The Sandy Hook elementary school shooting incident remains etched in the history as one of the deadliest mass shootings to have occured in the United States, claiming the lives of 27 people, including 20 children. 

The gunman, Adam Lanza, was a 20-year-old man who invaded the school premises and shot down 20 students and 6 faculty members after he had fatally shot his own mother Nancy Lanza at their residence. 

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On the 10th anniversary of this heinous act that shook the nation, Reverend Rob Lee, via his Twitter account, shared the photos of former president Barack Obama at the White House, delivering “collective grief and outrage” after the events of the shootings. 

Obama made a statement on the afternoon of the fateful day of December 14, 2012. “We will have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of politics,” said the then president of the United States. 

Obama spoke at the Sandy Hook Promise 10-Year Remembrance NYC benefit event, which was held on December 6, 2022. “I consider Dec. 14, 2012, the single darkest day of my presidency,” said Obama. 

“Through this organization [Sandy Hook Promise], you’ve upheld that promise in such a remarkable way: not by teaching kids to be fearful or suspicious of their classmates, but by showing them from a young age how to be friendly and welcoming, how to empathize with one another, how to be inclusive members of a community. By helping prevent the kind of social isolation that can lead to violence, Sandy Hook Promise is not just making schools safer today. You’re creating better people, better citizens, now and for generations to come,” said Obama, honouring the organization for their efforts to reduce mass school shootings. 

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The former president shared the stage with actor Matthew McConaughey, who delivered a speech about protecting the lives of young children from shootings, also referring to the mass shooting that took place in his hometown Uvalde, Texas.