Overcome with emotion after a funeral in Newtown, governor calls for state to observe moment of silence on Friday morning • Follow live developments on the Newtown school shooting Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy broke down on Monday as he described being with Sandy Hook parents in the immediate aftermath of last week’s attack at the elementary school. Calling for stricter gun laws, including an assault weapons ban and a ban on large ammunition magazines, Malloy gave a press briefing after attending the funeral for six-year-old Noah Pozner. The lieutenant governor attended the funeral of Jack Pinto, also six.

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