Cheat Sheet - New Details on Adam Lanza's Life at Home and School

Today: Nancy Lanza Collected Weapons , President Obama Faces Gun Control Dilemma After Connecticut School Shootings , DOJ Passed Over Gun Proposal December 16, 2012 Snapped 1. The Life of Adam Lanza Inside the Newtown shooter’s home, cops found his dead mother and several weapons. They also found a video of Lanza shooting guns with pals. The Daily Beast’s Christine Pelisek talks to shocked friends and neighbors about the awkward kid who "couldn't really connect" with his peers. Plus, Michael Daly on the victims, Nina Strochlic on Newtown’s hero principal, and more coverage of the shooting. Read it at The Daily Beast ‘HER HOBBY’ 2. Nancy Lanza Collected Weapons Nancy Lanza liked guns. The mother of the young man who killed 26 people in Connecticut and herself was a victim of his rampage collected guns and took her son target shooting, according to her people who knew her. Lanza “prepared for the worst,” former sister-in-law Marsha Lanza told the Chicago Sun-Times. “I didn’t know that they [the guns] would be used on her.” Authorities have said that the guns used in Newtown were registered to Nancy Lanza, though they are not sure how many she owned in all. Read it at The Washington Post Dilemma 3. Watershed Moment for Gun Control? The president's emotional reaction to the Connecticut shootings has gun-control advocates hopeful—but the White House is already downplaying his response. The Daily Beast’s Howard Kurtz reports. Plus, Lauren Ashburn asks why is there no crying in journalism. Read it at The Daily Beast SHELVED 4. DOJ Passed Over Gun Proposal A plan that would have helped keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill has been gathering dust at the Department of Justice. Drawn up after the shooting of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the plan to improve background checks has gone ignored for the last year as legislators squabbled over other issues, sources told The New York Times on Sunday. It is not clear whether the plan ever made it to the White House. On Saturday the president called for “meaningful action” to prevent further gun tragedies. Read it at The New York Times NEGOTIATIONS 5. Boehner Floats Millionaire Tax Hike Could this be a workable compromise? House Speaker John Boehner has reportedly said he would agree to a hike in tax rates for the wealthiest Americans if President Obama gives in to big entitlement cuts, according to several sources. The proposed deal would raise Bush-era tax rates for top earners, in exchange for a slower-growing Medicare and other health programs. Obama and Boehner spoke via phone on Friday and have been talking regularly, which hints that progress could be advancing in the fiscal cliff negotiations. Read it at Politico LAW Egypt Votes on Draft Constitution Violence flares over divisive document. HOAX Nurse’s Body Arrives in India Apparent suicide after radio-show prank. STORM Typhoon Death Toll Passes 1,000 850 still missing in the Philippines. NO CASUALTIES Man Fires 50 Shots Near L.A. Mall Police have suspect in custody. Stronger Kelly Clarkson Gets Engaged Announces in Twitter message Saturday. GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Adam Lanza's Warning Signs The alleged shooter at the Sandy Hook Elementary School reportedly unsuccessfully tried to buy a gun on Tuesday from a sporting goods store--and also allegedly had an argument with some of the school staff on Thursday, NBC News reported. More Videos Why the South Loves Guns by David Sessions The Critics’ Best Books of 2012 Videogames for the Blind? by Winston Ross

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