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Transcript/ScriptUS - School Shootings
HEADLINE: Biden Marks Uvalde Shooting Anniversary, Calls Again for Assault Weapons Ban
TEASER: While observing anniversary of deadliest school shooting in Texas, president demands Congress take action
PUBLISHED AT: 05/24/2023 at 10:23 pm
BYLINE: Anita Powell
CONTRIBUTOR:
DATELINE: Washington
VIDEOGRAPHER: AP, AFP
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SCRIPT EDITORS: Bowman, Reifenrath, Mia Bush
VIDEO SOURCE (S): AP, AFP
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EDITOR NOTES: answered questions and ADDS ted cruz ))
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[[A year after the brutal killing of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, President Joe Biden is calling for “common-sense gun laws” that will limit access to military-style assault weapons. His political opponents have consistently resisted the move, and a year later, not much has changed. VOA’s Anita Powell reports from Washington.]]
((Uvalde scenes AFP-V000_32Z932N))
((NARRATOR:))
Everything changed for these Texas families a year ago, when a gunman tore through Robb Elementary using a high-powered rifle to kill 19 children and two teachers.
((Biden lays wreath at Robb elementary, AFP-V000_32BJ27N))
((NARRATOR:))
When President Joe Biden visited the small town of Uvalde days later, he said the grieving parents made one request.
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((NARRATOR:))
He spoke again on the grim anniversary.
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((President Joe Biden))
“Each place, we heard the same message: 'Do something. For God's sake, please do
something.' We did something afterwards. But not nearly enough.”
((NRA convention scenes, focusing on high-powered rifles: AFP-V000_33D87J2))
((NARRATOR:))
Biden seeks congressional support to ban high-powered assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, like these.
((NRA convention scenes, with sign saying “I defend the 2nd”: AFP-V000_33D87J2))
((NARRATOR:))
Many Republicans oppose gun-control measures, saying they violate the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment, which sets forth the right to bear arms. In June 2022, Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz spoke out against a bipartisan bill aimed at reducing gun violence.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?521273-12/senator-ted-cruz-gun-bill
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((Sen. Ted Cruz, Republican)) ((Mandatory CG: C-SPAN)) ((June 2022)) [[ Production: Place date in upper right]]
“When you disarm law-abiding citizens, what happens is the people who follow the laws disarm – that's almost by definition, if they're law-abiding citizens. But the criminals don't follow the laws. And if you disarm all the victims, the result is, it's easier for the criminals to commit their acts of mayhem.”
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((NARRATOR))
The White House said Wednesday that the problem of mass shootings cannot be solved without congressional action.
[[Radio: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre]]
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((Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Press Secretary))
“The president has continued to implement dozens – two dozen – executive actions to help reduce gun violence and keep weapons of war out of dangerous hands. But he has continued to say that it's not enough.”
((establish Uvalde this week, AP-4435985))
((NARRATOR:))
In Uvalde, the pain lingers.
[[Radio: Mayor Don McLaughlin]]
((SOT, English, AP-4435985))
((Don McLaughlin, Uvalde Mayor (male, ENG)))
"This week is a tough week. We can't even imagine the pain that the families are feeling one year [later], and we realize you still don't have the answers that you need.”
((Protesters at the Texas lege AP-4433452))
((NARRATOR:))
Some have turned that pain into political action, appealing to the Texas Legislature to ban sales of high-powered rifles to people under age 21. The state’s governor opposes the idea.
((Texas lege on anniversary AP-4436371))
((NARRATOR:))
On Wednesday, the Texas Senate marked the anniversary.
[[Radio: Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick]]
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((Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor of Texas))
“This moment of silence for the tragedy in Uvalde and the families and the victims. Thank you, members."
((Linger on moment of silence, AP-4436371))
((Anita Powell, VOA News, Washington))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Location (dateline)
Washington D.C.
Embargo DateMay 24, 2023 23:16 EDT
Byline
Anita Powell, VOA News
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
