have never rung more hollow. this time the time to take real action is now. here s what one state senator had to say to cnn. if i do nothing for the rest of my career but yell at greg abbott and others, they re not willing to listen, then that s what i m going to do. we must have change. i have spent time with many of these families, and this is just heartbreaking. i just cannot do this any more. it is heartbreaking. no family should go through what these people are going through. well, on friday the governor said texas will consider new laws in response to the shooting, adding, quote, the status quo is unacceptable. but texas isn t alone. more communities continue to deal with the pain caused by gun violence. there were several shootings reported across the country this weekend, and the annual rate of mass shootings in the united states is rising dramatically. according to the independent data and research group, gun
i sat down with a family yesterday. mom told me that her child had been shot by one bullet through the back, through the kidney area. the first responder that they eventually talked to said that their childlikely likely bled . in the 30, 40 minutes extra, that girl might have lived. that little girl might have lived. so absolutely, these mistakes may have led to the passing away of these children as well. well, the u.s. justice department announced sunday will review the police response to the shooting. cnn s paula reed has details now from washington. reporter: this review by the justice department is a significant development because as we ve seen, officials in texas have been under considerable scrutiny for how law enforcement responded to the shooting and these conflicting time lines that they have put out in the wake of this incident.
this review was actually requested by the city s mayor, and at this point the justice department is just about the only entity that can come in and credibly and objectively analyze what happened here. now, in a statement, the justice department said the goal of this review is to provide an independent account of law enforcement actions and responses that day and to identify lessons learned and best practices to help first responders prepare for and respond to active shooter events. sadly, of course, we know there will likely be more active shooter incidents like this. now, this review is being conducted by the justice department s office of community oriented policing. it is conducted similar reviews into how law enforcement responded to the terrorist attack in san bernardino as well as how law enforcement responded to the pulse night club shooting. i have read both those reviews. it appears the way it will work is the investigators will go to the scene. they will try to talk to witnes
about the terrifying moments surrounding the shooting from survivors and their families. cnn s dana bash had a heart wrenching conversation with a mother and her 9-year-old son who survived the massacre. daniel reese recounted horrifying images that may haunt him the rest of his life including witnesses, a classmate being hit by a bullet. listen to this. he just like shot like four bullets into our class. but like our teacher got shot in her leg and her torso, but she s all right. he was never in your classroom? huh-uh. because your teacher your teacher locked the door and broke the key? um-hmm. did you see his face? yeah. through the window? and then describe what happened when you finally saw daniel. when he came out, it was over
legislators. the president said he didn t think there was much he could do on the executive level. the congress is pushing him to act. there is discussion among a group of bipartisan senators to see if they can reach some type of compromise when it comes to gun safety measures. there are so many questions about whether that will actually come to fruition. but it is clear here in the community that there is frustration and that they do want to see more from this president, more from their elected officials when it comes to trying to keep their children safe in schools. but here in uvalde, texas, on sunday, the president s main focus was really trying to extend that comfort to these grieving families dealing with these gut wrenching losses. arlette saenz, cnn, traveling with the president in uvalde, texas. well, outrage and heartache after uvalde doesn t mean america s mass shootings have stopped. in tennessee authorities say a shooting in chattanooga was the result of an altercation b