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FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2012 file photo, Robert Soltis, of Newtown, Conn., pauses after making the sign of the cross at a memorial to Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims in Newtown. Adam Lanza walked into the school on Dec. 14, 2012, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) — FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2012 file photo, Robert Soltis, of Newtown, Conn., pauses after making the sign of the cross at a memorial to Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims in Newtown. Adam Lanza walked into the school ... more >

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By Washington Times Staff - - Thursday, October 1, 2015

There have been 142 school shootings since 20 elementary school students and six adults were killed by gunman Adam Lanza at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. on Dec. 14, 2012.

As many as 10 people were killed Thursday during a shooting rampage at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon.

The watchdog group Everytown for a Safe Gun compiled the statistics.

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