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| Hillary Clinton meets with families of Sandy Hook victims – campaign live | Hillary Clinton meets with families of Sandy Hook victims – campaign live |
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| We’re inside the Wilson-Gray YMCA in Hartford, Connecticut, where Hillary Clinton is scheduled to hold a discussion with family members of gun violence victims. | |
| Hundreds of people queued for hours outside, and many were still waiting to be admitted to the event, staged at one end of the Y gym (there are enough attendees to fill a basketball court, and enough media to field multiple teams). | |
| The gym has been adapted for the occasion with three US flags of descending size, two Connecticut flags and a lot of folding chairs. Hanging over the stage are four banners with pictures of happy kids reading “cool,” “super,” “wow” and “magic.” | |
| In conjunction with this morning’s event, the Clinton campaign has released a video ad featuring Erica Smegielski, daughter of Dawn Hochsprung, the principal who was among the six educators killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary attack. | |
| “My mom was murdered while trying to protect the children in her care from a gunman,” says Smegielski: | |
| No one is fighting harder to reform our gun laws than Hillary Clinton. She is the only candidate who has what it takes to take on the gun lobby. | |
| She reminds me of my mother. She isn’t afraid of anything. | |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. We’re running the blog this morning from Hartford, Connecticut, where Hillary Clinton is about to convene a meeting with family members of victims of gun violence, including families of victims of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school, about 50 miles west of here. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. We’re running the blog this morning from Hartford, Connecticut, where Hillary Clinton is about to convene a meeting with family members of victims of gun violence, including families of victims of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school, about 50 miles west of here. |
| Later today the blog will jump to Philadelphia, to be typed from the scene of a rally for stalwart Republican hopeful John Kasich. | Later today the blog will jump to Philadelphia, to be typed from the scene of a rally for stalwart Republican hopeful John Kasich. |
| The Guardian’s Lois Beckett reported on Wednesday that families of Sandy Hook victims are suing the maker, distributor and dealer of the Bushmaster rifle used in the shooting: | The Guardian’s Lois Beckett reported on Wednesday that families of Sandy Hook victims are suing the maker, distributor and dealer of the Bushmaster rifle used in the shooting: |
| The companies’ militaristic marketing of the AR-15 style rifles is at the center of the suit. From a legal perspective, experts say, the lawsuit has a remote chance of success. But it has gained political prominence in the Democratic presidential race, with Hillary Clinton using her support for the lawsuit as a rallying point on her way to victory in the New York state primary, and Bernie Sanders facing increasing criticism for his comments against it. | The companies’ militaristic marketing of the AR-15 style rifles is at the center of the suit. From a legal perspective, experts say, the lawsuit has a remote chance of success. But it has gained political prominence in the Democratic presidential race, with Hillary Clinton using her support for the lawsuit as a rallying point on her way to victory in the New York state primary, and Bernie Sanders facing increasing criticism for his comments against it. |
| Related: Families of Sandy Hook victims go after 'untouchable' gun manufacturers | Related: Families of Sandy Hook victims go after 'untouchable' gun manufacturers |
| In the messy fight for the Republican nomination, meanwhile, the party’s national committee has convened its spring meeting at a luxury seaside resort in South Florida. Ted Cruz and Kasich are in attendance, while Donald Trump has dispatched top aides to make his case for the nomination. While the distinguished party figures in attendance have the power to tailor rules for how the Republican nominee is selected at July’s national convention RNC chairman Reince Priebus reportedly opposes taking such a step in the current round of meetings, out of (extremely well founded) concerns that any rules revision would be brandished by Trump as further evidence of a rigged system. | In the messy fight for the Republican nomination, meanwhile, the party’s national committee has convened its spring meeting at a luxury seaside resort in South Florida. Ted Cruz and Kasich are in attendance, while Donald Trump has dispatched top aides to make his case for the nomination. While the distinguished party figures in attendance have the power to tailor rules for how the Republican nominee is selected at July’s national convention RNC chairman Reince Priebus reportedly opposes taking such a step in the current round of meetings, out of (extremely well founded) concerns that any rules revision would be brandished by Trump as further evidence of a rigged system. |
| Senator Ted Cruz has been MATHEMATICALLY ELIMINATED from race. He said Kasich should get out for same reason. I think both should get out! | Senator Ted Cruz has been MATHEMATICALLY ELIMINATED from race. He said Kasich should get out for same reason. I think both should get out! |
| Bernie Sanders shared good news late Wednesday, in the form of a Federal Elections Commission filing, with supporters disappointed with his loss in New York: in March his campaign raised nearly $46m, to only $29.3m for Clinton. | Bernie Sanders shared good news late Wednesday, in the form of a Federal Elections Commission filing, with supporters disappointed with his loss in New York: in March his campaign raised nearly $46m, to only $29.3m for Clinton. |
| And yet: | And yet: |
| Hillary Clinton can lose every remaining primary in coming weeks, still clinch Democratic presidential nomination: https://t.co/LKgq9ODDVU | Hillary Clinton can lose every remaining primary in coming weeks, still clinch Democratic presidential nomination: https://t.co/LKgq9ODDVU |
| Thanks for reading and as always join us in the comments. We’ll be blogging from inside the Hartford YMCA shortly. | Thanks for reading and as always join us in the comments. We’ll be blogging from inside the Hartford YMCA shortly. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 2.55pm BST | at 2.55pm BST |