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>>> NEW
>>> NEW TONIGHT, WHAT CAN BE DON TO STOP THE VIOLENCE? IT IS A CONCERN THAT KEEPS
RYING IN OUR COUNTRY IN THE
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IT IS A CONCERN THAT KEEPS RYING IN OUR COUNTRY IN THE WAKE OF THE RECENT MASS
SHOOTINGS SPARKING FEAR IN
AMERICA.
>> TONIGHT WE SAT DO YOU KNOW
TO DISCUSSION THE ISSUE IN
DEMOCRAT BOTH COMMUNITY LEADERS
FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
ON OUR PANEL TONIGHT, PASTOR
GRAY OF TRANCE FORMATION
CHURCH, AND THE CHIEF
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER FOR CMS.
AND CLAUDIA SANDOVAL, A UNION
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COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER FOR CMS. AND CLAUDIA SANDOVAL, A UNION COUNTY MOM WHOSE CHILDREN
SURVIVED THE SANDY HOOK
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHOOTING AND
KAREN FISHER, A FIREARMS
INSTRUCTOR FOR PROTECT KAREN.
>>> IN MY PERSPECTIVE.
EDUCATION IS THE BEGINNING OF
IT ALL.
WE NEED TO TEACH
RESPONSIBILITY, SUPERVISION,
AND I ALSO THINK THERE IS A
RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN THE MEDIA
ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO BRING A
CHANGE FORWARD.
>> WE'RE MINDFUL THAT ANYTIME
SOMEONE SENDS THEIR CHILD TO
SCHOOL THAT THEY ARE THERE WITH
THE EXPECTATION OF TEACHING AND
LEARNING HAPPENING EVERY DAY,
OPENING FUTURES FOR STUDENTS
AND THE LAST THING THAT ANYONE
SHOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IS
THEIR SAFETY, THEIR SECURITY,
THEIR WELL BEING, SO WE ADDED
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS AND
COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS
ACROSS CAMPUSES AND THE
DISTRICT BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT
GOOD PRESENTIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
ARE A PRIMARY RECOMMENDATION OF
MANY OF THE GROUPS THAT HAVE
SAID WE'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO
REDUCE VIOLENCE IN OUR SCHOOLS
AND IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
>> I THINK IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T PUNT
EVIL TO MENTAL ILLNESS BECAUSE
THERE ARE A LOT OF MENTALLY ILL
PEOPLE WHO ARE THE ONES
ACTUALLY BEING ABUSED SO, YES,
MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING IS SO,
SO IMPORTANT, BUT WE HAVE TO
ASK WHY DO WE HAVE SO MUCH
ACCESS TO THESE TYPES OF
WEAPONS?
>> ARE YOU -- YOU'RE REALLY
NODDING YOUR HEAD BACK THERE.
>> YEAH, SO I THINK OF THIS AS
A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISES, BUT
FROM THE RESEARCH THAT HAS BEEN
DONE, THE 21 STATES THAT HAVE
CLOSED BACKGROUND CHECK
LOOPHOLES HAVE ACTUALLY REDUCED
THE AMEND OF GUNS THAT GET INTO
THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO HURT
THEMSELVES OR HURT OTHERS, AND
IT IS ACTUALLY IN THE 2019
STUDY THAT IT REDUCES 10% OF
GUN HOMICIDES.
>> BASED ON MY CONVERSATIONS
WITH LAW ABIDING RESPONSIBLE
GUN OWNERS, THERE IS NOT A
PROBLEM WITH TRYING TO CLOSE A
LOOPHOLE.
I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH A
GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE BEING CLOSED.
I THINK IT IS KIND OF SCARY TO
HAVE SOMEONE COME UP TO A TABLE
IN A GUN SHOW AND BUY A RIFLE
AND WALK OUT THE DOOR WITH NO
PERMIT, NO BACKGROUND CHECKS.
SO RESPONSIBILITY IS A HUGE
PART IN EDUCATION SO WHEN
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ACCESS, WE
NEED TO START EDUCATING
PARENTS, AND WE NEED TO START
EDUCATING CHILDREN ABOUT HOW DO
WE KEEP THESE GUNS LOCKED UP?
>> CULTURE THAT WE GET IS THE
CULTURE THAT WE ALLOW SO WE AS
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE GOT TO
SAY WHY ARE WE ALLOWING THIS TO
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THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE GOT TO SAY WHY ARE WE ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN?
HOW DO WE TAKE OUR COLLECTIVE
VOICE, NOT ONLY SPIRITUALLY AS
PASTOR, BUT, MAN, THOUGHTS AND
PRAYERS ARE GREAT, BUT I'M SO
GLAD THAT ABRAHAM LINCOLN DID
MORE THAN THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.
HE TOOK ACTION -- PUT ACTION
TOES THAT PRAYERS.
>> NONE OF THESE SOLUTIONS ARE
GOING TO BE THE ONE SOLUTION.
THEY WILL REQUIRE CONSTANT
ATTENTION AND VIGILANCE ON
EVERYONE'S PART.
>> I DON'T THINK THERE IS A
SOLUTION.
UNFORTUNATELY.
SOLUTION. UNFORTUNATELY. I WISH I COULD SAY DIFFERENTLY.
WHEN WE'RE PUTTING PRESENTIAL
HEALTH ASIDE AND EDUCATION
ASIDE QHARKS IS LEFT IN THE BAD
GUY.
>> HOW DO WE COME TOGETHER AS
COMMUNITY, AS A NATION TO SAY
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH AND WE NEED TO
MAKE CHANGE?
>> FOR ME PERSONALLY, WHAT I
FOUND IS HAVING CONVERSATIONS
WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE, FORMING
PARTNERSHIPS.
YOU -- HAVING A CONVERSATION
WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE IN YOUR
CAMP IS NOT GOING TO GET YOU
ANYWHERE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE -- YOU HAVE TO
INCLUDE GUN OWNER NEWS.
WHEN I WALKED INTO THE GREEN
ROOM AND I MET CLAUDE WHY, THE
FIRST THING I SAID TO HER IS
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE RED FLAG
LAW.
CONVERSATION, GETTING FACTS,
UNDERSTANDING WHERE IT IS
COMING FROM, GETTING YOURSELF
OUT OF ONE SIDE AND PUTTING
YOURSELF IN THE MIDDLE AND
BEING, YOU KNOW, COMPASSIONATE
TOWARDS OVERS AND UNDERSTANDING
THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY.
I CAN'T GET ANYWHERE IF I DON'T
UNDERSTAND BOTH SIDES.
>> AND I'LL SEGWAY AND SAY ONE
THING A PARENT CAN DO AT HOME
IS HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH
THEIR STUDENTS BEFORE SCHOOL
STARTS AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AGAIN, TO -- IF THEY SEE
SOMETHING IS THAT THEY FEEL MAY
THREATEN THEIR SAFETY TO SAY
SOMETHING TO ANY ADULT ON THE
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THREATEN THEIR SAFETY TO SAY SOMETHING TO ANY ADULT ON THE SCHOOL BUILDING, ON THE BUS,
ANYONE NEARBY SO WE CAN
RESPOND.
>> AND THERE IS THIS FEAR, BUT
THE ANTEDOTE TO FEAR IS LOVE.
HOW DO WE GO ABOUT IN THE WAY
TO SAY, YES, THIS WORD IS
DANGEROUS, AND THEN HOW CAN I
BECOME A PART OF THE SOLUTION
VERSUS LIVING IN FEAR?
>> I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T GIVE UP
FOR MY CHILDREN, FOR ALL OF THE
FAMILIES WHO ARE ENTERING NOW
THIS CLUB THAT NOBODY WANTS TO
JOIN, AND IT IS BECAUSE OF THAT
THAT I FEEL -- I AGREE WITH
YOU, KAREN.
WE NEED TO HAVE THESE
CONVERSATIONS.
WE NEED TO HAVE EVIDENCE-BASED
APPROACHES TO THIS.
AND IF WE CONTINUE THAT AS
WE'VE SEEN THIS WHOLE WEEKEND
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THE APPETITE FOR CHANGE IS
COMING, AND IT TAKES EVERYBODY
GETTING OFF THE SIDELINES AND
ALSO HAVING THOSE TOUGH
CONVERSATIONS AND ADVOCATING
FOR CHANGE WITHIN OUR
GOVERNMENT.
>> SO THOSE WERE JUST SOME OF
THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR
CONVERSATION TONIGHT.
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