other we've just said that they should allow that means that they have the right to disallow it's a right it can't be allowed or disallowed it's a right to who are licensed what how do you get a license for a right trained i'm sorry if you know that the bullet comes out here and this makes it go bang and that what's in front of here is going to die that's all the training you really really need. and show me a five year old that doesn't know that. it was gun control that contributed to the tragedy at virginia tech thank. gun free zone is course what we're talking about that has to go we've had it with creeping gun control no more gun control get rid of virginia tech problems by get getting rid of gun free zones don't get rid of more people keeping guns out of the

wrong hands that's. what is helpful is arming the population so we can shoot trucks thanks. but i'm a scholar goddard i'm twenty three went to virginia tech in two thousand and three found myself on april sixteenth sitting in class and that's when my life changed. the gun laws in this country are we at virginia tech happen as a result the brady campaign has a mission to enact sensible gun laws to help protect americans. brady campaign didn't ask me a common words that i wanted to go work for like tell me what exactly is i mean with it was that. i did a six month internship with brady so came in to meet with the brady campaign office today and i come back at them full time as a full time advocate on the hill talking to the congressman i've talked to local

people doing grassroots the media but i want to get a few and i want to talk to the guys who actually make a lot. let's see this e-mail account was created to attach to op eds and written pieces i did. this after i wrote our guns on campus editorial so i get some interesting responses from people this one titled would you prefer to save yourself and others or like a rag dog here's another one with all due respect sir if you or no student or teacher would have been carrying a concealed weapon on four sixteen two those seven you would not have been shot. i love or knows that when you have all the time in the world to think about it as you write it it sounds quite simple but when you're there in a man's pointing a gun and she was about to pull the trigger it's absolutely a different thing. if the only person in the proof that has

a one in twenty twenty if use about it one student did have a gun in the classroom you know how they respond to a shooter coming and now it's time to begin our experiment. casually begins talking about. i've got a few for you to be back. to the instructor is down a student hit joey struggles to get his gun out stuck in his shirt not a single student was able to effectively return fire on the shooter before being shot themselves or shooting another student in the class and students who said they had many hours of training on the range completely that was the first shot and the second shot was right in the chest and to recap now of how our students did half of them couldn't get the gun out including the student with the most training those who did get it out couldn't shoot fast enough or accurately enough to save themselves and there was a constant danger they would kill

a friend or innocent bystander they were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time to little brothers ages two when eight outside ploy suddenly someone fired six gunshots redevelopment this morning on thursday shooting of a philadelphia police officer a second suspect was caught by philadelphia police eight guns were found at the original crime scene including a k forty seven is another assault rifles for the killers of homicide victim number one hundred forty nine in the city of philadelphia this year seems crazy but a philadelphia for you not to have a gun. as. we need water to live and you can't live without water and still feel on these urban streets you can't live without a gun at an early. communities calling the police they might come hour later forty five minutes later that's a lot of time for anything that you know to be perfectly honest. i have a gun. and i'm not the type of guy who killed people i never killed anyone and i'm

not that type of family but even a family man. and it's crazy. like . philadelphia's reputation is one of the deadliest so you're actually in the deadliest neighborhood. in one of the deadliest cities in one of the deadliest countries. in the civilized world. if you've been shot before. like on three different occasions twice and today and how many of you know somebody who's been shot raise your hand if you know. ok so i'm going to walk you through the experiences of one young man this is lamont adams you know if you notice more than ten thousand people here. this is hard to wrap your mind around the fact that we can live in a city that the cradle of american history and to think this so many of its people

can be shot young man four rounds into his back and drop him this young teenager then stood over the mud and shot him ten times more. columbines that happened over the bridge or in virginia tech's it happened but there anomalies. and you see how folks react when that happens you know i think columbine thirteen kids maybe. thirteen kids when we do that in a weekend here the other side tries to argue that the world is easily divided into criminals and non-criminals rage on the freeway very well it's friday but all of us get angry people get drunk people have road rage people get depressed a family wiped out by one man with no history of violence a woman who shot and killed her son at a gun range then turned the record weapon on herself when guns are available people who have those guns might have been someone who got angry or threw a punch all of a sudden turn into someone who got angry and grabbed

a gun police say it was very angry because his boss had yelled at him for not wearing a safety glasses and talking on a cell phone call he could was on the assembly line in the home with a gun is more likely to have gun violence in the home without a gun he was having trouble drilling a hole through the wall so he decided to use his twenty two caliber handgun to make a hole one of the bullets went through the wall and struck his wife in the chest killing her i know a lot more people that have been injured by guns than have used guns to protect themselves we need to intervene before these people get shot. what could we do about the gun what could we do about how the gun is sold what could we do about laws about guns in the united states. this group has been around for about a year and a half here and a half there about started out with fifteen mayors and today we have three hundred fifteen mayors representing over fifty million people mayors against illegal guns

one a term perspective on right to have reasonable regulations just like we respect first amendment rights but has regulations on the first amendment to protect the safety and welfare of people the federal government has requirements in terms of background checks and who can buy guns those laws are not enforced the way they should be number one and number two there are ways around them for example the gun show loophole that's the most insane thing in the world i'm good at like you look it's no secret in this country how god's can into the hands of criminals. the most common way is probably through straw purchasing the cultural loophole is another very common way. it's done here. i mean this source that. some of the sisters. are also don't because they were.

used to have this thing out of my parents put in my underwear. after the first trip that gets hot so it became very comfortable for quick. this was his idea from way way back he was still convalescing from the injuries when he came up with the idea and i didn't know how to help him do it. so i was very nervous for most news that the equipment would work right then that he would get what he wanted i was. the only thing i wasn't nervous about was whether he could find a gun to buy because obviously that was the simplest part about. world . science technology innovation all the latest developments from around

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diplomatic deadlock russia says no to regime change in syria as moscow slams a proposed u.n. resolution calling on president assad to step down. the want of man we can leaks founder julian assange just to appeal to britain see report against his extradition to sweden. and then it's really ad campaign in the u.s. back virus buying a bird only insulting many jewish families across america. ten am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina joshua into the

program now the u.n. security council has agreed to once to avoid military intervention in syria but differences remain over the way ahead the u.s. as well as its european and arab allies one president assad out of power for its part russia says the u.n. should be used as a platform for excessive interference in syrian affairs more in a fortnight has the latest from new york. the united states france britain could talk are. all those countries supporting this draft resolution said that there would be no military intervention imposed in syria if the draft resolution was adopted but the most important thing to note is that those spearheading the push for this draft resolution are also calling for a ceasefire in in syria and also calling for a national dialogue between the government and opposition groups these steps these calls are calls that have been made by russia for the last few months russia has

indicated on tuesday that it will veto a draft resolution on syria in which the tax calls for imposes any regime change and leaves a rhetorical door open for military intervention similar to what the world saw transpire in libya now russian ambassador to the united nations vitaly churkin did address the security council indicating that russia is clearly committed to finding a peaceful solution to the ongoing conflict in syria but it is a solution that has to involve the syrian people not a solution that is imposed by outside forces take a listen to what he had to say this unity council cannot prescribe radio disappears for. domestic political purposes it's not in the charter we don't want a security council to call and to fall into the habit because once you start is

difficult to stop then you will start telling what needs to design know what prime minister needs to step down this is really not the business of the security council moscow has proposed its own draft resolution on syria which calls for both parties participating in the violence to come to the negotiating. negotiating table and take part in a dialogue this is an invitation that russia recently made to representatives of the syrian government and opposition groups earlier this week to try to get them to come to moscow and participate in talks in the coming days the security council will be working to try to come to a consensus on the text of a resolution on syria but if the times remains as it's been presented calling for president bashar al assad to step down and leaving the door open for military intervention this is something that russia firmly will be opposed to bring up right

now reporting there in the west has made a habit of using the when to legalize and tames of regime change and other countries so says peace activists jake of hornberger that's the whole idea of these resolutions that they're no matter how tightly they are constructed they will always be construed to do whatever the u.s. government the british government want to do but one thing's for certain this is a problem for the syrian people to resolve not through the u.s. government the british government the united nations this is a problem for the syrian people so obviously that the main thrust of u.s. foreign policy is regime change we've seen them time and time again it begins with sanctions it goes into embargoes blockades but ultimately the quest is to remove a recalcitrant dictatorship install a u.s. regime even if it happens to be a dictatorship so this is another classic example of where the u.s. is but in india other people's affairs when it really has no business doing so.

coming up later in the program here in our key peter lavelle and his guest on cross dr bade the hurdles in the way of breaking the deadlock of the syrian crisis. russia to hold negotiations between all of the different parties and as we know the syrian national council you know one of the main opposition blocs has essentially rejected that offer possibly with some foreign encouragement behind them because one of the stipulations that they made one of the preconditions for the talks was that. should resign so they wanted an old come the day goes. come of a process as a preliminary commission and so the possibility of negotiations is very unlikely and from that point of view it's starting to resemble a bit what was happening in libya where the opposition consistently refused to

engage in any sort of peaceful negotiations. while you share your thoughts on the situation in syria so log on to our key dot com let us know what you think and you can also take part in our web site home right now on the web site there is forty five percent who say it will answer whether russia china veto over a third thinks the u.n. is simply being used by the west to further its aims in syria now less than a quarter believes it will finish with a continued u.s. effort to overthrow biasa regime of that minority thinks there will be agreement on the motion so how to our website are teed up to cast your vote and while you're there check out what else we have for you online. in forcing american laws with russian weapons us police will soon be using guns provided by the firm that makes kalashnikovs. the final verdict is out why russia's martian

mission for the focus of the. and failed to get all the details on r.t. dot com. and a pill that could prevent aids but find out why some medical experts believe it could also fuel n.h.i. of the epidemic. the u.k. supreme court is expected to consider an appeal by the way to make founder julian assange against his extradition to sweden over allegations of sexual assault in august two thousand and ten the future of the world famous whistleblower is unclear as ever questions are being raised over sweden's legal system and its ties with the united state artiest on bart has the details. the face that launched a thousand leaks julian a son does exposure of tens of thousands of secret documents has embarrassed

governments the world over but the wiki leaks phenomenon is no longer his most pressing concern the swedish authorities want to question a songe over allegations of sexual assault dating back to august two thousand and ten prosecutors have been criticized by a son just supporters and international civil libertarians with allegations of a cumbersome contradictory and slowly build process huge arguments have also broken out over the nature of some of sweden's laws on sexual offenses such as those of some faces it's going to be closed course. and leading up to the trial is going to be held. while the prosecutor asked for him to be held in solitary confinement it's just bizarre so there are so many bizarre aspects to the why in which the matter is being conducted up till now. from our perspective i just can't see how he would get

a fair trial others have gone beyond legal arguments saying that the storm raised by our sons through wiki leaks has made him a target for political interference across the atlantic u.s. or thora te's enraged at having their secret documents exposed may seek to have a son extradited there to stand trial but surely sweden's famed neutrality would stop such a thing but i would disagree that's where they're so it in is an outright country sit in a very clear cut. proximity and collaboration even in military operations with such campaigns initiated by nato you have for instance the so its presence in that is that you have a clear cut. it brought nato policy on it back to sweden and that is not to try to

do with some u.s. politicians branding a sound a cyber terrorist and calling for the death penalty it could get a lot worse for the wiki leaks founder the problem is not that we have too much wiki leaks we have too little. i think wealthy people agree with. who is a national public polls indicate that very large majorities applaud and support the efforts of wiki leaks the why do worry is that with or without julian a son governments around the world with something to hide will now launch full scale assaults on internet freedom in order to keep their secrets secret but for now the focus is on the man not his website killing our son just connections with sweden have raised many questions about what really happened in august two thousand and ten but now with her son and his future as uncertain as ever questions are

being leveled at sweden's legal system and its relationship with the united states which could prove crucial to the fate of the world's most notorious whistleblower tom watson r.t. stockholm sweden. so i had for you this hour here in our teeth a campaign full of controversy find out why series of ads paid for by the israeli government have left millions of american jews feeling insulted. now china is the world's fifth largest holder of gold and seems to be in the market for more analysts believe beijing snapped up around five hundred tons of gold and twenty eleven double what it bought in two thousand and ten let's now talk more on this the chinese economy with france's loan managing director of lansing holdings ltd there long thanks very much indeed for being with us here in the program so could you tell us why does china have such a strong interest in gold in particular and also what it means for the rest of the world. for several years now.

critics. economists chinese see the limits wanting the government to diversify is holding foreign exchange and china has the largest foreign exchange holding off any country in the world about one trillion us dollars of their new us dollar and actually. two thousand and seven there have been course that china should buy some gold. to diversify so i make sure each holdings and it was not until two thousand and ten china actually bought some go and the price is already much higher than two thousand and seven which was something like seven hundred us dollars. to go and it would be a high price pursue because during this time. the u.s.

dollar versus the. fifteen per cent so. it is prudent policy to diversify so. with the foreign exchange holdings to do something. for us all of these to go and i think because of china's buying off. the price of go. forward to something like one thousand five hundred dollars. it looks like it's profitable for china well against the backdrop of economically weak you are now and the united states china seems to be emerging as the number one economy however with interesting in the pans on imports to europe now how does that add up. well china's economy is still. that of the u.s. but of course china has a much better balance of payment and much larger foreign exchange holdings and.

fiscal deficit it's much much smaller and the national debt is much smaller and china has about nine percent economic growth why the u.s. has about one point nine percent so it is really only time fifteen china will overtake the u.s. as the largest economy of the world and of course together with that china would need to have a say in the global financial situation now. by your peers in the world. and china has reverted to say in global financial matters and i think that we'll have to change expression the u.s. and europe. if you want china to participate fully in the

global financial system i think you need to bring china into d.c. to organization well that's not how currency issue is we know that the euro has been on a roller coaster ride for quite some time and the dollar is quite weak so china has been pushing for its currency even want to become one of the world's reserve currencies what are the chances that this actually might succeed. i don't think he would have paid the next five because chinese policy makers fear that if you. opened the gate. of. the country that would create is the ability that is the policy because it and so because of the last five years since the u.n. started to flow. seventeen poussin there's

a. new spirit actually. the. u.s. dollar and. cause for him to internationalize the i. and so did we freed the next five months all right france's long lengthy holdings ltd managing director thanks very much indeed for sharing your views with us here on r.t. . iran says it's held three days of constructive talks with inspectors from the un's nuclear watchdog the i.a.e.a. is attempting to verify the peaceful nature of iran's atomic program the west has recently stepped up a canonic sanctions against the islamic state suspecting it of developing nuclear weapons washington's intelligence chief has warned of an increasing likelihood that iran could attack america or its allies the u.s. is beefing up its military presence in the persian gulf by sending a third aircraft carrier to the region former cia analyst ray mcgovern says people

have been misled into thinking iran is a clear and present danger. if you look at the polls seventy percent of the american people believe that iran already has a nuclear weapon that's exactly the same percentage of people in two thousand and two who were persuaded by what i call the fawning corporate media to believe that saddam hussein was working on a nuclear weapon it's bizarre what did the defense ministers of america and israel say they say is working on a nuclear weapon know if the marines were working on a nuclear weapon they would have to kick out he would inspectors he would know that and they don't want that at all they are not working on nuclear weapon they have not yet decided to do so so the facts are that the two is offense ministers both intelligence agents and say the way they say it is they have not yet decided to do you know.