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Kylie Foryan of Unionville, a welder for gun manufacturer PTR, walks out of the state Capitol Wednesday where he and others showed opposition to a proposed gun control bill that the Connecticut legislature approved. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will sign the historic bill Thursday. Stephen Dunn photo.

Kylie Foryan of Unionville, a welder for gun manufacturer PTR, walks out of the state Capitol Wednesday where he and others showed opposition to a proposed gun control bill that the Connecticut legislature approved. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will sign the historic bill Thursday. Stephen Dunn photo.

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"I think if there were a Daniel Barden in Adam Lanza’s class this may not have happened."

Mark Barden, father of slain Sandy Hook first-grader Daniel. On Thursday, search warrants were released that indicate the Newtown gunman had an arsenal of firearms and Samurai swords in his home. Mr. Barden remembered his own son’s kindness and said Daniel used to sit with the lonely kids in class.

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"At least if [Adam Lanza] went to the high school, he would be shooting people that knew what a gun was. They have no idea what’s happening because they’re 6 years old."

Julia Faxon, a Newtown High School freshman. Read Matthew Kauffman’s “A Deeper Divide: The Gun Control Debate After Newtown,” a story in collaboration with PBS FRONTLINE.

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Who was Adam Lanza? The Courant and PBS FRONTLINE investigate.

Who was Adam Lanza? The Courant and PBS FRONTLINE investigate.

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Ginna Ortiz of New Canaan cries as Veronique Pozner, mother of 6-year-old Sandy Hook victim Noah Pozner, speaks at a rally against gun violence at the state Capitol in Hartford yesterday. Photo by MARK MIRKO.

Ginna Ortiz of New Canaan cries as Veronique Pozner, mother of 6-year-old Sandy Hook victim Noah Pozner, speaks at a rally against gun violence at the state Capitol in Hartford yesterday. Photo by MARK MIRKO.

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Who was Adam Lanza?

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"She’s part of my happiness. If she’s not here, my life will not be the same."

Jorge Altamirano after giving his wife, Neidi Maldonado, one of his kidneys on Valentine’s Eve at Hartford Hospital.

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Dale Najarian of Westport holds up a sign during a gun control rally at the state Capitol in Hartford. Organizers estimated that more than 5,000 people attended Thursday, the two-month anniversary of the Newtown massacre. Mark Mirko photo.

Dale Najarian of Westport holds up a sign during a gun control rally at the state Capitol in Hartford. Organizers estimated that more than 5,000 people attended Thursday, the two-month anniversary of the Newtown massacre. Mark Mirko photo.

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Evonna Hellandbrand trudges through the unplowed intersection of Lawrence and Grand Streets in Hartford. The city’s snow total was measured at 27 inches, and officials told residents that some streets would not be cleared until Monday. President Obama signed an emergency declaration for Connecticut Sunday. BRAD HORRIGAN photo.

Evonna Hellandbrand trudges through the unplowed intersection of Lawrence and Grand Streets in Hartford. The city’s snow total was measured at 27 inches, and officials told residents that some streets would not be cleared until Monday. President Obama signed an emergency declaration for Connecticut Sunday. BRAD HORRIGAN photo.