar to weapons used by troops in Afghanistan. Her son took the two handguns and the semiautomatic rifle to the school. Law enforcement officials said they believed the guns were acquired legally and were registered.
Ms. Lanza, 52, had gone through a divorce in 2008 and
A Mother, a Gun Enthusiast and the First Victim
By MATT FLEGENHEIMER and RAVI SOMAIYA
Published: December 15, 2012 393 Comments
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NEWTOWN, Conn. — Nancy Lanza loved guns, and often took her sons to one of the shooting ranges here in the suburbs northeast of New York City, where there is an active community of gun enthusiasts, her friends said. At a local bar, she sometimes talked about her gun collection.
Associated Press
Adam Lanza in an undated group photo of the Newtown High School technology club, which appeared in the school's yearbook.
Newtown Shootings | The Victims
GRAPHIC: The Shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School
Related
Children Were All Shot Multiple Times With a Semiautomatic, Officials Say (December 16, 2012)
In a Town of Traditions, Grief Engulfs Holiday Joy (December 16, 2012)
A Gunman, Recalled as Intelligent and Shy, Who Left Few Footprints in Life (December 15, 2012)
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It was one of her guns that was apparently used to take her life on Friday. Her killer was her son Adam Lanza, 20, who then drove to Sandy Hook Elementary School, where he killed 26 more people, 20 of them small children, before shooting himself, the authorities said.
Ms. Lanza’s fascination with guns became an important focus of attention on Saturday as investigators tried to determine what caused Mr. Lanza to carry out one of the worst massacres in the nation’s history.
Investigators have linked Ms. Lanza to five weapons: two powerful handguns, two traditional hunting rifles and a semiautomatic rifle that is similar to weapons used by troops in Afghanistan. Her son took the two handguns and the semiautomatic rifle to the school. Law enforcement officials said they believed the guns were acquired legally and were registered.
Ms. Lanza, 52, had gone through a divorce in 2008 and