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Murdoch calls for automatic weapons ban

Terrible news today. When will politicians find courage to ban automatic weapons?As in Oz after similar tragedy. — Rupert Murdoch(@rupertmurdoch) December 15, 2012

News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch expressed support for an automatic weapons ban tonight following today's shooting in Newtown, Conn.

"Terrible news today. When will politicians find courage to ban automatic weapons?," Murdoch wrote on Twitter.

Murdoch made a similar call following the theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., in July: "We have to do something about gun controls. Police license okay for hunting rifle or pistol for anyone without crim or pscho record. No more," he tweeted.

News Corp. owns Fox News, where contributors have been objecting to calls for gun control throughout the day.

UPDATE (7:58 p.m., Dec. 15): And again...