19 December 2012 / by Radmila Gurkova

What happened in the Newtown School massacre?

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5J0NecLhLA

On Friday morning, December 7th, 27 people were KILLED in a SHOOTING at an elementary school at Newtown, Connecticut, USA. The victims are 20 children, six adults, and the shooter. The shooter was Adam Lanza, 20 years old.

''We can't tolerate this any more,'' President Obama said. ''These tragedies must end and to end them we must change.''

What are your views on gun crime in the United States? What do you think should be done?

This is a HEINOUS crime. What is a synonym of HEINOUS?
In what moments do you give your CONDOLENCES?
If you do something with EASE you do it...?
Have you ever spoken ON BEHALF OF someone else?
What was TORN AWAY from the victims in this crime?
What can you be OVERWHELMED by?

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