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the wrong decision. not my words but the description from the director of public safety. he said the officers responding made a serious mistake and not immediately going into the classroom where a gunman killed 19 kids and two teachers tuesday. this is coming after extraordinary briefing that provided more clarity about the time line but raised a lot more questions, many more questions. we learned teacher propped open the door. the killer would later enter. the school safety officer re...

Happening. you can expect the program to begin at any point. notably missing the governor. he will be sending a pre-recorded video mezmessage b appearing in uvalde just about 45 minutes ago. tuesdays massacre is one of 200 mass shootings alone. at places like grocery stores, malls, street corners. leaving long lasting damage to the families, communities around them. even though its so obvious why this is so devastating, theres not much research on the long term effect of gun violence. why not? a...

To wait until im 21 to get a handgun but can serve at 18. >> we didnt address it, mr. president. >> because youre afraid of the nra. >> i represent a december strict in central florida and we were affected by pulse and in the aftermath the american people want to see us, their elected leaders working together to do something. im heartened. >> this didnt happen after pulse. how bad was pulse and nothing happened? >> i have a bipartisan bill to remove the so-called dickie amendment that prevented ...

Something. >> this didnt happen after pulse. how bad was pulse and nothing happened? >> i have a bipartisan bill to remove the so-called dickie amendment that prevented over the last couple decades, the cdc and federal agencies from researching gun violence. >> that was president trump talking with lawmakers at a bipartisan meeting last month and that member of congress you just heard from is here with us and will join us in just a moment. the white house in the meantime outlined its gun plan ov...

Happened in orlando in your district, had no previous experience in politics and got into the race and won, pushing the issue of guns. you had specific concerns, the dickie amendment, a term most people arent familiar with. why do you believe it ought to be changed? >> what i did was after the pulse nightclub shooting i was frustrated by our elected leaders, i ran a four-month campaign and unseated an incumbent who had taken a check from the nra two days after the pulse nightclub shooting so i c...

With alarming statistics about guns in households, for example. you had a gun in your household, 2.5 more likely to die a of homicide. one was 5 times more likely to commit suicide. shortly thereafter the dickie amendment was passed putting a halt on meaningful research in america on this issue. in other words, the nra and pro-gun force are are restricting the information that we can use to really look at this problem and figure out ways to solve it. thats one of the first things. weve got to --...

We will bring it to you live. and this the always turn s s toe whether or not there should be background checks, and in the exasperated remarks last night, president obama pointed to another little area known in the law regarding the guns that he wants to change. >> it has been money over the trillions to prevent terrorist attacks on our soil, and rightfully so, and yet, we have a congress that explicitly bl k blocks us from even collecting data on how to potentially prevent gun deaths. >> good ...

Uneasy with the federally funded research on the gun violence such as published in the new england journal of medicine in 1993. households with guns were found to have triple the risk of homicide, and almost five tims s the risk of suicide as compared to gun-free households. that is what the research said. in 1996, a republican lawmaker from arkansas authored the measure that bears his name to wit, quote. none of the funds made available for injury, prevention and controlt ta centers of disease ...

Halted funding for public health research to understand the crisis. most republicans disagree saying the money wouldnt go for legitimate research but for anti gun research. the national rifle association adds, quoting, the abuse of taxpayer funds for anti gun political propaganda under the guides of research is unethical. it was the nra that lobbied to have gun research money taken away from the cdc in the mid 90s and in 1996 republican congressman jay dickie sponsored the dickie amendment that ...

Political grand standing has halted funding for public health research to understand the crisis. most republicans disagree saying the money wouldnt go for legitimate research but for anti gun research. the national rifle association adds, quoting, the abuse of taxpayer funds for anti gun political propaganda under the guides of research is unethical. it was the nra that lobbied to have gun research money taken away from the cdc in the mid 90s and in 1996 republican congressman jay dickie sponsor...