. >>> in our national lead, it is a uniquely american problem. it is a uniquely american shame.ntary school in uvalde, texas, marks at least the 30th shooting at a k-12 school just this year. that's according to a cnn analysis. we're joined now by somebody who regrettably knows what a mass shooting at school is like all too well. cameron caseky you first met after the shooting at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland in 2018. that's of course when an armed gunman murdered 17 students and faculty. he's now an advocate against gun violence among many other pursuits. cameron, really good to see you again. you know first-hand what the families and kids at robb elementary are going through today. what's it like for you to continually see more people forced to experience this type of situation, knowing that so little has changed since parkland? >> this shooting is certainly unique because so many of the family members and so many of the people in the community are undocumented and border patrol, i. i.c.e., are very often at the scene of these kinds of crimes and i fear for

is a uniquely american issue. and we can do something to prevent indeed, and america is a country that has more guns than americans. what would you say should be the 1st piece of legislation that is passed to to get the ball rolling on this? yeah, i mean again, like i mentioned earlier, i think there's a variety of things that we need to do when you look at right now. what the senate can do is expand universal background checks. right? that is something that is, is simple. it's something that over 90 percent of americans agree upon, you know, they can, you know, past 6 extreme risk protection orders also known as red flag was they can ensure that we are, you know, a properly funding gunbelt prevention research. you know, the administration can also do stuff. you know, there's a variety of things you know, that has not been done that really, i think we need to put in the forefront. this is important voice. we appreciate your time doctor joseph 2nd, thanks very much. and if join is here and out of there. yeah, thank

first, mass shootings are uniquely americans -- american problems. the u.s. has had a 101.nce is eight. i want to put up this graph. in 2000 one, school shootings hit an all-time high. there were 236 of them, more than double the years before. i want to come to you, john. you are in that community where people are impacted by this. what are people saying they want to see in uvalde? there's a gun culture there. what are you hearing as people in d.c. are debating here? >> that's a really great question. it's complicated. there's a disconnect in some ways between the culture that you are hearing about in your environment and down here. this is gun culture. this is a huge hunting community. as a guy who owns a construction company told me, if everybody -- everybody owns guns down here. i interviewed a school superintendent in a neighboring school district. they are keenly conscious of all these threats to his students and is doing his best to secure his schools. he has ar-15's. he likes to use them for target shooting. when i talk to people down here -- this is just the folks i

the truth is, this is a uniquely american phenomenon.more guns don't make us more safe, they make us less safe. >> what about the fact that we have guns, and they're not keeping us safe, frank? a texas department of public safety officer told cnn earlier tonight, that law enforcement was there. they did engage with the shooter, and still he made his way in. and he shot into classroom, after classroom. so how do you make the argument that a good guy with a gun could change anything? there was a security guard in buffalo, there was one in parkland. >> data doesn't support would senator ted cruz try to sell to the public today. it's just not there, in fact, the fbi statistics have come out in a report, just yesterday. on last year's active shooting incidents. and all of them, there are over 60 of them -- with over 100 people who were killed. and only four of those instances did citizens engage with weapons. and so, there's no evidence of that. in fact, the notion that you would arm teachers with minimal training. there is no way they can fu

they are happening because of uniquely american politics. they are happening because 327 million americans are essentially hostages to a morally and financially bankrupt gun lobby and the heartless, gutless politicians that they buy and own, and please stop thinking that there is some body count, some level of brutality and carnage that will move them, these republicans and the two pet democrats, that the rivers of blood will one day run deep enough and the slaughters tragic enough that these politicians will say, okay, that's enough. let's do something because their tolerance for blood and the nra's tolerance for slaughter are bottomless as is the grief and the torture that the parents of slaughtered children and slaughtered grandmas and shoppers and bible study parishioners, all the slaughtered americans will feel every day for the rest their lives. so honestly, to hell with anybody who says don't politicize this because these deaths, until we change, until we stop letting this minority of ghouls rule us, this is who we are. i want to bring

they will not talk about what makes this uniquely american.ey have mental illness and other places. they have video games and other places. when they do not have as easy access to these weapons of war. so, for beto to go and do that, that took guts. because i am sure that he knew that he would get that response from the folks up there. you also do not know what's responsible get in the room of the people who were there watching. but i think that that was a show of leadership on his part. and we need that shock to the system. he did it in a civil way. he was not on civil. in fact, when he got back from one or two of those elected officials -- they were crass and unbecoming, i think. but a lot of texans agree with beto on that and i think he also made this a more high-profile issue in the governor's race. >> that is the question. arethere? i think a huge part of this story is the nra, a huge part is a radicalization of the gun subculture. and a huge part is republicans. but a huge part of it is just that there is a lot of people, just voters, wh

this is a uniquely american phenomenon. >> fact check, true.e of how people treat each other. but the kind of violence we have in this country, the sheer amount of injuries, of terrible, terrible things that happen, people paralyzed, people injured, and the death rate is uniquely american because of the availability of guns. now, just take homicides. 79 % are gun related. that is a big reason why, when you look at these other places, although they have people who are violent like we do and have unfortunate situations and conflicts, not all of those things are immediately escalated like they are in a country where so many guns are so easily attainable. it is down to 13% in australia, 4% in the uk. "new york times" reports it makes up less than 5% of the world and they own 42% of the world's guns. that is an absolutely striking statistic. so there is more gun ownership which creates more opportunities for the use of guns and not just for self-defense, which you know is legal, but for the illegal use of guns like the murder of other people. there

he's a really special, unique presence in american public life. those comments really affecting. a lot of first-time spoken about that. so the first time he spoke about issues with public import. i wanted to have some case you haven't. david jolly for republican congressman from florida. he served the record movements. what foreman that national affairs editor. it will join me now. mark, well, david let me start with you on kurds, i think that's the top of the bunch of times. and i think something pasta breakthrough. and it never feels like it does, because i feel like there's some sense that there is some emotional encouragement of shame that can happen. but, the radicalization of the republican party, particularly on this issue, which is gotten more radical, more extreme, more obsessive, more fetishistic overtime. i think it's an important thing to understand. and how far it is i think outside of the mainstream, i'm sure there's many gun owners in uvalde texas. lots of gun owners around this country. but these basic, anything being subjected to

there has been another mass murder as you know at a school in texas where the uniquely american phenomenon of a mass murder at schools complete with television coverage like the television coverage you're seeing. began. all of that began in texas. in 1966. when charles whitman, a name that became one of the most famous names of the 1960s, went to the top of a texas tower, the university of texas in austin tower. and with his rifle, he aimed down at people walking across the campus and he shot and killed 16 of them before he was shot and killed by police. that's before going to the tower. like many of the mass murderers who followed his footsteps, charles whitman shot and killed his wife, shot and killed his mother. the mass murderer in sandy hook, in connecticut, shot and killed his mother before going to the elementary school they are to murder 20 kindergarten and first grade students. and six adults working at the school. the latest reports indicate that as many as 18 children and three adults were shot and killed today at robb elementary school in uvalde, texas, the town of 15,000 peopl

the truth is that, this is a uniquely american phenomenon.organ stone make us are safe, they make us feel safe. >> what about the fact that we have guns, and they're not keeping us safe. that texas department of public safety officer told cnn earlier tonight the law enforcement was there. they did engage with the shooter, and still, they made his way in the soul shot and to classroom after classroom. so, how do you make the argument that a good guy with a gun can change anything? there is a security guard in buffalo, those one in parkland. >> >> that does not support what the senator tried to sell to the public. in fact, the fbi statistics have come out just yesterday. on active shooting incidents. on all of them -- there were 60 of them -- with 100 people killed and only four of those instances had people engage with weapons. there is no evidence that in fact the notion that we would arm teachers with minimal training. and get the kind of training a police officer has. you are simply introducing more guns into a school setting. tragedy is bo

at a school in texas, we are the unique american phenomenon of mass murder at schools, complete with television coverage, like the television coverage you are seeing tonight, began. all of that began in texas. in 1966, when charles whitman, a name that became one of the most famous names of the 1960s, went to the top of a texas tower, the university of texas in austin. and with his rifle, he aimed down at people walking across the campus and he shot and killed 16 of them. before he was shot and killed by police. that's before going to the tower -- like many of the mass murderers who followed his footsteps, charles whitman shot and killed his wife, shot and killed his mother. the mass murderer in sandy hook, in connecticut, shot and killed his mother before going to the elementary school they are to murder 20 kindergarten and first grade students. and six adults working at the school. the latest adults reports indicate that as many as 18 children and three adults were shot and killed today. at robb elementary school in uvalde, texas. the town of 15,000 people, about 60 miles from the

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school as a killer armed with assault rifles stalked their classroom, the latest victims of a uniquely americanaddressed the parents�* heartbreak in a speech at a graduation ceremony. he'll be visiting the town tomorrow. those parents are literally preparing to bury their children. in the united states of america, to bury their children. there's too much violence, too much fear, too much grief. the massacre thrust the issue of gun control back into national focus. gun rights activists said they were horrified by the violence, but the national rifle association went ahead with its convention in texas, supported by its high—profile champion. like others, he insisted the solution had nothing to do with guns. the existence of evil in our world is not a reason to disarm law—abiding citizens who know how to use theirweapon and can protect a lot of people. the existence of evil is one of the very best reasons to arm law—abiding citizens. it's taking our babies! the convention was a target for growing outrage over mass shootings with assault weapons and over the fierce opposition to gun control in the

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and that is a unique american. a final question then, because we're out of time.e about being raised in the soviet system and how you escaped and how you cherish freedoms in this country. that's right. look at the challenges the united states faces today from putin, from china. yeah. do you believe that america's democratic system is strong and resilient enough to take on and win against these challenges? for sure. i'll tell you the beauty of our republic, that regardless, they have the federalism, they have a constitution and vibrancy of people. you know, people kind of tolerate, tolerate, and then when government gets too big, it's bottom—up approach, and what i see on the ground in our states, isee... i've been in politics involved on the ground for over decades. i go to town hall events. i see so many new people that really never care about politics — they're now energised. so i truly believe this midterm election in �*24 is going to show that america is strong country with strong beliefs and, you know, we don't want anyone to mess around with us and we're goi

philip the franco, also wrapped up one of the other common things, helplessness he twisted the uniquely american feeling, saying, news about a mash shooting of kids and knowing literally nothing is going to change to stop it from happening again. is the one i hate, the most movie on the united states is still dealing with a severe shortage of infant formula for weeks. grocery stores have been running out and manufacturers and government agencies say they're working to tackle the problem . pay co hain as the latest more palate maybe formula arriving in the u. s. on military plains, from overseas. this landing, watched by the 1st lady joe biden, trying to signal to an angry population that the administration is doing something about it. but on capitol hill, the focuses on how did it happen in the 1st place? only 4 companies produce most of the baby formula in the us. one was shut down after 4 babies got sick, 2 died. the company denies its formula is responsible. but on capitol hill in apology. the current infant formula shortage is heartbreaking. on behalf of everyone and added, i want to express

of the work ethic, i will put it about 1820 or 30, they codified franklin earlier and it's a unique americanease. jonathan: it's counterproductive in a lot of ways. if that can be carried out through the business i think that would be super effective. tom: i think it is easily solvable. jonathan: are you admitting after having a go at us in europe a long time you admitting they should go the european way? tom: i'm not saying that. jonathan: basically. tom: the bottom line is at gunpoint you say you are taking off x days avoid you are doing, we will shut down your phone and security and computer, just do it. jonathan: you are sounding european i've got to say. tom: what is a holiday, two weeks? jonathan: two weeks i think consecutive should be forced on everyone. if you get paid leave without a doubt. tom: right now maria tadeo in brussels with us for the interview with ukraine foreign minister. maria, what did we learn in the interview? what was the distinction that mattered? >> there are two things he made clear. they were disappointed by the fact they didn't get the treatment sweden and fi

shooting happen action is usually taken, in nulz, -- our report in action after shootings is a unique american> reporter: when five people were gunned down in the united kingdom last summer the nation was shocked. it's had some of the world's toughest gun laws since mass shooting in 1996, gun deaths fell by half and mass shootings became extremely rare. in the wake of the new attack the governor announced tighter restriksz, including medical tests for mental health and instability for would-be gun owners. >> my thoughts are very much with the families of those who lost their lives in the appalling incident numerous countries, advocates for gun control point to them as proof that mass shooting incidents can be dramatically reduced. >> a gunman kills more than 2 dozen people and injures several others. >> reporter: 35 people killed during an australian shooting spree in '96. the government launched a massive gun-buy back program, banning automatic and semi-automatic weapons and there murder ires and suicides with firearms plummeted and have been no mass shootings since. canada has massive requir

yes, this is a uniquely american phenomenon. according to "new york times," the u.s.through, the developed word in the number of mass shootings. it's not even. the numbers have only shot up over the last few years. the last time the u.s. enacted a major piece of legislation was 1994. mass shootings felt during this period, and then rose again after the law expired. studies have can't shown that the bans on high-capacity magazines had an impact. since then, congress has been essentially paralyzed on this issue. the contrast that with other u.s. allies that have experienced mass shootings. they have done something about it, and it's worked. australia, 1996, the government launched a buyback program and imposed tough restrictions. that solved the problem in australia. britain, canada, norway and new zealand have all enacted sweeping new restrictions on firearms and have seen major declines in mass shootings. so to all the people who ask, what can we do? what can we do? there are things we can do, but there are powerful forces standing in the way of new laws, namely the t

especially at schools leaving a trail of dead bodies of little children and sometimes teenagers is a uniquely americanentary. >> reporter: in the midst of a war ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy took time to offer his sympathy. >> translator: i would like to express my condolences to all of the relatives and family members of the children who were killed in an awful shooting in texas. >> reporter: in his own condolence message french president emmanuel mucontrol twe macron tweeted this. we share the shock and grief of the american people and the rage of those fighting to end the violence. also on twitter canada's prime minister justin trow dough wrote, my heart breaks. i'm thinking of the parents, the families, the friends, the classmates and the coworkers whose lives have been forever changed. canadians are mourning with you and are here for you. u.k. prime minister boris johnson and the labor leader weighed in on the shooting at robb elementary. >> our thoughts are with those all affected by this attack which is an unspeakable tragedy and our hearts with the american people. >> reporter: londo

mirroring the frustration and anger that you're seeing around the country because this is almost a uniquely american. and so the people that i talk to, you talk to in the white house and on capitol hill, they see the same thing play out over and over and over again and other administrations and literally just last week, ten days ago in this country. they know and the administration knows it's a multifacetted problem. everyone agrees on that, but so is healthcare and taxes and foreign policy, and somehow we as a country work and figure out solutions for those issues. so this white house will do what we saw other administrations do. we saw president biden get motional, as raw as we have seen him, i think, on these issues. shaken, angry. he demanded action. senator chris murphy from connecticut takes the floor and begs his colleagues again to restart conversations around gun safety legislation. so, is something going to get done? it's hard to say. you know, i think the conventional wisdom is if we didn't see anything after newtown, you know what i mean, for those of us that were adults at the time, fee

talk and describe how america's founding ideals of freedom and opportunity are what make us uniquely american and what create an identity for us. and at the end of my remarks, he asked me a question and said, you know, you're just quoting martin luther king here and and you know, we've heard that over and over again you don't need to to tell us that i said, no way might i thought about what i talked about and i said no i didn't quote martin luther king and he said yeah you did. and it didn't dawn on me until the ride back here that i realized that i had said, you know the founding ideals in our declaration of independence that all men are created equal and down by their creator life liberty in the pursuit of happiness. i don't know if he knew that that was in our founding documents. that's what this book is for. and then finally the book is for this mom who i spoke with a year ago. her name is scarlett johnson, and when i talked to her she described her small town of maquan thiensville in wisconsin as quiet friendly nice. then she told me that she was very troubled at what was happening in he

not want government telling them they can and cannot do things that is a part of what makes us uniquely american. so people wearing masks was such a challenge where they did not like the idea that people were interfering with them. somethings are ridiculous but at its core the something deeply, deeply unsettling for most americans even there uneasy about abortion personally and they feel i wouldn't have one, i don't like the idea of the states to get so deep in their into this private decisions. in so want is a philosophical thing you know america. number two every bit of research and data backs this up i don't like horse race polls and make it out of one pole that 800 people. other than having modest gun reform some basic safety checks, access tor reproductive healths like the second most universally accepted think more than 70% of the country thanks roe v wade should stay in place the privacy protections that it affords are a good thing. now you are right, millions of americans oppose abortion that's why maybe they should never have it. by and large, overwhelmingly americans a pro-choice count

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. >>> are mass shootings a uniquely american problem? a lot of people have been talking about that.folks now, because britain, australia, canada, new zealand, norway, they have all tightened gun laws after mass shootings in their countries, and they saw a drop in violent crime. cnn's tom foreman has more now. >> reporter: when five people were gunned down in the united kingdom last summer, the nation was shocked. it's had some of the toughest gun laws since a mass shooting in 1996. gun violence fell by half and shootings were extremely rare. in the wake of the recent attack, they tightened gun violence even tighter for would-be gun owners. >> the tragedies of families who lost their lives was not acceptable. >> they are proof that mass shootings can be drastically reduced. 35 people were killed during an australian shooting spree in 1996, despit 1996. despite a gun culture and resistance, the government banned semiautomatic weapons. gun violence plummeted and there's only been one mass shooting since. the government has all kind of responses to a mass shooting there. proponents said

it is an american crisis, it is a uniquely american crisis, as unfortunately we say every time.re again. as you look into that trauma for survivors, there is so much focus on the days after these tragedies. but the long term impact, do we even understand at this point, john, how deep that trauma goes? how long lasting it is for people like maggie, for example? >> we have no idea. this is a thing that researchers cannot predict, which children are going to deal with this a day afterwards, and which children are going to deal with it decades later. i have done reporting on children who many, many years later are still dealing with the effects that that young woman described. kids who are six years past shootings and they are still having to take anti psychotics and anti depressants. they are still threatening to harm themselves. they are still dealing with guilt, that they couldn't save their classmates on the playground. these are things that even in a moment, a shooting that can last a matter of seconds can affect them for decades. this was a shooting that lasted far longer than

-- >> it may be the -- >> as you heard there, many wonder why school shootings seem to be a uniquely americantodd is taking a closer look at how other countries tackle the issue. >> reporter: another slaughter of children inside a school. another president pleading for action. >> when in god's name we do what we all know in our gut needs to be done. >> reporter: if there's any new movement in washington after the uvalde texas shooting, any movement to ban or cut back sales of assault weapons, any move to strengthen background checks, it could join the other attempts that failed. >> we must do more to keep guns out of the hands of children. >> reporter: that was president bill clinton three days after the massacre at columbine high school in april 1999. when two students killed 12 fellow students and a team offer. federal legislation was proposed to close loopholes for background check at gun shows. it failed in congress. >> for president after president since bill clinton, there are tragedies. there's a call to action. there are efforts of legislation. and that legislation falls short. >> rep

it's the frequency and the fact that this is a uniquely american problem and only happens in america.s. donors, we all have to come together and demand that congress acts. when that shooter shows up, he's not going to ask what your voter registration is. he's not going to ask if are you a card-carrying member of the nra. he's going to shoot. there is no question that will be asked. so none of us are immune to this. no matter who we are, where we live, the color of our skin our our creed. none of us in america today are itch mun. republicans and democrats come together on common sense gun reform. 90% of america spoertsz background checks. you know who doesn't support it? the nra. it's dam time they brake the chain of the nra around them and for the sake of the constituency and this country. >> i'm going to need ten republican votes. because we know joe manchin does not believe the filibuster should be changed for anything, including gun reform laws. are there ten republican votes? >> i severely doubt there are ten republican votes for anything legal. look, even the universal background

and a protest at the air on a convention in houston, and with you and i can do to break this uniquely american ritual of violence. all in starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. today, wayne lapierre, head of the national rifle association, hosted a number of republican politicians, including the ex president, at his organization's annual conference in houston. just days after 19 elementary school children and teachers were slaughtered by a gunman, a few hundred miles away. now, all of the speakers at today's conference acknowledged the shooting, and really, how could they not? and all of them blamed it on everything but the ar-15 style rifle that the gunman bought as soon as he was legally able to when he turned 18. this is standard. i mean, this is the script. we know how this goes. for nra and the politicians. in the aftermath of a recurring horror, these weapons, lapierre and his allies other publican party, just throwing an excuse, drink explain organs are not the problem. it was following the sandy hook massacre, ten years ago, which left 20 children and s