Summary

GUN CONTROL SUPPORTERS KEPT THE BALL ROLLING TODAY, AFTER YESTERDAY'S MILLION MOM MARCH. SOME OF THE MARCHING MOTHERS WALKED THE HALLS OF CONGRESS, HOPING TO CHANGES SOME MINDS. THE MOMS WANT TOUGH NEW GUN LAWS, THEY ACCUSE CONGRESS OF STALLING ON THE ISSUE. NAT SOT VERSION AT #184757)

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 184758
Story Slug DC TODAY: MOMS & LAWMAKERS ON GUNS (5/5/2000)
Location WASHINGTON, DC
Format PKG W/TAG
Date 5/15/2000
Archive Time 33:08
TRT 1:39
Supers LITTLETON, CO/ FILE :10 PATTY NELSON COLUMBINE H.S. TEACHER :14 ELITZA MEYER SECOND AMENDMENT SISTERS :41 PAT ROGERS REPORTING SEN. TOM DASCHLE (D) S.D. MIN LEADER 1:04 KARYN MILLER NORTHRIDGE, CALIFORNIA
Video Description GROUP OF WOMEN WALKING DOWN HALLWAY, CROWD OUTSIDE ON MALL YESTERDAY, FILE OF COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL, SOT OF COLUMBINE TEACHER IN DC, SHOTS OF HANDGUNS IN GUN SHOP CASE, GUN RIGHTS SUPPORTER SOT, TIGHT OF TRIGGER LOCKS, REPORTER STANDUP BRIDGE SOT, DASCHLE SOT,
Description GUN CONTROL SUPPORTERS KEPT THE BALL ROLLING TODAY, AFTER YESTERDAY'S MILLION MOM MARCH. SOME OF THE MARCHING MOTHERS WALKED THE HALLS OF CONGRESS, HOPING TO CHANGES SOME MINDS. THE MOMS WANT TOUGH NEW GUN LAWS, THEY ACCUSE CONGRESS OF STALLING ON THE ISSUE. NAT SOT VERSION AT #184757)
Script LEAD: GUN CONTROL SUPPORTERS KEPT THE BALL ROLLING TODAY, AFTER YESTERDAY'S MILLION MOM MARCH. SOME OF THE MARCHING MOTHERS WALKED THE HALLS OF CONGRESS, HOPING TO CHANGES SOME MINDS. THE MOMS WANT TOUGH NEW GUN LAWS, THEY ACCUSE CONGRESS OF STALLING ON THE ISSUE. PAT ROGERS HAS MORE FROM WASHINGTON. SCRIPT: [TAKE PKG ----- THEY TOOK THEIR FIGHT INSIDE THE CAPITOL TODAY... MOTHERS LOOKING FOR NEW GUN LAWS MARCHED THROUGH THE HALLS OF CONGRESS, JUST A DAY AFTER MARCHING ON THE NATIONAL MALL. PATTY NIELSON WAS SHOT DURING THE MASSACRE AT COLUMBINE HIGH IN LITTLETON COLORADO. *TAKE VTR/SOT FULL ... Patty Nielson Columbine High School Teacher 11:06:28 too many of us have gone to too many funerals of children. enough is enough. the safety of our students must come first. THE MOMS VOW THEIR FIGHT FOR NEW GUN LAWS WOULD NOT END WHEN THE MARCHING STOPPED. THEY WANT NEW LAWS REQUIRING FEDERAL LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF HANDGUNS. BUT THERE IS OF COURSE ANOTHER SIDE TO ALL THIS. A GROUP CALLED THE SECOND AMENDMENT SISTERS SAYS MORE GUN LAWS WON'T STOP CRIMINALS. *TAKE VTR/SOT FULL ... Elitza Meyer Second Amendment Sisters 1:03:24 education is the key.enforcing the laws we have against criminals is the key. THERE IS A BILL IN CONGRESS THAT WOULD REQUIRE TRIGGER LOCKS SOLD WITH EACH NEW GUN, AND TOUGHER BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PEOPLE BUYING GUNS. *TAKE VTR/SOT FULL ... Pat Rogers Reporting 12;34:25 The question is, how much difference can mothers demonstrating on either side of this issue really make? after all, this legislation has been stalled in congress for more than a year, with no breakthrough in sight. *TAKE VTR/SOT FULL ... Sen. Tom Daschle (D) Senate Majority Leader 11:45:36 I think there is a chance, i think we've seen tremendous momentum generated as a result of what happened yesterday, there's no doubt about it. MEANWHILE WOMEN LIKE KARYN MILLER, WHO WORKS AT THE LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE A GUNMAN SHOT AND WOUNDED SEVERAL CHILDREN, SAYS THEIR STRATEGY IS WORKING. *TAKE VTR/SOT FULL ... Karyn Miller Northridge, California 11:50:04 i think lawmakers are going to listen to this, they can't ignore all these mothers. IN WASHINGTON PAT ROGERS REPORTING. IN WASHINGTON PAT ROGERS KCAL NINE NEWS. 1500 FEED-DATE: 00MAY15 1500
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Keywords

GUN CONTROL
MASS SHOOTINGS
SCHOOL SHOOTING
COLUMBINE
NORTHRIDGE
CONGRESS
LAWMAKERS
LEGISLATION
GUN CRIMES
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