First Anniversary of Newtown, Connecticut Shootings
![A makeshift memorial with crosses for the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre stands outside a home in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1d971387-4746-4c2b-8a75-030208eb3362_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A makeshift memorial with crosses for the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre stands outside a home in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, 2013.
![Snow-covered stuffed animals with photos attached were placed at a makeshift memorial for victims of the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Conn, Dec. 14, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/68ea3eb9-1c11-47f3-800e-e89f3676841f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Snow-covered stuffed animals with photos attached were placed at a makeshift memorial for victims of the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Conn, Dec. 14, 2012.
![People pause in silence while church bells ring in honor of the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre, Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/179f0cd7-8b37-4147-8445-87e112032034_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People pause in silence while church bells ring in honor of the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre, Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, 2013.
![On the first anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre, Newtown, Conn., a sign is posted under a Christmas tree, Dec. 14, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a28baa45-e14e-4943-8527-e297566c4698_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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On the first anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre, Newtown, Conn., a sign is posted under a Christmas tree, Dec. 14, 2013.