All language subtitles for Making.a.Killing.Guns.Greed.and.the.NRA.2016.1080p.Amazon.WEB-DL.DD+2.0.H.264-QOQ.[eng]

[OFFICER]
YOUR NAME IS WILLIAM, RIGHT?

DO YOU HAVE A NICKNAME
YOU GO BY?

OR YOU JUST GO--

DOES YOUR FAMILY CALL YOU
"WILLIAM,"

THEY CALL YOU
"BILL" OR "WILL"?
WHAT DO THEY CALL YOU?

-[WILLIAM] GOOFY BOY.
-[OFFICER] GOOFY BOY?
ALL RIGHT.

SO WILLIAM,
HOW OLD ARE YOU?

-FOUR.
-YOU'RE FOUR
YEARS OLD, HUH?

CAN YOU MAKE ME
A PROMISE, WILLIAM?

CAN YOU PROMISE ME THAT
EVERYTHING YOU TELL ME TODAY
IS THE TRUTH?

CAN YOU PROMISE ME THAT?

-YEAH.
-OKAY, GOOD.

SO...

SOMETHING HAPPENED TONIGHT,
AT YOUR HOUSE, RIGHT?

[KATE RANTA]
MY BROTHER HAD MOVED DOWN
TO FLORIDA IN 2001,

AND MY PARENTS MOVED FROM
THE WASHINGTON DC AREA.

I REALLY WANTED
TO BE NEAR MY FAMILY.

I LIKE THE WARM WEATHER.
[LAUGHS]

-WHY ARE WE UP HERE?
-WHY ARE WE UP HERE?

WELL, WE JUST
WANT TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT.

AND YOU'RE HELPING US
FIGURE THAT OUT.

YOU'RE A VERY BIG--
YOU'RE A BIG, BRAVE BOY.

[KATE]
I'D BEEN SINGLE FOR
A COUPLE YEARS.

DATED ON AND OFF.
YOU KNOW, NOTHING SERIOUS.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE
WERE DOING ONLINE DATING,

AND OTHER FRIENDS HAD
BEEN ON MATCH AND SAID,

"OH, YOU KNOW,
WHY DON'T YOU TRY IT?"

AND I WAS NOT REALLY
TAKING IT SERIOUSLY, LIKE,

"I'M GONNA MEET
MY FUTURE HUSBAND."

YOU KNOW, MAYBE
I'LL GO OUT ON A FEW DATES

AND GET A FEW DINNERS
AND IT'LL JUST BE FUN.

TOM WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF
THE FIRST THAT I NOTICED.

I REMEMBER THINKING,
"HE'S SO..."

LIKE, "HE'S HOT."

[KATE'S MOTHER]
SPOKE WELL AND, YOU KNOW,

WAS CIVIL AND POLITE.
SHE WENT WITH IT.

[KATE]
HE JUST KIND OF SWOOPED IN
AND MADE MY LIFE EASIER.

HE OFFERED, RIGHT AWAY,
TO CHECK THE OIL IN MY CAR,

AND SHOPPING SPREES.

[KATE'S MOTHER]
WE DIDN'T MEET HIM
RIGHT AWAY.

SHE, AT THE TIME--
THE PROVERBIAL, YOU KNOW,
SWEPT OFF HER FEET.

THERE WAS JUST TOO MUCH
HAPPENING, TOO FAST.

[CHURCH BELL RINGING]

[WEDDING MARCH PLAYING]

[KATE]
I GOT PREGNANT
BEFORE WE GOT MARRIED,

SO IT WAS SIX MONTHS
FROM THE TIME I MET HIM
TO THE TIME WE GOT MARRIED.

VERY, VERY,
VERY, VERY QUICK.

[PASTOR]
NOW BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER,

I JUST WANT YOU
TO RENEW YOUR MINDS

ON WHAT THE BIBLE
SAYS LOVE IS.

[KATE]
SO WE BUILT A HOUSE ABOUT
A MILE FROM MY PARENTS'.

[PASTOR]
"LOVE IS PATIENT,
LOVE IS KIND,

IT IS NOT SELF-SEEKING."

[KATE]
I WAS SO EXCITED.

[PASTOR]
THIS IS THE TYPE OF LOVE
THAT IS NEEDED

IN ORDER FOR
YOUR MARRIAGE TO WORK.

[KATE'S MOTHER]
AFTER THEY GOT MARRIED,

WE STARTED TO NOTICE
THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF
DISTANCE ABOUT HIM.

[MATT RANTA]
THERE WAS ALWAYS
SOMETHING OFF ABOUT HIM.

WE COULD NEVER REALLY
DIRECTLY PINPOINT IT.

MY JOB...
WHOA!

-[WILLIAM GIGGLES]
-MY JOB IS, SPECIFICALLY,

IS I HELP KIDS,
SO MY JOB IS TO HELP KIDS
AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFE.

AND THAT'S THE ONLY
KIND OF POLICE JOB I DO.

-YOU DO?
-YEP, THAT'S IT.

I'M HERE TO PROTECT YOU,
MAKE SURE YOU'RE SAFE.

-I'M HUNGRY.
-[WOMAN CHUCKLES]

YOU HAD A VERY BUSY DAY
GETTING HERE, DIDN'T YOU?

[KATE]
WHEN I FIRST
STARTED DATING HIM,

TOM, HE LET IT BE KNOWN
THAT HE WAS A GUN GUY.

WHAT'S HIS HAIR COLOR?

[KATE]
HMM, CAN'T REALLY
TELL RIGHT NOW,

-BUT HIS EYEBROWS
ARE BLOND.
-YEAH.

[KATE]
I MEAN, HE HAD
A GUN CABINET UPSTAIRS.

[MAN]
GOD BLESS YOU.

[KATE]
HE HAD A LOT
OF HUNTING RIFLES,

SEVERAL HANDGUNS,
AND A COUPLE OF SHOTGUNS.

I WOULD CALL IT AN ARSENAL.

[WOMAN CHUCKLING]

[KATE]
WE HAVE A BUSY FALL
INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON

BECAUSE WE'VE GOT
WILLIAM'S BIRTHDAY,

MY BIRTHDAY, THEN IT GOES
INTO THE HOLIDAYS.

WE GOT TOGETHER
FOR ALL OF THOSE EVENTS,

AND HE WOULD CREATE
SOME SORT OF DRAMA.

[KATE'S MOTHER]
WE ALMOST BEGAN TO DREAD

FAMILY EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS
'CAUSE WE COULD EXPECT

THAT THERE WAS GONNA
BE A PROBLEM.

"WHAT WILL IT BE
THIS TIME?"

SHE WAS AT HER WIT'S END.
SHE JUST DIDN'T KNOW

WHAT TO DO TO PREVENT IT,

BECAUSE IT JUST HAPPENED
TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

DO YOU LIKE LIVING
WITH YOUR MOMMY?

YEAH.

DO YOU LIKE LIVING
WITH YOUR DADDY?

DO YOU SEE YOUR DADDY
A LOT?

NO.

-ARE YOU AFRAID OF DADDY?
-YEAH.

-YEAH, WHY?
-BECAUSE HE HAS A GUN.

[FIREWORKS WHISTLING]

[KATE]
IN FLORIDA,
ON NEW YEAR'S EVE,

A LOT OF PEOPLE
SHOOT OFF FIREWORKS.

OUR NEIGHBORS WERE
HAVING A HUGE PARTY.

HE PULLED ME ASIDE AND WAS LIKE,
"I WENT AND SHOT MY GUN,"

AND I WAS LIKE, "WHAT?"

"YEAH, WHEN
THE FIREWORKS WERE GOING OFF,
I WENT AND SHOT MY GUN."

I SAID, "WHERE?
THERE'S CHILDREN!"

AND HE WAS LIKE,
"BETWEEN THE HOUSES.
I WAS SHOOTING AT LIZARDS."

IT ESCALATED TO THE POINT
WHERE HE LEFT THE HOUSE,

AND THEN BEGAN
BLOWING UP MY PHONE
WITH TEXTS,

AND THEN TAKING A PICTURE
IN FRONT OF A STRIP CLUB

AND SAYING,
"OH, I'M SO DRUNK.

OH, THERE'S SO MANY
HOT WOMEN HERE."

2:00 IN THE MORNING,
HE COMES HOME.

I CLEARLY HEARD
[MIMICS GUN COCKING]

I RAN ACROSS THE HOUSE
TO THE FRONT DOOR,

OPENED THE DOOR AND I WAS
RUNNING IN THE STREETS
AND CALLING 911.

[PHONE LINE RINGING]

[OPERATOR]
911, WHAT IS YOUR EMERGENCY?

[KATE]
I'M ON THE PHONE WITH 911.

I KEPT SAYING
THAT HE HAS A GUN.

OUR GARAGE DOOR OPENS.
OUT HE WALKS WITH WILLIAM.

HE GOT THE BABY
OUT OF THE CRIB,

AND WENT AND GOT IN OUR CAR

AND HAD WILL ON HIS LAP
AND HIS GUN.

HE HAD GUNS.
I WAS SCREAMING "HELP ME."

I COME RUNNING UP THE STREET.

HE HAD GOTTEN BACK TO THE HOUSE
BEFORE THE COPS GOT THERE.

I WAS JUST STARING AT HIM,

AND HE JUST STARED
RIGHT BACK AT ME,

AND THAT LOOK IN HIS EYES,
IT WAS LIKE, "YOU'RE DEAD."

[KATE'S MOTHER]
THE POLICE SAID TO HER,
IN THE MORNING,

SHE NEEDED TO GO GET
A RESTRAINING ORDER.

"WE CAN'T TAKE
HIS GUNS TONIGHT

BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE
A RESTRAINING ORDER.

WITH A RESTRAINING ORDER
TOMORROW, WE CAN COME BACK

AND WE CAN CONFISCATE
THE GUNS HE HAS."

[KATE]
TAKE HIS GUNS.

THAT'S THE MOST
VOLATILE TIME.

THAT'S THE MOST LETHAL TIME.

[KATE'S FATHER]
I WENT WITH KATIE
TO THE COURTHOUSE

TO GET THE RESTRAINING ORDER.

[KATE'S MOTHER]
WE GOT A RESTRAINING ORDER,

AND THEY CAME AND TOOK
THE GUNS THE NEXT DAY.

[KATE]
EVEN THOUGH THE POLICE
NOW HAD HIS GUNS,

THEY WARNED US THAT
HE COULD GO GET A GUN EASILY

FROM A PRIVATE SALE.

JUST BECAUSE HE
WAS SERVED THE TEMPORARY
RESTRAINING ORDER

DIDN'T MEAN THAT HE COULDN'T
GO TO A GUN SHOW

OR OBTAIN A GUN
THE VERY NEXT DAY.

[KATE'S MOTHER]
THE PRIVATE VENDORS
DO NOT NEED

TO PUT THE BUYER
THROUGH A BACKGROUND CHECK.

IT'S NOT
A GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE.

PEOPLE KEEP SAYING THAT.
IT IS AN INDIVIDUAL--

I DECIDE I WANT TO SELL MY GUN
TO A FRIEND OF MINE,

SO NOW YOU'VE PUT
AN EXTRAORDINARY BURDEN ON ME

TO GO OUT AND CONDUCT
A BACKGROUND CHECK.

[KATE]
WHEN I MOVED
TO BARRINGTON CLUB,

I WAS TRYING TO START OVER
WITH MY SON.

WE WERE FINALLY AWAY
FROM MY ESTRANGED HUSBAND,

BUT I WAS STILL AFRAID.

WE'VE HAD A LONG WEEK,
HAVEN'T WE?

IT WAS A FRIDAY.
I HAD WORKED ALL DAY.

WILL WAS AT HIS PRESCHOOL.

PICKED HIM UP,
WENT BACK TO THE APARTMENT.

I HAD DINNER PLANS
THAT NIGHT.

GOT READY,
GO OUT TO THE CAR,

AND THE PASSENGER SIDE,
THERE WAS A HUGE SLASH
IN THE TIRE.

HE FOUND ME, HE LIKE--
HE FOUND ME.

[KATE'S FATHER]
PHONE RANG.
KATIE SAID,

"TOM FOUND ME."

I THINK I GOT THE CALL
JUST BEFORE 8:00,

THEN I DROVE TO HER APARTMENT.

AND WHAT DID YOU SEE HAPPEN,
AT YOUR HOUSE?

-MY DADDY.
-WHAT ABOUT YOUR DADDY?

[KATE'S FATHER]
I WAS WALKING TOWARDS MY CAR
AND I LOOKED ACROSS,

AND IN THE PARKING LOT
NEXT TO HER CAR WAS A BMW.

THE DOME LIGHT CAME ON,
AND THERE WAS TOM.

I DIDN'T RUN, I JUST
WALKED BACK UP AND I SAID,

"KATIE, TOM'S
IN THE PARKING LOT.
CALL 911."

[OPERATOR]
GIVE ME YOUR ADDRESS.

-[KATE] PLEASE.
-[OPERATOR] LISTEN TO ME.

[KATE]
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.

[GUNSHOTS]

[KATE]
I REMEMBER HE WAS LIKE,
"WAS IT WORTH IT?

WAS IT WORTH IT,
YOU FUCKING BITCH?"

[GUNSHOT]

[OFFICER]
DID YOU HEAR A LOT OF BOOMS,
OR JUST ONE BOOM?

[WILLIAM]
A LOT OF BOOMS.

THE BULLETS WENT
THROUGH EVERYTHING.

[KATE'S FATHER]
I KNEW RIGHT AWAY I HAD
BEEN SHOT IN MY LEFT HAND

BECAUSE THIS WHOLE HAND
JUST LOCKED.

[WILLIAM]
THERE WAS BLOOD EVERYWHERE
AROUND MY MOM.

[GUNSHOTS]

[KATE]
I JUST DROPPED
TO THE GROUND,

AND WAS JUST SCREAMING,
AND MY HAND EXPLODING.

[WOMAN ON PHONE]
THREE GUNSHOTS HAVE BEEN--

[911 OPERATOR]
OKAY, STAY INSIDE.

HOW FAR IS THE GUNSHOT--

[MAN ON PHONE]
PRETTY SURE I HEARD
AT LEAST THREE GUNSHOTS.

[MALE OPERATOR]
SEE IF ANYBODY'S HURT?

[MAN #2]
NO, WE CAN'T SEE NOTHING.

WE'RE STAYING
INSIDE THE HOUSE.

THEN HE SHOT AGAIN.
HE SHOT ME POINT BLANK.

[GUNSHOT]

[OFFICER]
WHO SHOT YOUR GRANDPA?

-MY DADDY.
-DID YOU SEE
THAT HAPPEN?

I THOUGHT MY DAD WAS DEAD.

I THOUGHT HE KILLED HIM.

TOM SAID TO ME,
"SHE'S GONE."

[CRIES]

AND SO, I THOUGHT...

[INDISTINCT VOICES
OVER RADIO]

[KATE]
VOICES AROUND ME...

I CAN'T SEE OR FEEL ANYTHING,
JUST THE PAIN IN MY HAND.

AND JUST SCREAMING,
"MOMMY, MOMMY!"

IT WAS LIKE I WAS A CHILD AGAIN,
JUST SCREAMING AT THE TOP
OF MY LUNGS.

MOMMY'S AT
THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE.

[OFFICER]
WELL, I'M GONNA LET THE OTHER
OFFICER EXPLAIN TO YOU, OKAY?

IS SHE OKAY?

[KATE]
AND I REMEMBER THEM,
THE TRAUMA UNIT YELLING

"THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE.
THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE."

THEY'RE LIKE,
"IT'S A FLESH WOUND,
IT'S A FLESH WOUND.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!"

IF I HAD-- YOU KNOW,
IF I HAD BEEN TURNED
ANY OTHER WAY,

I WOULD'VE BEEN GONE.

[NEWSCASTER]
A BULLET DID SHATTER
KATE MAFFEI'S HAND.

ANOTHER ONE HIT HER
IN THE CHEST,

FIRED, POLICE SAY,
BY HER ESTRANGED HUSBAND
THOMAS MAFFEI.

THAT WOMAN IS KATE RANTA.

SHE USED TO LIVE
IN CORAL SPRINGS

AND SHE USED TO BE MARRIED
TO A MAN WHO IS HERE

IN THE BROWARD
COUNTY JAIL NOW

ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTED MURDER
FOR SHOOTING HER.

[POLICEMAN]
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.

ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN
AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU
IN A COURT OF LAW.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO
THE PRESENCE OF AN ATTORNEY

PRIOR TO OR WHILE YOU
ARE BEING QUESTIONED.

IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD
TO HIRE A LAWYER,

ONE WILL BE APPOINTED
AT COUNTY EXPENSE

TO REPRESENT YOU
BEFORE ANY QUESTIONING,
IF YOU WISH.

YOU CAN DECIDE AT ANY TIME
TO EXERCISE THESE RIGHTS

ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
OR MAKE ANY STATEMENTS,

DO YOU UNDERSTAND
EACH OF THE RIGHTS
I HAVE EXPLAINED TO YOU?

[TOM]
I DO.

[WHISPERING]

[NEWSCASTER]
THIS IS A STORY
WE REPORT TOO OFTEN.

WOMEN HURT OR KILLED,
THEIR HUSBANDS ACCUSED
OF THE CRIME.

FOR THE SECOND TIME
IN LESS THAN A WEEK,

A CASE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ENDS IN GUNFIRE.

POLICE SAY A FATHER
KILLED HIS WIFE IN FRONT
OF THEIR CHILDREN.

[NEWSCASTER #2]
THE GUNMAN'S EX-GIRLFRIEND
WAS SHOT--

[NEWSCASTER #3]
JAMES SHOT AND
KILLED HIS WIFE,

AND THEN TURNED
THE GUN ON HIMSELF.

[NEWSCASTER #4]
HE LEFT ALYSSA WITH TWO
BULLET WOUNDS IN THE HEAD.

[NEWSCASTER #5]
KILLING THE MOTHER OF
HIS CHILD WHILE SHE SLEPT.

[NEWSCASTER #6]
SHOT AND KILLED
HIS ESTRANGED GIRLFRIEND.

[KATE'S MOTHER]
WE NEED TO HAVE UNIVERSAL
BACKGROUND CHECKS.

HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED
TO KEEP THE GUNS OUT OF
CONVICTED ABUSERS

OR CRIMINALS UNLESS
YOU HAVE A BACKGROUND CHECK?

[KATE'S FATHER]
THERE SHOULD BE
BACKGROUND CHECKS.

SO THAT THE PUBLIC
CAN BE PROTECTED.

WE WANT THE FEDERAL
GUN LAWS

ON THE BOOKS RIGHT NOW

TO BE ENFORCED AGAINST
FELONS WITH GUNS,

AGAINST DRUG DEALERS
WITH GUNS.

[KATE'S MOTHER]
AND WHEN THE NRA
STANDS THERE AND PROPOSES

THAT WE JUST NEED
TO KEEP THE GUNS OUT OF,

YOU KNOW, THE CRIMINALS
AND THE MENTALLY UNSTABLE,

WELL, HOW CAN YOU
DETERMINE THAT UNLESS
YOU HAVE BACKGROUND CHECKS?

UNIVERSAL CHECKS
IS A DISHONEST PREMISE.

UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND
CHECKS IS NOT GOING TO
SAVE ONE LIFE.

HERE'S THE SIMPLE TRUTH:
STRICT GUN CONTROL LAWS
DO NOT WORK.

THE GUN INDUSTRY WOULD BE
DEFINITELY AGAINST
ALL OF THESE PROPOSALS

BECAUSE IT WOULD
DIMINISH THEIR PROFITS.

AND THAT'S
WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

[KATE]
MY ESTRANGED HUSBAND
USED A BERETTA

TO SHOOT AT ME
AND MY FATHER.

OUR GOAL IS TO TRY
TO RAISE AT LEAST
$100,000 A YEAR,

EVERY YEAR FOR THE NRA,

'CAUSE THEY'RE OUT--
THEY'RE LOOKING OUT
FOR US IN CONGRESS.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR EVERYBODY

TO STEP UP AND SUPPORT
THE NRA.

THEY ARE OUR VOICE.

[FIFER]
I REALLY LIKE STANDING UP
THERE WITH WAYNE LAPIERRE

AND HANDING HIM
A BIG FAT CHECK.

THE NRA GAVE
BRENDA AND I GOLD JACKETS,

BECAUSE WE GIVE THEM
A LOT OF MONEY.

[KATE'S FATHER]
THIS IS A LOBBY FOR
THE GUN MANUFACTURERS.

WHY WOULD ANYONE
TRUST THE NRA

WHEN THE GUN COMPANIES
ARE PAYING MUCH OF
THEIR SALARIES?

[KATE]
THE NRA CREATES FEAR

IN ORDER TO
SELL MORE GUNS

AND MAKE MORE MONEY
FOR GUN MANUFACTURERS.

THE FEAR THAT
THEY CREATE, IT JUST
PERPETUATES THIS MYTH

THAT YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF
AND YOUR FAMILY.

I KNOW A LOT OF WOMEN
THAT FALL FOR THE TACTIC,

"WOMEN NEED GUNS
TO PROTECT THEMSELVES."

WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ME

PULLING A GUN ON
SOMEBODY THAT I ONCE LOVED,
THE FATHER OF MY CHILD.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ME
PULLING THE TRIGGER
AND TAKING HIS LIFE.

I BELIEVE WE CAN DO MORE
TO KEEP GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS
OF DANGEROUS PEOPLE.

THAT'S WHY I JOINED WITH
"EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY."

[NEWSCASTER]
THEY'RE PART OF A GROUP CALLED
"EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY."

[KATE]
HE SHOULD NOT
HAVE HAD A GUN.

SOMETHING LIKE
COMMON SENSE GUN LAWS

WOULD HAVE PREVENTED HIM
FROM GETTING A GUN

AND POSSIBLY TAKING OUT

THREE GENERATIONS OF MY FAMILY.

THAT'S ALL I KNOW
ABOUT THE LAWS, ABOUT GUNS.

YOU SHOULD ALWAYS
STAY AWAY FROM GUNSHOTS.

[KATE'S MOTHER]
I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO
LIVE IN FEAR OF MY LIFE

WHEN I GO TO THE MALL,

WHEN I PICK UP
MY GRANDCHILDREN FROM SCHOOL.

[KATE'S FATHER]
MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY
OF MY FAMILY

IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT

THAN GREED AND PROFIT
OF THE NRA AND GUN COMPANIES.

[KATE]
MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE
WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

BECAUSE OF WHAT
HAPPENED TO ME.

I HOPE THAT I CAN
PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING
TO OTHER PEOPLE.

[GUNSHOT]

[BIRDS SQUAWKING]

[LINE RINGING]

-[OPERATOR] 911.
-[MAN] SOMEONE GOT
SHOT INSIDE!

-[OPERATOR] HELLO?
-[BOY] SO WE WERE STANDING
RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE--

[BOY #2]
IT WAS GETTING INTO THE CARPET.
HE DIDN'T BELIEVE ME.

[MAN]
YES, I THINK SO.

[OPERATOR]
WHERE ARE THEY SHOT?

[MAN]
I'VE BEEN TOLD THEY'VE
BEEN SHOT IN THE SHOULDER.

[OPERATOR]
OKAY, ARE YOU WITH THEM?

[OPERATOR]
ARE THEY IN THE HOUSE?

[MAN]
YES, THEY'RE IN THE HOUSE.

[OPERATOR]
WAS IT INTENTIONAL?

SIR, CAN YOU TALK TO ME?
WAS THIS--

[MAN]
OFF OF 7TH STREET.

[OPERATOR]
CAN YOU TELL ME
WHO'S BEEN SHOT?

WHO'S BEEN SHOT?

[OPERATOR]
THE PERSON INSIDE
THE RESIDENCE HAS BEEN SHOT?

[MAN]
PUT PRESSURE ON THE WOUND.

-[OPERATOR] SIR...
-[MAN] CLEAN THAT UP
AND PUT PRESSURE.

-[OPERATOR] SIR.
-[MAN] HELLO?

[OPERATOR]
LET ME GET FIRE
ON THE LINE WITH US.

JUST ONE MOMENT.
DO NOT HANG UP.

[NEWSCASTER]
AND FROM THERE,
TRAGEDY UNFOLDED.

KOMO 4'S LINDSAY COHEN
JOINS US LIVE FROM
11TH STREET IN PUYALLUP

WHERE THE SHOOTING
TOOK PLACE-- LINDSAY?

YEAH, MARY, TONIGHT
POLICE STILL BELIEVE

THIS WAS ACCIDENTAL
AND UNINTENTIONAL.

IT HASN'T STOPPED THEM,
THOUGH, FROM TAKING

THE ALLEGED SHOOTER
INTO CUSTODY.

IT WAS A LITTLE
AFTER 4:00, 'CAUSE SCHOOL
GOT OUT AT ABOUT 3:30.

AND THE POLICE
CAME TO MY JOB.

I HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME
AROUND 4:00.

AND MY BROTHER
STILL ISN'T HOME YET.

[NEWSCASTER]
A SIMPLE SHOW-AND-TELL
LED TO THE GUNFIRE.

IT APPEARS HE DIDN'T
BELIEVE IT WAS REAL,

AND FIRED THE SHOTGUN.

SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS
ARE STILL THINGS

THAT THE INVESTIGATORS
ARE TRYING TO SORT THROUGH.

ONE OF THE GUNS
WAS NOT LOCKED UP.

IT WAS BEHIND OUR BED.
I DON'T KNOW WHY.

[WOMAN]
DO YOU KNOW WHICH ONE?

[HOMEOWNER]
THE SHOTGUN.

[WOMAN]
IS THAT FOR SAFETY, MAYBE?

[HOMEOWNER]
POSSIBLY FROM
MY HUSBAND'S PERSPECTIVE

IT WAS SAFE--I'M NOT SURE.

I DON'T KNOW WHY
IT WASN'T LOCKED UP.

[WOMAN]
YOU DIDN'T KNOW
IF IT WAS LOADED OR NOT?

[HOMEOWNER]
NO, I DIDN'T KNOW
IF IT WAS LOADED OR NOT.

[EDDIE'S MOTHER]
HE TOLD ME, "DO YOU HAVE
ANY CHILDREN?"

I SAID,
"JOSE AND EDDIE."

AND THEY SAID,
"WELL, WE'RE HERE
ABOUT EDDIE.

THERE'S BEEN AN ACCIDENT.
EDDIE WAS SHOT."

I SAID,
"WELL, WHERE IS HE?"

THEY SAID, "WELL,
HE'S AT THE HOSPITAL,

BUT HE DIDN'T MAKE IT."

I JUST STARTED SCREAMING.

[EDDIE'S COUSIN]
I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL.

I COULD HEAR MY AUNT
SCREAMING IN THE BACKGROUND.

SHE WAS SAYING,
"THEY KILLED HIM,
THEY KILLED HIM!"

I WAS LIKE,
"WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?"
AND SHE WAS LIKE, "EDDIE!"

"WHO KILLED EDDIE?"
AND THEN THE PHONE
JUST DROPPED.

SO MY SON CAME HOME
AND HE SAT ME DOWN

AND HE SAID, "MOM,
SOMETHING HAPPENED
TO EDDIE ZEE,"

AND I SAID,
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?"

[BROTHER]
MOM CAME HOME.

SHE BUSTED THROUGH THE DOOR
AND SHE WAS SCREAMING
AND CRYING.

[EDDIE'S GRANDMOTHER]
HOW DOES A CHILD GET SHOT
BY A FRIEND FROM SCHOOL?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

PEOPLE JUST LEAVE
GUNS AROUND FOR CHILDREN
TO SHOOT CHILDREN?

SOMETHING'S GOT TO BE DONE.
THIS IS HAPPENING TOO MUCH.

IT IS MY HOPE THAT
IF SPEAKING OUT TODAY,

MOTIVATES JUST ONE PERSON

TO SECURE THEIR GUN,

MY SON EDDIE ZEE HOLMES'
LIFE WOULD NOT HAVE
BEEN TAKEN IN VAIN.

[KAI KLOEPFER]
THE TOTAL NUMBER
OF CHILDREN AND TEENS

KILLED BY FIREARMS
IS TWO AND A HALF TIMES

THE TOTAL
US MILITARY CASUALTIES

FOR THE VIETNAM, IRAQ AND
AFGHANISTAN WARS COMBINED.

THAT'S A PROBLEM.

[NEWSCASTER]
KAI KLOEPFER IS
ONE OF 15 STUDENTS

THAT THE SILICON VALLEY
SMART TECH CHALLENGES
FOUNDATION

IS GIVING A GRANT TO.

HE CREATED
A BUILT-IN SCANNER

THAT IDENTIFIES
A USER'S FINGERPRINTS.

IDEALLY, I'D LOVE TO SEE,
YOU KNOW, THIS PRODUCT

IN GUN STORES,
ON THE SHELVES,

AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE
TO PURCHASE

AND YOU KNOW, TO BE
OUT THERE SAVING LIVES.

WE NEED A SOLUTION
LIKE THIS.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT
A BRAND-NEW TECHNOLOGY

THAT PREVENTS GUNS FROM BEING
USED AGAINST THEIR OWNER,

AND IT'S FROM A COMPANY
CALLED TRIGGERSMART.

WE GOTTA TRY THIS.

TRIGGERSMART IN ACTION.

IT MAY JUST BE THE BEGINNING
OF A WHAT COULD BE

A TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION
IN FIREARM SAFETY.

YOU CANNOT STOP
INNOVATION.

POLICE SAY THIS
CABLE-STYLE GUN LOCK

COULD HAVE PREVENTED
THIS TERRIBLE TRAGEDY

AND THEY SAY IT'S
REALLY EASY TO USE.

A SIMPLE CABLE PREVENTS
THE GUN FROM BEING LOADED,

COMPLETELY STOPS
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTINGS.

A SIMPLE COMBINATION

ALLOWS ME TO QUICKLY
GET MY FIREARM
WHEN NEEDED.

[NEWSCASTER]
JUST A FEW EASY STEPS THAT
CAN HELP SAVE A LIFE.

THIS IS ABOUT KIDS' SAFETY.
WE WANT TO KEEP KIDS SAFE.

WITH BOTH BIOMETRICS
AND RFID,

THERE'S NO REASON A USER
SHOULD NOT KEEP HIS GUN SAFE.

TECHNOLOGY IS SEEPING
INTO EVERY CORNER OF
OUR LIVES.

WHY NOT GUNS?

PART OF THE PROPOSAL
IS DEVELOPING SMART
GUN TECHNOLOGY.

IT HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED,
PRIMARILY BECAUSE

IT'S BEEN BLOCKED BY
EITHER THE NRA--

WHICH ARE FUNDED BY GUN
MANUFACTURERS--

OR OTHER REASONS AND PART--
WHAT WE PROPOSED WAS

YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE'RE GONNA DO SOME
OF THE RESEARCH.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT
MAKES FIREARMS SAFER,

WITH PRETTY MUCH
NO DOWN SIDES.

AND SO I FEEL LIKE THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT,

YOU KNOW, THE NRA
SHOULD BE IN SUPPORT OF.

WHY THEY AREN'T DOING RESEARCH
AND INVESTING IN THIS
BAFFLES ME.

OUR CHILD ACCIDENT
PREVENTION PROGRAMS

ARE SECOND TO NONE.

TRIGGER LOCKS DO NOT
STOP GUN CRIMES OR
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTINGS.

IT JUST IS MAKING
GUNS AND SELF DEFENSE

AND PERSONAL PROTECTION
MORE COSTLY.

WE KNOW THAT THE SMART GUN
IS THE HOLY GRAIL FOR
THE ANTI-GUN MOVEMENT.

WHY? IT IS
A CONVENIENT VEHICLE

TO BAN CONVENTIONAL GUNS
WHILE SEEMING LIKE

YOU'RE DOING
SOMETHING APPROPRIATE.

I MEAN, REALLY,
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

ESPECIALLY IF CARS ARE
35 TIMES MORE LIKELY

TO CAUSE
AN ACCIDENTAL DEATH?

[WOMAN]
ACTUALLY, IN WASHINGTON
STATE LAST YEAR,

MORE PEOPLE WERE KILLED
BY GUNS THAN BY CARS.

THIS IS BRIAN JUDY, NRA,
SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION
TO THIS BILL.

THERE ARE MANY OTHER ITEMS
AROUND THE HOUSE

THAT CAUSE INJURY, ILLNESS
OR DEATH TO A CHILD.

I'M AT WORK.

JUST TAKING A BREAK,
WALKING.

HAD A DIFFICULT MORNING.

JUST EVERYTHING,
EVERYTHING REMINDS ME
OF MY SON.

WHEN I WENT
TO THE STORE...

THERE WAS A MAN WALKING
RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME,

AND HAD A GUN
ON HIS BELT, AND...

IT JUST--
IT JUST REALLY STARTLED ME.

JUST UNEXPECTED.
IT WAS LIKE...

JUST WALKED IN AND
HE WAS IN FRONT OF ME,

AND THERE WAS KIDS
WALKING AROUND.

WENT TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE
AND THEY CALLED THE MANAGER,

WHO SAID THEY FOLLOWED
WASHINGTON STATE LAW

AND CAN'T DO
ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

"WE FOLLOW WASHINGTON
STATE LAW."

I JUST REALLY MISS HIM.

THIS IS A
.20 GAUGE SHOTGUN.

IT IS A SYNTHETIC STOCK
WITH REAL TREATED AP CAMO.

-THAT'S WHAT--
-THAT'S THE GUN, RIGHT?

[ON COMPUTER]
DAILY SHOOTER HERE.

JUST WANTED TO COME
TO YOU TODAY WITH A REVIEW

OF THE MOSSBERG
500 PHANTOM.

THIS IS A YOUTH MODEL.

"A YOUTH MODEL."

EVERYWHERE ELSE AND
IN ALL OTHER AREAS OF LIFE

WE CHOOSE TO PROTECT OUR KIDS,
BUT NOT IN THIS ONE AREA,

AND TO ME,
IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY.

AND THAT'S JUST
ONE MANUFACTURER.

[EDDIE'S GRANDMOTHER]
AND NRA IS IN ALL THESE
POCKETS OF LEGISLATORS,

AND THAT IS DISGUSTING.

[LAWRENCE O'DONNELL]
AMERICA'S MERCHANTS
OF GUN DEATH

ARE NOT CONCERNED
ABOUT CHILD SAFETY

OR ADULT SAFETY
OR ANYTHING OTHER
THAN GETTING RICH.

I AM AT THE PUYALLUP
LIBRARY TODAY.

THERE'S A SCULPTURE
OF THIS BOY.

IT JUST REMINDS ME OF MY SON
PLAYING IN THIS AREA.

SO THIS IS WHERE
WE WOULD COME TO PLAY.

HE WOULD READ BOOKS,
RENT MOVIES AND GO ON
THE COMPUTER, DO VIDEOS,

AND PLAY IN THE PARK
WITH ALL THE KIDS.

THIS IS JUST WHERE HE GREW UP.
IT'S WHERE HE GREW UP.

JUST FEEL LIKE I'LL BE
SITTING WITH MY SON.

[EDDIE'S MOTHER ON VIDEO]
HERE, I'LL HELP YOU.

-NO.
-NO? OKAY.

THERE YOU GO!
YOU DID IT!

[EDDIE GIGGLES]
I DID IT.

[EDDIE'S MOTHER LAUGHS]

YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS THINK
ABOUT ALL THE THINGS...

ALL THE THINGS THAT,
YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA MISS.

[BOY]
AH! THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

[EDDIE'S MOTHER ON VIDEO]
OH, NO YOU DON'T.

ALL MINE! MINE!

[EDDIE'S MOTHER]
HE WAS A HUGGER, KISSER.

EVERY NIGHT
HE WOULD COME TO MY BED.

HE'S LIKE,
"TIME TO CUDDLE."

-HI.
-[EDDIE'S MOTHER ON VIDEO]
HI THERE.

[EDDIE'S MOTHER]
THAT'S-- THAT I MISS A LOT.

I MISS THAT.

[NEWSCASTER]
A TWO-YEAR-OLD IS DEAD
AFTER FINDING A GUN.

[NEWSCASTER #2]
AND RIGHT NOW, THIS IS NOT
BEING CONSIDERED A CRIME.

[NEWSCASTER #3]
THIS IS NOW THE THIRD
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING

INVOLVING A CHILD
SINCE FRIDAY.

[EDDIE'S MOTHER]
HE'S ALREADY MISSED
TWO BIRTHDAYS.

I'M HOPING THAT KIND OF
MAKES IT REAL FOR PEOPLE,

WHEN THEY SEE
HE WAS 13 YEARS OLD,
AND ALREADY TWO BIRTHDAYS.

[NEWSCASTER]
A SPLIT SECOND THAT FOREVER
CHANGES THE LIVES

OF UNSUSPECTING CHILDREN
WHO MISTAKE GUNS FOR TOYS.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SEE
EVERYBODY AT THE GUN SHOW.

[NEWSCASTER]
NEARLY HALF OF GUNS
IN THIS COUNTRY

ARE NOT LOCKED AWAY
PROPERLY,

AND GUNS ACCIDENTALLY
KILL KIDS IN THE US

TEN TIMES MORE OFTEN THAN
ANY OTHER DEVELOPED COUNTRY
IN THE WORLD.

[EDDIE'S MOTHER]
IT'S REAL PEOPLE THAT
IT'S HAPPENING TO,

NOT JUST SOMETHING
YOU HEAR ON THE NEWS.

[EDDIE'S COUSIN]
YEAR AFTER YEAR WE SEE
KIDS GET KILLED,

LITTLE KIDS GET KILLED.

[EDDIE'S GRANDMOTHER]
YOU CAN SURVIVE,

BUT WE GOTTA DO
SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

HOPEFULLY THIS'LL GET
A GOOD MESSAGE ACROSS.

I ALREADY KNOW PEOPLE THAT
NOW THEY LOCK UP THEIR GUNS

WHEN THEY NEVER EVEN
THOUGHT ABOUT IT BEFORE.

JUST SUCH A SMALL THING
TO DO TO SAVE A LIFE.

[EDDIE'S COUSIN]
KIDS ARE CURIOUS.

I'VE BEEN TEACHING
FOR 25 YEARS,

I KNOW THE CURIOSITY

AND WHY WOULD WE EVER
BLAME OUR CHILDREN

FOR BEING WHO THEY ARE?
IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY.

[EDDIE'S MOTHER]
IT WAS JUST
UNBELIEVABLE TO ME

THAT MY SON IS GONE,

AND NO ONE
IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

ONE DAY SOON,
WE'LL PROTECT OUR CHILDREN,

AND, UH...

PUT OUR KIDS FIRST.

BRING A "LOCK 'EM UP" LAW
HERE IN WASHINGTON.

EDDIE ZEE.

[OBAMA]
HUNDREDS OF KIDS
UNDER THE AGE OF 18

ARE BEING SHOT,
OFTEN BY ACCIDENT.

[LAPIERRE]
CLEAR YOUR EYES
WITH CONVICTION.

LET THEM BE DAMNED.

[EDDIE'S GRANDMOTHER]
MOTHERS ARE
LOSING CHILDREN,

AND IT'S GOTTA BE
STOPPED SOMEHOW.

[EDDIE'S COUSIN]
IT SHOULDN'T BE
THAT DIFFICULT

OF A DECISION TO MAKE
TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN

WHEN IT COMES TO GUNS.

[EDDIE'S MOTHER]
IF THEY HAD ONLY
LOCKED IT UP,

MY SON WOULD BE HERE TODAY.

[NEWSCASTER]
KAYLYN PRYOR WAS
AN INDISPUTABLE RISING STAR.

[NEWSCASTER #2]
THE 20-YEAR-OLD WON A
RENOWNED MODELING CONTRACT...

[NEWSCASTER #3]
DEMARIO TALKED ABOUT WORKING
IN LAW ENFORCEMENT...

[NEWSCASTER #4]
PENDLETON WAS AN
HONORS STUDENT,

A MAJORETTE AT KING,
AND PLAYED ON THE SCHOOL'S
VOLLEYBALL TEAM.

[NEWSCASTER #5]
11-YEAR-OLD SHAMIYA ADAMS
LOVED TO DANCE...

[NEWSCASTER #6] RELATIVES
SAY MCFARLANE DECIDED TO
GO TO CULINARY SCHOOL...

[NEWSCASTER #7]
A SENIOR AT URBAN PREP
ACADEMY

AND ON THE BASKETBALL
AND TRACK TEAMS--

[NEWSCASTER #8]
THE HONOR ROLL STUDENT FROM
PROSPECTIVES IIT ACADEMY--

[NEWSCASTER #9]
...WAS JUST ENROLLED
AT OLIVE HARVEY COLLEGE.

[NEWSCASTER #10]
A YOUNG MAN, FULL OF
PROMISE AND POTENTIAL--

[NEWSCASTER #11]
...SURVIVED TWO TOURS
OF DUTY IN IRAQ.

[NEWSCASTER #12]
SEVERAL COLLEGES
WERE SCOUTING HIM.

[NEWSCASTER #13]
...WAS ABOUT TO BEGIN
A NEW JOB MONDAY.

-...WAS SO TALENTED...
-...LIVED A LIFE OF SERVICE.

[PAM BOSLEY]
MY SON TERRELL WAS JOLLY.

HE LOVED TO TELL JOKES.

VERY TALENTED,
COULD SING.

HIS DREAM WAS TO TRAVEL
AROUND THE WORLD

AND BE THIS FAMOUS
GOSPEL BASS PLAYER,

AND HE WAS ON HIS WAY.

[SINGING BALLAD]

[PAM]
TERRELL WAS AT CHURCH.

HE TOOK HIS GIRLFRIEND
TO CHURCH.

HE WENT EARLY.
HE HAD REHEARSAL

WITH A CHOIR THAT HE
WAS GONNA PLAY WITH.

SO WHEN HE CAME OUT
TO HELP HIS FRIEND GET
DRUMS OUT OF A CAR,

SOMEBODY CAME BY SHOOTING.

[GUNSHOTS]

WE WAS ACTUALLY AT HOME,
DOING HOMEWORK WITH OUR
OTHER TWO CHILDREN,

AND THAT'S
THE CALL WE GOT.

[NEWSCASTER]
THE SHOOTING CAME
JUST AFTER 7:00 PM

OUTSIDE THIS CHURCH ON
THE CITY'S SOUTH SIDE.

[PAM]
THE GOAL OF A PARENT
IS TO SAVE YOUR CHILD

AND PROTECT THEM.

YOU WONDER, DID YOU
DO THE RIGHT THINGS,

DID YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG?
BUT TERRELL WAS AT A CHURCH.

HE WAS ON CHURCH GROUNDS,
GROUNDS THAT SHOULD
HAVE BEEN SAFE,

AND HE'S NOT HERE.

[CLARA ALLEN]
IT WAS A SUMMER NIGHT.

SHE WAS SITTING IN A CAR
WITH HER FRIENDS.

THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY
TO A PARTY ON THAT BLOCK.

AND SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE
THAT WAS SHOT AND KILLED.

SHE WANTED TO BE
AN ATTORNEY.

SHE WAS 21 YEARS OLD.

JUST NEVER KNEW THAT
THE PAIN WAS THAT GREAT.

[MAN #1]
CHICAGO'S VIOLENCE PROBLEM
IS DIRECTLY LINKED

TO THE NUMBER
OF ILLEGAL GUNS,

THE MAJORITY OF WHICH COME
FROM STATES WITH WEAK GUN LAWS.

60% OF GUNS FOUND
AT CHICAGO CRIME SCENES

ARE TRAFFICKED INTO
THE CITY FROM OTHER STATES.

[MAN #2]
OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS,

MORE THAN 1,000 FIREARMS
SEIZED IN CHICAGO

CAME FROM MISSISSIPPI.

[MAN #1]
695 GUNS FOUND IN CHICAGO
CRIME SCENES

WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD
IN WISCONSIN.

[MAN #2]
IN SIX YEARS, 3,824 GUNS
THAT WERE USED IN CRIMES

WHICH CAME FROM
OUR NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR,
INDIANA.

CHICAGO POLICE SAID
THEY HAVE SEIZED MORE THAN
6,500 ILLEGAL GUNS THIS YEAR.

[NEWSCASTER]
130 ILLEGAL WEAPONS
EACH WEEK.

MORE THAN 4,800 FIREARMS,

ONE GUN'S BEEN SEIZED
EVERY 72 MINUTES.

[NEWSCASTER]
MOST OF THE SHOOTINGS TOOK
PLACE IN POOR NEIGHBORHOODS,

FAR FROM DOWNTOWN
AND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS,

ONE REASON MUCH OF THE CITY
SEEMS TO BE SHRUGGING
ITS SHOULDERS.

[PAM]
THERE'S MORE GUNS IN OUR
COMMUNITY THAN THERE'S BOOKS.

[TOM]
YOU'RE SITTING
AROUND A TABLE,

IT'S NOT THE SAME BECAUSE
YOU'RE MISSING A PERSON

WHO SHOULD BE AT THAT TABLE
AND A LOT OF TIMES WITH ME,

I FLASH BACK TO
WHAT HE LOOKED LIKE,
WHAT WOULD HE LOOK LIKE NOW?

YOU KNOW,
WOULD HE BE MARRIED NOW?
WOULD HE HAVE KIDS?

WOULD WE BE GRANDPARENTS?

[PAM]
THEN YOU WATCH THE DOOR,
HOPING THAT THEY WALK IN.

YOU KNOW, YOU JUST,
IN YOUR MIND, THINKING
THAT IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND
THE PAIN OF LOSING A CHILD.

IT'S A HORRIBLE FEELING,
AND YOU GO THROUGH DEPRESSION,

SO THE FIRST YEAR,
THE PAIN WAS SO BAD
I TRIED TO TAKE MY LIFE.

I SAT IN THE CAR
AND I LET THE CAR RUN,

TRYING TO DIE FROM
THE CARBON MONOXIDE.

AND THEN FOR SOME REASON,
GOD MUST'VE TOLD ME,
"JUST STOP."

I FEEL FOR CHICAGO, 'CAUSE
IT'S A BLOODBATH OUT HERE.

[MAN #1]
THERE ARE HUNDREDS
OF GUN SHOWS

THAT SURROUND THE CITY
OF CHICAGO YEAR-ROUND

THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT
TO LOCAL GUN LAWS.

THEY ARE A MAJOR SOURCE
OF GUNS FOUND AT CHICAGO
CRIME SCENES.

[MAN]
GUN SHOWS WERE
ORIGINALLY CREATED

FOR FIREARMS ENTHUSIASTS
TO SELL THEIR PRIVATE
COLLECTIONS

AND ACQUIRE
OTHER THINGS FOR THEIR
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS.

[MAN #1]
FIVE MILLION PEOPLE ATTEND
5,200 GUN SHOWS ANNUALLY,

GENERATING HUNDREDS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SALES
FOR GUN MANUFACTURERS.

[SIRENS WAILING]

DEONTAE WASN'T A REALLY
BIG OUTSIDE PERSON.

A LOT OF TIMES I USED TO
FUSS ON HIM LIKE,

"DON'T YOU HAVE
SOME FRIENDS OR SOMETHING?

GO OUTSIDE SOMETIME."

I WAS AT WORK,
THEN ABOUT 11:00.

SOMEONE STARTED CALLING ME.
MY PHONE STARTED RINGING,

AND THEY WAS SAYING
THAT DEONTAE HAD GOT SHOT.

[GUNSHOTS]

I FAINTED
A COUPLE OF TIMES.

HE ASKED ME
WHAT WAS MY SON'S NAME
AND I TOLD HIM,

AND THEN THE FIRST
QUESTION HE SAID TO ME,

"WAS HE IN ANY GANGS?"

I'M LIKE, "NO, HE WASN'T
IN ANY GANGS."

AND, UH, "WHY WOULD
YOU ASK THAT?

HE'S NOT A GANGBANGER."

IN MY HOSPITAL,
54 KIDS GOT SHOT LAST YEAR,

AND THEY TRICKLED THROUGH
THE NEWS, ONE AT A TIME,

AND THEN FADED OUT OF
PEOPLE'S PUBLIC CONSCIOUS.

WHERE IS THAT OUTCRY
FOR THESE KIDS, RIGHT?

IT'S NOT HAPPENING
ALL AT ONCE.

IT'S THIS CHRONIC STEADY STREAM
OF VIOLENCE IN THEIR LIVES.

AND TO THINK ABOUT THOSE
NUMBERS IN THOSE TERMS,

IF YOU SHIFT THE WAY
PEOPLE THINK ABOUT IT,

MAYBE THEY'LL GET
MORE MAD ABOUT IT.

WE KNOW THAT SINCE THE '90S,

2 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
PREVENTED FROM BUYING FIREARMS

THROUGH FEDERAL
BACKGROUND CHECKS.

THOSE SAME 2 MILLION PEOPLE
COULD VERY WELL--

EASILY HAVE
GONE TO THE GUN SHOW
IN CROWN POINT, INDIANA,

OR SOME OTHER GUN SHOW
AND ACQUIRED A FIREARM

WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE WHATSOEVER.

[NEWSCASTER]
ANDREW HOLMES IS A FIXTURE AT
CRIME SCENES IN CHICAGO,

CONSOLING VICTIMS
IN TIMES OF GRIEF.

[NEWSCASTER #2]
NOW HE FINDS HIMSELF
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A STORY

THAT HE KNOWS ALL TOO WELL.

MY DAUGHTER'S
ALWAYS CALLED ME.

I REALLY THOUGHT THAT CALL
THAT WAS COMING IN WAS HER,

AND HE TOLD ME MY DAUGHTER
HAD BEEN SHOT.

[GUNSHOT]

I WORKED VERY HARD
FOR MANY YEARS

AS AN ACTIVIST
TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE,

AND WORKED WITH SO,
SO MANY FAMILIES,

AND THEN IT HITS MY HOME DEEP,
MY OWN DAUGHTER.

SOMEONE HAD JUST TAKEN
MY BABY'S LIFE,

AND IT AIN'T RIGHT.

[CATHERINE]
THEY ALL KNOW SOMEONE
WHO WAS SHOT.

THEY ALL KNOW SOMEONE
IN THEIR FAMILY WHO WAS SHOT,

OR THEY'VE PERSONALLY
BEEN SHOT.

WHAT DOES THAT DO
TO A COMMUNITY, WHEN--

OKAY, YOU HAVE THESE 54 KIDS,

BUT WHAT DO
THEIR SIBLINGS THINK?

WHAT DO THEIR PARENTS THINK?
WHAT DO THEIR COUSINS THINK?

HOW DO THEY GO THROUGH
THEIR LIVES KNOWING

THAT JUST GETTING SHOT
IS PART OF LIFE?

[PAM]
HE HAD JUST TURNED 18
IN JANUARY

AND HE WAS MURDERED
IN APRIL,

AND IF I COULD GO BACK,
YOU KNOW,

IF GOD WOULD HAVE ALLOWED,
I WOULD'VE TOOK THAT BULLET.

I HAD LIVED TO BE 40,
SO I HAD LIVED MY LIFE.

TERRELL WAS JUST STARTING.

I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT DOES
ANY GOOD TO EXTEND THE LAW

TO PRIVATE SALES BETWEEN
HOBBYISTS AND COLLECTORS.

[MAN]
OKAY, SO YOU DO NOT SUPPORT

MANDATORY BACKGROUND CHECKS
IN ALL INSTANCES
AT GUN SHOWS?

WE DO NOT--

THIS IS AN EASY HUB
RIGHT HERE,

BECAUSE THIS IS THE HIGHWAY
STRAIGHT TO INDIANA.

YOU GET ON THIS HIGHWAY HERE,
HEAD STRAIGHT TO INDIANA,

WHEREVER THEY CAN HAVE
EASY ACCESS TO BY THEM GUNS.

[OBAMA]
THE CITY OF CHICAGO
HAS STRONG GUN CONTROL LAWS

AND OFTENTIMES THE NRA
WILL POINT TO THAT
AS AN EXAMPLE

AND SAY "SEE?
THESE THINGS DON'T WORK."

WHY IS CHICAGO DEAD LAST
IN ENFORCEMENT

OF THE GUN LAWS AGAINST
GANGS WITH GUNS,
FELONS WITH GUNS--

[TRUMP]
IN CHICAGO WHERE THEY HAVE
A TREMENDOUS GUN PROBLEM

THEY HAVE THE GANGS--
MANY OF THEM ILLEGAL
IMMIGRANTS, BY THE WAY.

[OBAMA]
GUNS ARE COMING FROM INDIANA
ACROSS THE BORDER

WHERE THERE ARE MUCH
LAXER LAWS.

AND SO FOLKS WILL
GO TO A GUN SHOW,

PURCHASE A WHOLE BUNCH
OF FIREARMS,

DRIVE UP INTO THE SOUTH SIDE
OF CHICAGO,

OPEN UP THE TRUNK AND
THOSE THINGS ARE FOR SALE.

[TONYA]
THEY SELLING THEM WITHOUT
THE BACKGROUND CHECKS,

NOT DOING THE COMPLETE PAPERWORK
THEY SHOULD BE DOING.

IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT EASY
TO BUY A GUN.

40% OF GUN SALES
IN OUR COUNTRY

DON'T REQUIRE
A BACKGROUND CHECK.

IT'S BEEN TRIVIALIZED
BY CALLING IT THE GUN SHOW
LOOPHOLE.

IT'S NOT ONLY
THE GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE.

IT'S THE INTERNET LOOPHOLE.

IT'S THE NEWSPAPER
CLASSIFIED LOOPHOLE.

[CATHERINE]
WHAT IS THE COST
TO SOCIETY OVERALL, RIGHT?

THESE KIDS HAVE DECADES
OF LIFE AHEAD OF THEM.

WHAT WOULD THEY HAVE DONE
IF THEY DIDN'T GET SHOT?

OR WHO COULD THEY HAVE BEEN
IF THEY DIDN'T GROW UP

IN A COMMUNITY OF VIOLENCE?

[BRIAN WILLIAMS]
THEN OF COURSE, THERE'S
THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

MORE PEOPLE KILLED
THERE LAST YEAR

THEN AMERICAN TROOPS
KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN.

[DIANE SAWYER]
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE YOU
NOW TO CHICAGO

WHERE THIS PAST WEEKEND
AT LEAST 52 PEOPLE

WERE SHOT, EIGHT OF THEM KILLED,
IN A WAVE OF VIOLENCE
ACROSS THE CITY.

[NEWSCASTER]
WE ARE HEARING ABOUT SHOOTINGS,
IT SEEMS, DAILY.

[NEWSCASTER #2]
AN 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL
SHOT IN THE HEAD

BY A STRAY BULLET
DIED THIS MORNING.

[NEWSCASTER #3]
THE HONOR ROLL STUDENT GUNNED
DOWN WHILE WALKING WITH FRIENDS.

[NEWSCASTER #4]
17-YEAR-OLD WAS SHOT IN THE
CHEST AND KILLED LAST NIGHT--

[NEWSCASTER #5]
YET ANOTHER VIOLENT WEEKEND
HERE IN CHICAGO--

[NEWSCASTER VOICES
OVERLAPPING]

[NEWSCASTER #6]
GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE

HAVE BEEN KILLED BY
GUNFIRE THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND,
13 MORE WOUNDED.

[RON HOLT]
HE HAD TOLD ME THAT HE WANTED
HIS MOM TO HAVE A PENDANT

FOR MOTHER'S DAY BECAUSE
SHE HAD JUST BEEN PROMOTED
TO LIEUTENANT

WITH THE CHICAGO
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

HE HAD JUST STARTED
RIDING THE BUS FREQUENTLY
AFTER SCHOOL.

BEING THE ONLY CHILD
AND EVERYTHING,

HE LOVED SCHOOL BECAUSE
HE MADE SO MANY FRIENDS.

MICHAEL PACE, HE PLANTED HIS
BODY NEXT TO THIS WALL,

AND HE WAITED FOR SOME PEOPLE
TO GET ON THE BUS AHEAD OF HIM.

AND HE GOT ON WITH A .40 CALIBER
SEMI-AUTOMATIC FIREARM,

AND HE FIRED SEVERAL SHOTS.

[GUNSHOTS, SCREAMS]

[NEWSCASTER]
A BREAKING NEWS STORY

ON CHICAGO'S
FAR SOUTH SIDE.
FIVE PEOPLE ARE SHOT.

[NEWSCASTER #2]
MANY OF THE BUS PASSENGERS,
WE'RE TOLD,

WERE DUCKING
BEHIND THE SEATS.

OTHERS WERE
SCREAMING FOR HELP.

[NEWSCASTER #3]
ALL OF THE VICTIMS
ARE JUVENILES.

[RON]
HIS BODY WAS STILL
A LITTLE WARM,

AND I SAID, "MAN,
I JUST TALKED TO YOU
YESTERDAY.

I JUST TALKED TO YOU
24 HOURS AGO."

I ALWAYS THOUGHT
I PUT THE RIGHT PROTECTIVE
BARRIERS AROUND HIM

BEING AN INVOLVED PARENT.

HE WAS A WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL SON.

[MAN]
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

HE WAS...

HE WAS A GOOD KID.

AND THAT MORNING,
THE PHONE RANG.

AND I SAID,
"I'M NOT GETTING IT,"

'CAUSE THE KIDS, YOU KNOW,
THEY WAS LIKE,

"MOM, YOU NEED TO GET AWAY."

SO I SAID, "NO."
THEY KEEP ON CALLING, CALLING.

SOMETHING AIN'T RIGHT,
SO I ANSWERED THE PHONE.

MY MOTHER SAID, "JEFFREY,
THEY SAID, UH, HE'S DEAD."

I SAID, "WHO, HIS DAD?
WHO?"

THEY SAID,
"THE SON, THE JUNIOR."

AND I SAID, "PLEASE
TELL ME IT'S NOT TRUE,

THIS CAN'T BE TRUE."

AND THEY SAID,
"YES, IT IS."

AND I JUST-- I FAINTED.
I COULDN'T DEAL WITH IT.

I JUST WANTED TO KILL MYSELF,
JUST TAKE MY LIFE.

BECAUSE I-- YOU KNOW,
I WANT ALL MY KIDS THERE.

ALL OF THEM, AND
IT'S SAD FOR SOMEBODY

TO TAKE YOUR CHILD AWAY.

WHO IS--

[SIGHS, MURMURS]

[JEFFREY BUTLER SR.]
TOP STUDENT IN HIS CLASS.

HIS FAMOUS WORDS WAS HE WAS
ABOUT TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD.

A MAN WAITS ALL HIS LIFE
FOR HIS SON TO GET GROWN

SO HE CAN HAVE
THAT CONVERSATION
WHERE YOU CAN TALK--

YOU KNOW, SPEAK
MAN-TO-MAN TO YOUR SON.

AND NOW HE'S GONE.
IT'S JUST SNATCHED AWAY.

I DIDN'T SPEAK,
I DIDN'T MOVE

OF ANYTHING, YOU KNOW,

MOANING LIKE
A WOUNDED ANIMAL.

YOU DON'T WANT TO GET UP.
YOUR HEART FEEL LIKE

SOMEBODY JUST RIPPING
IT APART.

IT'S A TERRIBLE THING FOR ANY
MOTHER TO LOSE THEIR CHILD.

THAT'S PAIN THAT YOU
NEVER, EVER GET OVER.

NO MOTHER SHOULD EVER
BURY A CHILD.

OUR CHILDREN SUPPOSED
TO BURY US.

AND GOING THROUGH IT,
I FEEL FOR EVERY MOTHER.

HOW MANY KIDS
HAVE TO DIE?

AFRICAN AMERICANS
AND LATINOS,

THEY DON'T MANUFACTURE--
THEY DON'T MAKE GUNS.

YOU KNOW, SO HOW ARE THEY
GETTING INTO THE COMMUNITY?

[MAN]
FOLLOW THE MONEY
TO FIGURE OUT

WHETHER THE INDUSTRY
HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH

THE FLOOD OF GUNS THAT HITS
OUR STREETS EVERY YEAR.

[MAN #2]
SAYS BUSINESS HAS NEARLY DOUBLED
SINCE THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

[MAN #3]
GUN STOCKS HAVE BEEN DOING
AMAZINGLY THIS YEAR.

THEY'VE GOT SOME OF
THE BIGGEST PENSION
FUNDS IN OUR COUNTRY.

[MAN #4]
REALLY?

[CLARA]
AND EVERY DAY,
YOU TRY TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND YOU TURN ON THE TV
AND YOU SEE YOUNG KIDS

THE AGE OF NINE--
YOU'RE BACK WHERE YOU STARTED.

[PAM]
IT'S JUST CRAZY
IN CHICAGO RIGHT NOW.

AND THE NRA,
THEY DON'T CARE.

THEY JUST WANT
TO MAKE THEIR MONEY.

[SIRENS WAILING]

THE PAIN IS
NINE YEARS FOR US.

IT'LL BE TEN NEXT YEAR.

THE PAIN DO NOT CHANGE.
IT DON'T GO AWAY.

YOU JUST LEARN HOW TO PUT
YOUR FRONT FACE ON

AND KEEP IT MOVING.

WE WENT TO SPRINGFIELD
AND WE WAS TALKING TO
THE REPRESENTATIVES,

AND WE HAD TODD THERE
FROM THE NRA

AND WE WAS EXPLAINING,
YOU KNOW, OUR CHILD--

WE DON'T HAVE OUR BABIES,
AND HE WAS LIKE,

"WELL, WE NEED MONEY.
WE NEED JOBS, WE NEED MONEY."

SO I GET IT THAT THE NRA,
THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT
OUR CHILDREN LIVES.

THEY SCARE AMERICANS
INTO SAYING

"OKAY, YOU BETTER GO
BUY YOUR GUNS, BECAUSE
YOU'RE GONNA

HAVE LAWS THAT'S GONNA
KEEP GUNS OUT OF YOUR HANDS."

NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
THEY KNOW IT'S NOT TRUE.

[REV. MICHAEL PFLEGER]
WE'VE BEEN ASKING
THEM FOREVER

TO BE A LITTLE
MORE RESPONSIBLE,

LITTLE MORE RESTRICTIVE IN
HOW THEY'RE SELLING OF GUNS,

AND THEY JUST IGNORE US,
'CAUSE IT'S A MONEY ISSUE.

IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY.

AND THE VILLAGES REALLY
HAVE LEFT THEM ALONE

BECAUSE IT'S A BIG TAX BASE.

CHUCK'S GUN SHOP WAS ONE
OF THE LARGEST TAX REVENUES

IN THE VILLAGE OF RIVERDALE.

BEHIND ME, OVER MY SHOULDER,
THAT'S CHUCK'S GUN SHOP.

IT IS SO CLOSE YOU CAN
LITERALLY WALK FROM HERE

TO THE CHICAGO BORDER ON
THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO
RIGHT NOW.

IN CHICAGO YOU CAN'T
HAVE A GUN STORE,

BUT HERE ON THE OUTSIDE,
IT'S LEGAL TO HAVE A GUN STORE.

LOT OF OUR GUNS THAT'S
IN OUR CITY THAT'S KILLING
OUR CHILDREN,

THAT'S COMING FROM
THIS PARTICULAR STORE.

WE WANT TO HOLD
THIS VILLAGE ACCOUNTABLE,

BECAUSE YOU ALLOW
THESE GUNS TO TRAVEL
INTO OUR COMMUNITY

SO THE VILLAGE SHOULD
BE RESPONSIBLE.

[REV. PFLEGER]
THEY'RE MAKING
GREAT TAX REVENUE

FROM THESE GUN SHOPS.

[PAM]
A LOT OF THESE GUNS
ARE COMING

FROM THE WHITE COMMUNITY
INTO THE BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS

AND OUR CHILDREN'S
LIVES ARE BEING TAKEN.

IN AN EFFORT TO STOP
THE GUN VIOLENCE IN
THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD,

A CHICAGO COMMUNITY GROUP
NOW IS SUING THREE SUBURBS

OVER THE SALE OF WEAPONS.

[PAM]
THEY SUPPOSED TO
PUT UP A CAMERA,

AND VIDEOTAPE THE PEOPLE
THAT'S MAKING THE PURCHASES.

WHAT PEOPLE DO IS THEY'LL
COME INTO A GUN STORE

AND PURCHASE A GUN, AND KNOWING
THAT THEY PURCHASED IT
FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.

SO WE NEED THEM TO TRAIN
THE ATTENDANTS, TOO,

THAT'S SELLING THE GUNS,
AND IDENTIFY

WHEN THE STRAW PURCHASE
IS TAKING PLACE.

COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS WHO ARE
PLAINTIFFS IN THIS LAWSUIT

ACCUSE THE VILLAGE OF LYONS
AND TWO OTHER MUNICIPALITIES

OF CLOSING THEIR EYES
TO SHADY PRACTICES
BY GUN DEALERS,

SO THEY CAN BENEFIT FROM
REVENUE BROUGHT INTO THEIR
TOWNS BY THE GUN STORES.

[NEWSCASTER]
THE LAWSUIT CALLS
FOR THE VILLAGES

TO MANDATE EMPLOYEE
BACKGROUND CHECKS,

PREVENT STRAW PURCHASES,

IMPLEMENT ANTI-THEFT
MEASURES,

AND MAINTAIN
A LOG OF GUN SALES

THAT ARE LATER RECOVERED
FROM CHICAGO CRIME SCENES.

[TOM]
WHAT WE'VE FOUND IS THAT
MANY PEOPLE SUPPORT

THE MEASURES THAT
WE'RE ASKING FOR.

THE TURNAROUND
WAS IN THREE MONTHS.

I WAS SURPRISED
THAT IT WENT THAT FAST,

SO, YOU KNOW, I'M GRATEFUL
THAT THIS GUN SHOP

WANTS TO HELP US
TO SAVE LIVES IN CHICAGO.

AND WE JUST WANTED TO COMMEND
THE VILLAGE OF LYONS

FOR TAKING THE FIRST STEP
IN THE LEAD IN THIS MISSION

TO REDUCE
EASY ACCESS TO GUNS

TO INDIVIDUALS THAT
SHOULDN'T HAVE THEM.

YEAH,
I BELIEVE IN ACTIVISM.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO CHANGE THINGS.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY.

[NEWSCASTER]
THEY SHUT DOWN
STATE STREET FOR A TIME,

MARCHING WITH A MESSAGE.

[PROTESTERS CHANTING]
HO HO!
THESE GUNS GOT TO GO!

STOP SELLING GUNS
THAT KILL OUR KIDS!

SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE.

THEY SHOULD WANT
TO CHANGE THE LAWS.

I MEAN, EVERYTHING
SHOULDN'T BE ABOUT MONEY.

-[MAN] WHAT DO YOU WANT?
-[CROWD] PEACE!

-WHEN DO YOU WANT IT?
-NOW!

-LOUDER!
-NOW!

[KIDS]
YOU MAY HEAR THEM CALL

AS THEY DRIVE OUT OF SIGHT.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL,
AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT.

[KERRY'S MOM]
KERRY WAS TWO MONTHS EARLY.

THEY DIDN'T GIVE HIM
A WHOLE LOT OF HOPE,

AND HE JUST BLEW
EVERYBODY AWAY.

[SARA'S MOM]
SARA STARTED DANCING
WHEN SHE WAS FOUR.

[KERRY'S DAD]
HE HAD A SKIPPING PHASE,

WHERE HE JUST SKIPPED
EVERYWHERE HE WENT.

[SARA'S MOM]
SHE ALSO DID
A LOT OF THEATER.

I THINK HER FIRST ROLE
MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN "ANNIE."

SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL THAT SAID
"OH, MY GOODNESS.
OH, MY GOODNESS."

[CHUCKLES]

[KERRY'S MOM]
KERRY WANTED COMIC BOOKS.

"THEY'RE NOT COMIC BOOKS, MOM,
THEY'RE GRAPHIC NOVELS."

[SARA'S MOM]
SHE WAS IN FIFTH
OR SIXTH GRADE

WHEN SHE EXPRESSED
HER REAL LOVE OF SCIENCE

AND RESEARCH
FROM THAT EARLY ON.

[KERRY'S MOM]
HE WAS THE SWEETEST
LITTLE BOY IN THE WORLD.

I'M NOT SAYING HE WAS PERFECT,
BUT HE WAS PRETTY DARN CLOSE.

BUT I AM THE MOTHER.

[SARA]
I REMEMBER HEARING ABOUT HIM
BEFORE I MET HIM.

I REMEMBER NOTICING
THAT HE WAS A GOOD-LOOKING GUY,

BECAUSE I HAVE EYES.

I DIDN'T ACTUALLY THINK
OF DATING HIM,

BUT WE WERE REALLY GOOD
FRIENDS THAT FIRST YEAR.

I REMEMBER TALKING
TO A FRIEND OF MINE

AND SAYING "GOSH,
YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD
TO MEET A DECENT GUY."

AND SHE WAS LIKE,
"WELL, WE SHOULD JUST
FIX EACH OTHER UP."

AND I WAS LIKE,
"OH, YOU SHOULD GO OUT
WITH THIS GUY I KNOW.

HE'S SUCH A SWEETHEART."

AND SHE LOOKED AT ME,
AND SHE WAS LIKE,

"THAT WOULD BE POINTLESS."

AND I WAS LIKE,
"WHY? HE'S GREAT.

YOU'RE GREAT.
LIKE, WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?"

AND SHE WAS LIKE, "SARA,
HE'S ALREADY IN LOVE WITH YOU."

AND I WAS LIKE,
"NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE."

BUT SHE WAS RIGHT.

[KERRY'S DAD]
WE STARTED HEARING
MORE AND MORE ABOUT SARA.

BUT NOBODY WAS REALLY SERIOUS
IN HIS LIFE UNTIL SARA.

LIKE, I THINK, A LOT
OF FATHERS I WAS A LITTLE
SKEPTICAL AT FIRST.

[SARA]
KERRY WAS A BIG FLIRT.

LIKE, IT BOTHERED MY DAD
WHEN HE FIRST MET HIM.

HE WAS LIKE,
"I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS GUY.

HE DOESN'T SEEM
SERIOUS ENOUGH."

FRIENDS OF HIS FROM HIGH SCHOOL
WERE GETTING MARRIED,

SO WE WERE GOING TO ALBUQUERQUE.

I'VE NEVER BEEN
TO NEW MEXICO.

WORST CASE SCENARIO,
I SEE A NEW STATE.

BEST CASE SCENARIO,
SOMETHING HAPPENS.

WE WENT TO THE WEDDING,
AND THEN WE DROVE UP
TO TAOS.

WE GOT UP THERE AND WE HIKED
AROUND AND WE WENT TO DINNER.

IT WAS SUNSET IN THE DESERT
WHICH IS GORGEOUS.

HE HAD ARRANGED FOR US
TO STAY IN A TEEPEE.

AND WE WALKED UP TO IT,
AND IT WAS GLOWING.

AND I THOUGHT,
"WELL, THAT'S STRANGE."

HE PULLED BACK THE FLAP
TO THE TEEPEE FOR ME,

AND I STEPPED IN.

THERE WERE ROSE PETALS
AND CANDLES EVERYWHERE.

AND I TURNED AROUND
AND I GASPED,

BECAUSE HE WAS
DOWN ON ONE KNEE,

AND HE ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM,
AND I BURST INTO TEARS,

AND SAID YES, AND THAT
WAS HOW HE PROPOSED.

[SARA'S MOM]
IT ENDED UP TO BE QUITE
A LONG ENGAGEMENT.

SHE WAS IN SCHOOL
AND KERRY WAS IN SCHOOL.

WE MET MY FIRST YEAR
AT LAW SCHOOL.

LAW SCHOOL DOESN'T LEAVE YOU
A LOT OF TIME FOR INTERESTS
OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL.

KERRY AND I WOULD GET
TOGETHER FOR GEEK NIGHTS,

A SORT OF STRESS RELIEF
DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

WE WOULD WATCH "STAR TREK,"
"BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER,"

"GALAXY QUEST,"
WE WATCHED THAT ONE.

HE HAD AN ENGAGEMENT RING
THAT HE WORE

WITH SARA'S BIRTHSTONE
IN IT.

THEY CLEARLY LOVED
EACH OTHER AND THEY WERE
EXCITED TO GET MARRIED.

I WANT TO GET MARRIED
IN MY BACKYARD.

[SARA'S MOM]
THE CATERER WAS GOING
TO TAKE SOME RECIPES

THAT MY HUSBAND MAKES
AND CREATE THOSE FOR
A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE.

[KERRY'S MOM]
I WORKED ON
THE REHEARSAL DINNER.

[SARA'S MOM]
WE FLATTENED OUR
AN AREA FOR THE TENTS.

[KERRY'S MOM]
SARA AND I WERE GOING

TO GO PICK FLOWERS AND
GET HER BOUQUET READY.

[SARA'S MOM]
SARA HAD PICKED OUT

A COUPLE OF
FLAVORS OF THE CAKE.

[SARA'S DAD]
THE INVITATIONS WERE DONE
BY OUR CLOSE FRIEND.

THE HARDEST WE STRUGGLED ON
ANYTHING WAS THE GUEST LIST.

I COME FROM A BIG FAMILY.
KERRY COMES FROM A BIG FAMILY.

WE HAD OVER 100 PEOPLE.

AND THAT'S NO FRIENDS,

NONE OF OUR FRIENDS
COMING TO OUR WEDDING.

WE WENT TO
THE BRIDAL SHOP.

I REMEMBER THE COLORS ON
THE DRESS SHE HAD WAS IVORY.

IT JUST PICKED UP
THE COLORS IN HER HAIR.

AND SHE GLOWED.

IT WAS JUST...AMAZING.

AND SO I SAW MY DAUGHTER
BEFORE SHE SAW HERSELF AS
A BRIDE IN THAT DRESS.

SHE WAS JUST SO BEAUTIFUL.

[KERRY'S MOM]
HE STARTED HAVING
PROBLEMS IN HIS WRISTS,

AND AT FIRST I THOUGHT
IT WAS JUST A LOT OF TYPING

AND THINGS THAT HE
WAS DOING FOR LAW SCHOOL.

THEN IT WAS GETTING
PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.

[SARA]
THE PAIN THAT HE WAS IN
WAS NERVE PAIN

THAT WAS UNREMITTING,

AND NOBODY COULD TELL HIM
WHAT WAS WRONG.

[KERRY'S MOM]
HE HAD TO WEAR SWEAT PANTS.

HE COULDN'T OPERATE
A ZIPPER.

HE COULDN'T OPERATE
A SNAP.

HE HAD TO WEAR VELCRO SHOES.

[SARA]
WAITING IS SOMETIMES
THE HARDEST PART,

WHEN YOU'RE REALLY NOT FEELING
WELL AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHY.

HE WAS JUST GOING TO FLY HOME
TO ALBUQUERQUE

BECAUSE HIS DAD'S A DOCTOR.

IT WAS JUST GOING TO BE
EASIER TO GET HIM TREATED.

[KERRY'S MOM]
I REMEMBER HIM TALKING ABOUT
DANCING AT THE WEDDING,

AND HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO DANCE AT THE WEDDING.

AND SARA SAID, "I'LL DANCE
WITH YOU IN A WHEELCHAIR.

IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME."

THERE WAS TALK OF
DOING SOME TREATMENT
DOWN IN NEW MEXICO

AND THAT WAS PART OF
THE REASON FOR GOING THERE
DURING THE SUMMER.

WE WERE OVER AT HIS APARTMENT,
LOADING UP THE MOVING VAN

WITH ALL HIS POSSESSIONS.

HE MENTIONED THAT
WE MIGHT MEET UP FOR DINNER,

AND HAVE, YOU KNOW,
A LAST MEAL AND THEN
HE'D FLY OFF.

[SARA]
AND HE CALLED HIS DAD
FOR FATHER'S DAY.

HE WISHED ME
A HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

AND MOST OF
THE CONVERSATION WAS ABOUT

PLANNING TO PICK HIM UP
AT THE AIRPORT,

SO I WAS LOOKING FORWARD
TO GETTING HIM AT THE AIRPORT.

[CAR DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

[KERRY'S MOM]
SARA EITHER CALLED OR TEXTED

AND ASKED IF I HAD
HEARD FROM KERRY,

BECAUSE HE HADN'T
ARRIVED ON HIS FLIGHT.

[SARA]
IT WAS A LITTLE STRANGE THAT

HE WOULDN'T CALL ME
BEFORE LEAVING,

BUT I THOUGHT,
"WELL, MAYBE HE FIGURES

HE'LL JUST CALL ME
FROM ALBUQUERQUE

AND THAT'D BE--"
YOU KNOW, THAT WAS GONNA
BE FINE.

[JORDON]
DARCY CALLED ME AND SAID
THAT KERRY MISSED HIS FLIGHT

AND NOBODY HAD HEARD FROM HIM
SINCE THE NIGHT BEFORE.

[CELL PHONE BUZZING]

[KERRY'S MOM]
I CALLED SARA AND I SAID,

"HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE
TO REACH KERRY?"

I COULDN'T GET
IN CONTACT WITH HIM.

ONE OF HIS FRIENDS WAS LIKE,
"SARA, YOU SHOULD CALL
THE HOSPITALS."

AND I CALLED
THE AIRPORT INSTEAD,

BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT
TO CALL THE HOSPITAL,

BECAUSE I WANTED HIM
TO BE AT THE AIRPORT.

[JORDON]
YOU KNOW,
MAYBE HE WOKE UP LATE

AND HAD TO RUN OFF
TO THE AIRPORT

AND DIDN'T GET A CHANCE
TO CALL PEOPLE.

[DARCY]
SO I TOLD JORDON I WAS ON
MY WAY OVER TO KERRY'S PLACE

AND JORDON SAID THAT HE WOULD
MEET ME OVER THERE.

WE WERE KNOCKING
ON KERRY'S DOOR,

NOT GETTING ANY ANSWER.

[JORDON]
THEN WE KIND OF WALKED
AROUND THE APARTMENT,

LOOKED IN THE WINDOW.

[DARCY]
YOU COULDN'T REALLY SEE
OVER INTO THE BEDROOM.

WE CIRCLED AROUND
THE OTHER SIDE,

AND WERE LOOKING
IN THE LIVING ROOM.

[JORDON]
THE BLINDS WERE CRACKED
OPEN A LITTLE BIT,

AND I COULD SEE KERRY
LAYING ON THE FLOOR.

[DARCY]
AND I HEARD JORDON YELL,
"I CAN SEE HIM,"

AND I CAME AROUND
THE LIVING ROOM SIDE,

AND YOU COULD SEE
KERRY'S FEET AND LEGS.

SO WE RAN OVER TO
THE APARTMENT MANAGER'S

TO HAVE SOMEBODY
LET US INTO THE APARTMENT.

THE MANAGER WENT IN AND
JORDON WENT IN BEHIND HIM.

JORDON TOLD ME
NOT TO GO IN.

THE LOOK ON JORDON'S FACE,
HE WAS WHITE AS A SHEET.

[PHONE RINGING]

[PHONE RINGING]

[JORDON]
I CALLED SARA.

HE SAID,
"SARA, WE FOUND HIM, BUT...

AND HE JUST-- YOU KNOW,
HE JUST STOPPED TALKING.

I SAID, "YOU HAVE--
YOU HAVE TO SAY IT."

AND HE SAID, "HE'S DEAD."

AND I THINK
I SAID, "THANK YOU."

AND THEN I JUST STARTED
SCREAMING, "NO."

OVER AND OVER,

TILL I COULDN'T--
SORRY.

TILL I COULDN'T ANYMORE.

[SARA'S MOM]
MY PHONE RANG...

...AND IT WAS SARA
AND SHE WAS HYSTERICAL.

SHE SAID, "MOM, HE'S GONE!
HE'S GONE!"

SHE SAID, "KERRY'S GONE!"

AND SHE WAS SO FAR AWAY,

AND I COULDN'T BE THERE.

[SARA'S DAD]
I WAS DOWN HERE WORKING...

I'LL NEVER FORGET IT.

AND, UM...
SHE SAID,

"KERRY'S DEAD."

[LINE RINGING]

[DARCY]
THEN I HEARD KERRY'S MOM
SCREAMING IN THE BACKGROUND.

I KNEW THAT HE WAS SUPPOSED
TO COME IN TOWN THAT DAY,

AND SO WHEN SHE CALLED,
I EXPECTED IT TO BE

"HE'S HERE,
LET'S DO THIS."

I REMEMBER DRIVING TO
MY PARENTS' HOUSE

ON THE WAY TO TALK TO THEM
AND I KNEW AT THAT POINT

THAT SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED
TO MY BROTHER

BUT I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT IT WAS.

[BABY FUSSING]

SHE JUST SAID,
"KERRY'S DEAD."

THAT WAS JUNE 24TH.

AND THAT'S...

A LITTLE LESS THAN A MONTH
BEFORE KERRY'S...
EXCUSE ME.

HIS 28TH BIRTHDAY,

AND ABOUT A MONTH
AND A HALF...

BEFORE WE WERE
SUPPOSED TO GET MARRIED.

I'M SORRY.

[KERRY'S DAD]
WONDERED IF HE'D
HAD SOME ACCIDENT,

OR IF SOMEBODY HAD BROKEN
INTO HIS APARTMENT AND
HE'D BEEN MURDERED.

I EXPECTED A CAR CRASH
OR A PLANE CRASH
OR SOMETHING.

[JORDON]
I FIGURED MAYBE
HE WAS SICK.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK
IT WAS UNTIL THE POLICE

TOLD ME THAT HE'D
SHOT HIMSELF THAT I WOULD'VE
EVER BELIEVED IT.

AND I REMEMBER SAYING,
LIKE, "ARE WE SURE?

ARE WE SURE THAT'S
WHAT HAPPENED?

LIKE, MAYBE SOMEBODY
BROKE INTO HIS HOUSE,

AND MADE IT LOOK THAT WAY,
BUT IT CAN'T BE THIS."

[KERRY'S MOM]
IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE.

IT DIDN'T FIT.
IT WASN'T KERRY.

[MAN]
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

[DARCY]
NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS

WOULD I HAVE SEEN KERRY
DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

[BRANDON]
MY PARENTS TOLD ME
HE KILLED HIMSELF.

I JUST REMEMBER
CRUMPLING TO THE FLOOR

OF MY MOM'S KITCHEN
IN DISBELIEF.

NOBODY SAW IT COMING.

I REMEMBER ANOTHER ONE OF
KERRY'S FRIENDS TELLING ME

THAT IS WAS, UH...
THAT IT WAS A GUN.

HOW DID HE GET A GUN?

AND THEN I REALIZED,
"THAT'S A REALLY
STUPID QUESTION."

ANYBODY CAN GET A GUN.

HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING
ILLEGAL TO GET IT.

NOBODY BROKE ANY LAWS.

THERE WAS NO REASON,
LEGALLY, WHY KERRY
SHOULDN'T HAVE A GUN,

EXCEPT FOR THAT HE WAS
IN EXTREME EMOTIONAL AND
PHYSICAL DISTRESS.

I GREW UP IN
A RURAL COMMUNITY.

I GREW UP WITH PEOPLE WHERE
HUNTING IS A WAY OF LIFE,

WHERE, YOU KNOW, KIDS GET
THEIR FIRST GUN AT A YOUNG AGE.

AND EVERY RESPONSIBLE
GUN OWNER I KNOW

WILL TELL YOU THAT NOT
EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE A GUN.

[KERRY'S MOM]
I WAS SO ANGRY

AT HOW EASY IT IS
TO GET A GUN.

[KERRY'S MOM]
YOU HAVE TO GET A LICENSE
FOR YOUR DOG.

YOU HAVE TO GET A TITLE
TO HAVE A HOUSE.

CERTAINLY, SOMETHING
THAT COULD KILL SOMEBODY

IN A SPLIT SECOND,

THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND
OF REGULATION.

IF LETTUCE MAKES YOU SICK,
YOU CAN SUE THE LETTUCE
COMPANIES.

IF YOUR CAR DOESN'T WORK
THE WAY IT SHOULD BE,

YOU CAN SUE CAR COMPANIES.

IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE
IS HARMED BY A GUN,

YOU HAVE NO LEGAL RECOURSE,

BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY
THEY WANT IT.

[KERRY'S DAD]
JUST THE SAME AS
IF THEY WERE A DISEASE,

GUNS SHOULD BE
A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.

IF I COULD HELP TO PREVENT
ANYBODY ELSE--

FROM DOING THIS,
I WANTED TO DO
WHAT I COULD.

[SARA]
THIS IS A MEDICAL ISSUE.

IT'S A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.

THE PUBLIC ISN'T SAFE.

IT'S NOT JUST US.
IT'S NOT JUST KERRY.

IT'S...

IT'S AN EPIDEMIC, REALLY.

[NEWSCASTER]
A MAN LEGALLY
BUYS A GUN

IN A PAWN SHOP
IN OKLAHOMA CITY
MONDAY MORNING.

MOMENTS LATER HE USED THAT
VERY SAME GUN TO KILL HIMSELF.

[NEWSCASTER #2]
BILLINGS POLICE ARE
INVESTIGATING AN SHOOTING

AT THE BILLINGS
WEST END WALMART.

[NEWSCASTER #3]
MATT WARREN COMMITTED
SUICIDE.

[NEWSCASTER #4]
POLICE BELIEVE HE SHOT
AND KILLED HIMSELF.

[NEWSCASTER #5]
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE
IN 2008.

[NEWSCASTERS
TALKING AT ONCE]

[NEWSCASTER #6]
EVERY YEAR, GUN SUICIDES
CONSISTENTLY OUTNUMBER

GUN HOMICIDES BY ABOUT 50%.

[SARA]
SUICIDE IS AN IMPULSE.

IT'S A DECISION TAKEN IN
A REALLY DIRE CIRCUMSTANCE

THAT ALMOST ALWAYS RESOLVES.

IF THERE HAD BEEN
A WAITING PERIOD,

TWO DAYS, THREE DAYS?

ALL THOSE PEOPLE
WHO WERE MISSING HIM

WHEN THEY COULDN'T GET IN TOUCH
WITH HIM WOULD'VE FOUND HIM.

[NEWSCASTER]
LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE
CONTEMPLATING A NEW LAW

THAT WOULD REQUIRE
A 24-HOUR WAITING PERIOD

TO FORCE PEOPLE TO
QUOTE UNQUOTE,

"THINK BEFORE THEY INK."

IF HE HAD WAITED
THREE DAYS...

HE'D BE HERE.

HE'D BE HERE.

[NEWSCASTER]
STARTING TODAY,

THE ARIZONA
MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION

WILL EXTEND
THE WAITING PERIOD

BETWEEN DRIVER'S
LICENSE TEST RETAKES.

IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP THINGS
SAFER ON ARIZONA STREETS,

THE DIVISION HAS CHANGED
THE ONE-DAY WAIT TIME
TO A FULL WEEK.

[KERRY'S MOM]
THERE WAS A RECEIPT
FOR THE GUN.

AND IT LOOKED LIKE HE
PROBABLY HAD BOUGHT IT

LIKE, MAYBE AN HOUR
BEFORE HE DID IT.

AND I KEPT THINKING,
"IF HE'D JUST HAD A MOMENT
TO THINK,

HE WOULDN'T HAVE
DONE THIS."

WAITING PERIODS ONLY
INCONVENIENCE PEOPLE LIKE ME.

WHEN I GO SHOPPING,
I DON'T WANT TO BE
INCONVENIENCED.

I WANT WHAT I WANT,
AND I'D LIKE IT NOW.

[SARA]
YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE.
YOU GET HELP.

AND GIVING PEOPLE
THE CHANCE TO GET HELP

MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE.

GUN COMPANIES BENEFIT
BY PEOPLE BEING ABLE

TO GO IN AND BUY A GUN
WHENEVER THEY WANT IT,

RATHER THAN HAVING TO WAIT
SEVERAL DAYS.

I HAVE OPPOSED WAITING
PERIODS FOR GUN PURCHASES.

PROFIT IS THE DRIVING
ISSUE IN ANYTHING,

AND IF THERE BECAME PROFIT
IN GUN LEGISLATION

I'M SURE THAT POLITICS WOULD
GET RIGHT BEHIND THAT ONE.

GUN COMPANIES
WANT TO SELL GUNS.

THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE
IN BUSINESS TO DO,

AND THEY PROFIT ENORMOUSLY
FROM THIS WHOLE BUSINESS.

I THINK A PARENT'S WORST
NIGHTMARE IS THE DEATH
OF THEIR CHILD...

AND UNFORTUNATELY GUNS
ARE A MEANS OF THAT DEATH
ALL TOO OFTEN.

I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO GO BACK TO MY OFFICE.

I CAN'T WALK IN
THAT PLACE.

I HAD TO RETIRE.

I TRIED BUT I COULDN'T.

YOU KNOW, THESE ARE
DEADLY WEAPONS.

THEY'RE INHERENTLY UNSAFE.

THIS IS THE HARDEST THING
I'VE EVER HAD TO DO.

MOST PEOPLE I KNOW
DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT
MY SON KILLING HIMSELF.

I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE
TO TALK ABOUT IT,

BUT I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE
TO HAVE TO SUFFER LIKE THIS.

I JUST THINK PEOPLE NEED TO
STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT,

AND LET THE LAWMAKERS KNOW
HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT IT.

[SARA]
IF I HAD BEEN
THE ONE WHO DIED,

HE WOULDN'T HAVE STOPPED.

HE WOULD'VE SCREAMED
HIMSELF HOARSE.

HE WOULDN'T HAVE--

HAVE LET THINGS CONTINUE
AS THEY ARE.

AND SO, EVEN THOUGH
I'M THE SHYER ONE,

I'M THE ONE WHO DOESN'T LIKE
TO PUT HERSELF OUT THERE...

SOMETHING KERRY TAUGHT ME
IS THAT WHEN SOMETHING'S WRONG,
SAY IT'S WRONG,

AND IF YOU CAN DO SOMETHING
TO MAKE IT BETTER, YOU DO.

AND IT DOESN'T MATTER
HOW HARD IT IS,

YOU SHOULD STILL DO IT,
SO...

[WAITRESS]
I USUALLY WORK, LIKE,
THE 10:00 TO 4:00 SHIFT,

THE OPENING OF THE RESTAURANT,
SO I'M THE FIRST SERVER ON

TO GET EVERYTHING READY.

BEING NINE MONTHS PREGNANT,
IT WAS EXHAUSTING,

BUT I PUSHED THROUGH,
ESPECIALLY KNOWING

WE WERE GOING
TO A MIDNIGHT SHOWING.

I JUST NEEDED
TO MAKE MONEY.

SO I WORK FOR
ALEXI TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT.

WE ARE TEMPORARY
TRAFFIC CONTROL.

I WAS WORKING THAT DAY.

[WAITRESS]
I WENT TO GET PIZZA
FOR EVERYBODY

FOR HELPING US MOVE
INTO THE HOUSE.

AJ WENT TO MY BROTHER'S
TO MOW HIS YARD TO MAKE MONEY

SO HE COULD GO TO THE MOVIE.

I'VE BEEN A POLICE OFFICER
FOR OVER 32 YEARS.

I COME HOME, SAID, "HEY,
THANKS FOR MOWING THE YARD."

SHE SAYS, "WELL, YOU CAN
THANK YOUR NEPHEW AJ,

HE CAME OVER AND MOWED IT."

I SAID, "WELL, HOW MUCH
DID YOU PAY HIM?"

SHE SAYS, "$40.00."
I SAID, "40 BUCKS?"

I'LL MOW IT FOR $40.00,
FOR GOSH SAKES.

[LASAMOA CROSS]
THAT NIGHT AT HULA,

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME
WE WERE GONNA DANCE FIRE POI.

I MESSAGED HIM, LIKE,
"COME OVER AND WATCH THIS,
THIS IS SO COOL!"

[THERESA]
HE SAID HE WAS GONNA
GO WATCH HULA

BEFORE THEY WENT
TO THE MOVIE,

SO I SAID, "ALL RIGHT!"
YOU KNOW, "I LOVE YOU,"

AND THEN HE LEFT.

[WOMAN]
IT WAS LIKE WE WERE
GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL.

WE WERE SO, SO EXCITED
TO SEE THIS MOVIE.

[WOMAN]
I WAS GOING THERE TO MEET
MY FRIENDS FROM RED ROBIN,

AND I WAS BRINGING MY--
I BROUGHT MY TWO CHILDREN
WITH ME.

[MAN]
PICKED UP MY FRIEND RYAN.

FROM THERE WE DROVE
TO THE THEATER.

[MAN]
IT WAS JUST PACKED.

THERE WAS HARDLY
ANY PLACE TO PARK.

[WOMAN]
MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN,
WE ARRIVED FAIRLY EARLY.

[GIRL]
MY MOM ACTUALLY DROPPED
MY SISTER AND I OFF.

OUR FRIENDS HAD
ALREADY TOLD US, LIKE,
"WE'RE ALREADY IN LINE.

THERE'S ALREADY
A LINE FORMING, SO, LIKE,

MAKE YOUR WAY OVER HERE
AS SOON AS YOU CAN."

AND YOU CAN TELL
A LOT OF THEM ARE, LIKE,
COMIC-CON REGULARS,

SO IT WAS REALLY EXCITING.

[BOY]
WE BOUGHT THE BIG POPCORN
AND THEN WE GOT A SODA.

WE ALWAYS GOT CHERRY COKE.

[MAN]
WE HAD ALL OF OUR SNACKS.

WE WERE, I GUESS
YOU COULD SAY, PREPARED.

[GIRL]
...A VEGAN AT THE TIME,

BUT I DECIDED TO HAVE SOME FUN
SO I HAD SOME NACHOS.

[MAN]
WE GOT A HOT DOG,
SOME POPCORN

[WOMAN] WE PICKED UP
THE MOVIE TICKETS
FROM THE DASHBOARD--

[WOMAN]
OH, EVERYONE
WAS SUPER PUMPED.

CLAPPING, LIKE
SUPER READY FOR IT.

[MAN]
SCREAMING,
THROWING POPCORN.

[GIRL]
THERE WAS A LOT OF CHEERING,

THERE WAS
A LOT OF EXCITEMENT.

[GIRL]
THE HOUSE LIGHTS GO DOWN,

AND IT'S STARTING
TO GET DARK.

[AUDIENCE CLAPPING]

[MAN]
IT FINALLY STARTS,

AND I ACTUALLY REMEMBER
HAVING TO SLOW MY BREATHING,

BECAUSE I WAS REALLY
PUMPED UP AND EXCITED FOR
WHAT WAS TO COME.

[WOMAN]
I HEARD THE HISSING,

BURNING MY CHEST
AND MY THROAT

JUST COMPLETELY
CLOSED UP,

AND, LIKE, YOU
COULDN'T EVEN SWALLOW.

[WOMAN]
THERE WAS SMOKE EVERYWHERE.

THERE WAS TEAR GAS.

[GUNSHOT]

-[GUNSHOTS]
-[SCREAMING]

-[GUNSHOTS]
-[SCREAMING]

[VOICES OVERLAPPING]

[GUNSHOTS]

[INDISTINCT SCREAMING]

-[GUNSHOTS]
-[SCREAMING]

[WOMAN]
OH, HONEY.

OH, NO, NO, NO,
DON'T SAY THAT.

HONEY, YOU JUST HANG ON,
HANG ON.

[WOMAN, SOBBING]
IT WAS THE MOST HORRIFIC
THING I'VE EVER SEEN.

[SCREAMING]

-[GUNSHOTS]
-[SCREAMING]

[WOMAN]
IS THAT GUNSHOTS I HEAR?

-[GUNSHOTS]
-[SCREAMING]

[WOMAN]
OH, MY GOD,
THERE'S BODIES EVERYWHERE.

SOMEBODY NEEDS TO HELP!

-[GUNSHOTS]
-[VOICES OVERLAPPING]

[GUNSHOTS]

[GUNSHOTS]

-[GUNSHOTS]
-[ALARM RINGING]

-[SCREAMING]
-[SIRENS WAILING]

[MAN ON RADIO]
UNIT 49,

ALL CARS COMING
OUTSIDE OF THE PERIMETER
AROUND THE ENTIRE MALL.

SET UP A PERIMETER
AROUND THE ENTIRE MALL.

[VOICES OVERLAPPING]

[MAN]
I GOT SHOT, I GOT HIT.

[911 OPERATOR]
YOU WERE HIT?

DO NOT HANG UP.
SIR, DO NOT HANG UP.

I NEED TO BRING
AURORA ON THE PHONE.

-OKAY, DO NOT HANG UP.
-[MAN] YES, MA'AM.

[BEEPING]

[SIRENS WAILING]

[MAN ON RADIO]
DO WE HAVE GAS MASKS
AVAILABLE?

[MAN]
THERE WERE AMBULANCES
FROM DIFFERENT COUNTIES,

THERE WAS POLICE OFFICERS.

[MAN ON RADIO]
GET US SOME DAMN GAS MASKS
FOR THEATER NINE.

WE CAN'T GET IN IT.

[MAN ON RADIO]
TEAM, I GOT SEVEN DOWN
IN THEATER NINE.

[BOY, SOBBING]
THERE WAS, LIKE,
SO MUCH BLOOD.

[MAN ON RADIO]
TEAM 25, JUST NOTIFY
ALL THE HOSPITALS

WE GOT PEOPLE COMING IN.

I'VE GOT A CHILD VICTIM.

I NEED RESCUE AT THE BACK DOOR
OF THEATER NINE, NOW.

[NEWSCASTER]
TO UPDATE YOU
ON THE SITUATION

IF YOU'RE JUST NOW
JOINING US,

AT LEAST 14 DEAD,
50 INJURED.

A LOT OF THOSE INJURIES
ARE SEVERE.

[THERESA HOOVER]
I WAS SLEEPING,
OF COURSE.

AND THEN I HEAR SOMEBODY
KNOCKING ON THE DOOR.

AND I OPENED IT UP
AND IT WAS AJ'S FRIEND,

AND HE SAID, "YOU NEED
TO TURN ON THE TV."

[PHONE RINGING]

[DAVE HOOVER]
I WAS SLEEPING.

UH, PHONE RANG
ABOUT 2:30.

AND IT'S THERESA, AND SHE'S
SCREAMING ON THE PHONE.

SHE SAID, "I DON'T KNOW
WHERE HE IS."

I SAID, "WHO?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?"

SHE SAID, "AJ."
I SAID, "HE'S AT THE MOVIES."

SHE SAID, "NO, NO, NO.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS."

SHE SAYS,
"I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS.
I CAN'T GET AHOLD OF HIM.

I SAID, "WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?"

SHE SAID, "TURN THE TV ON."

[WAITRESS]
WE JUST PULLED UP STRAIGHT
TO THE EMERGENCY DOORS.

THEY SAW MY FACE ALL BLOODY,
AND ME BEING PREGNANT,

AND BRYSON SAYING, "THERE WAS
A SHOOTING AT THE THEATER.

WE NEED HELP.
SHE'S PREGNANT."

[DAVE H.]
WE WENT INTO THE GYMNASIUM,

AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
IN THERE WAITING.

[LASAMOA CROSS]
SO WE GO TO THE HIGH SCHOOL,
AND I, UM--

YOU KNOW, WE WAIT, AND
I SAW AN OFFICER WALK BY

WITH A LITTLE KID
IN HIS ARMS.

[DAVE H.]
LASAMOA, WHICH IS
AJ'S GIRLFRIEND,

SHE, UH-- SHE STILL
HAD AJ'S BLOOD ON HER
WHEN WE SAW HER.

[WOMAN]
WE GO TO THE CAFETERIA,

AND WE SLOWLY START
WATCHING PEOPLE LEAVE.

[THERESA HOOVER]
SO WE WAITED, AND WE WAITED
AND WAITED AND WAITED.

[DAVE H.]
THEY STARTED WHITTLING
THIS CROWD DOWN

TO WHERE THERE WERE
ONLY A FEW PEOPLE LEFT
IN THE GYMNASIUM.

AND SO, WE STAYED THERE
THE WHOLE 18 HOURS,

AND MY MOM AND DAD,
MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS,

AND MY SISTER-IN-LAWS...

THEY ALL CAME DOWN THERE.

[THERESA H.]
18 1/2 HOURS LATER IS
WHEN THEY FINALLY TOLD US.

I STARTED SCREAMING,
AND I SAT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE FLOOR,

AND I JUST SCREAMED.

[DAVE H.]
SHE COLLAPSED
AT THAT POINT.

HAD TO CARRY HER
PRETTY MUCH BACK TO--

BACK, JUST TAKE CARE OF HER.

IT WAS HEARTBREAKING.

YOU EVER HEARD A WOMAN CRY
BECAUSE OF THE LOSS
OF A CHILD?

IT'S HORRIBLE.

IT'S AWFUL.

WHEN IT'S YOUR SISTER...

...IT MAKES IT WORSE.

NOBODY NEEDS TO BURY
A CHILD IN THIS WAY...

IT HAD HORRIFIC
AND DEVASTATING EFFECTS
ON OUR FAMILY,

AND CONTINUE TO BE,
AND WILL ALWAYS BE
PART OF OUR FAMILY.

[GIRL]
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY
SOMEONE WOULD NEED

A HIGH-POWERED RIFLE
LIKE THAT.

[MAN]
HE COULD PUT OUT
100 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION

IN A VERY SHORT
AMOUNT OF TIME.

DO YOU NEED
THAT MANY ROUNDS?

I GUESS YOU DO IF YOU'RE
GONNA GO KILL A LOT OF PEOPLE.

[WOMAN]
THEY'RE NOT USED FOR ANYTHING

BUT KILLING MASSIVE
AMOUNTS OF PEOPLE

IN THE SMALLEST
AMOUNT OF TIME.

[MAN]
IF THEY HAD
SOMETHING IN PLACE

WHERE A RED FLAG
WOULD GO OFF WHEN YOU BUY
X AMOUNT OF BULLETS

OR X AMOUNT OF GUNS,
THEN MAYBE WE COULD'VE
SAVED MORE PEOPLE.

[MAN]
NOBODY SHOULD GO THROUGH THIS.

NOBODY SHOULD GO
THROUGH THIS.

I WOULDN'T WISH THIS
ON ANYONE,

AND UNFORTUNATELY IT'S
BECOMING ALL TOO COMMON.

[NEWSCASTER]
IN THE WAKE OF
THE COLORADO SHOOTINGS,

AURORA RESIDENTS
CAME TOGETHER TO PRAY,

TO WEEP, TO REMEMBER,

AND THEN THEY WENT
AND BOUGHT GUNS.

[NEWSCASTER #2]
GUN SALES RISE AFTER
MASS SHOOTINGS.

IT HAPPENED AFTER
THE SHOOTING RAMPAGE
IN AURORA, COLORADO.

[NEWSCASTER #3]
GUN SALES ARE RISING
ACROSS THE COUNTRY

AND SO IS THE STOCK PRICE
OF AMERICA'S BIGGEST
GUN MAKERS.

THE NUMBERS ARE DRIVEN
BY A BASIC EMOTION: FEAR.

[DAVE H.]
FEAR SELLS.

THE FEAR IS SOLD
IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

I USE FIREARMS
IN MY DAILY JOB,

AND I CAN TELL YOU THIS,

THESE GUYS ARE MAKING
A LOT OF MONEY

EVERY TIME ONE OF THESE
INCIDENTS HAPPENS.

AND TO PRESERVE
ALL OF OUR FREEDOMS,

WE MUST GET LARGER,
WE MUST GET STRONGER,

GREATER IN FINANCIAL
RESOURCES--

[DAVE H.]
THESE INDIVIDUALS
FROM THE NRA

ARE VERY GOOD
ABOUT GIVING AWAY MONEY
TO THESE INDIVIDUALS

IF THEY'LL FIGHT
THEIR FIGHT FOR THEM.

THE PROPOSED ASSAULT
WEAPONS BAN

IS A SINGULARLY INEFFECTIVE
PIECE OF LEGISLATION.

THE ISSUE OF ASSAULT WEAPONS
IS A PHONY.

IT'S PURELY EMOTIONAL
AND DESIGNED TO DO NOTHING

BUT FRIGHTEN
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

THERE WAS A BIG HUBBUB
ABOUT ASSAULT-STYLE RIFLES,

AND ACTUALLY WHAT IT WAS
WAS JUST THE COSMETIC LOOK
OF THOSE GUNS.

[MIKE H.]
YOU DON'T HUNT
WITH AN AK-47.

YOU DON'T GO HUNTING
WITH AN AR-15

UNLESS YOU'RE
HUNTING HUMANS.

[MIKE H.]
MY NEPHEW HAD
THE RIGHT TO LIVE,

TO GROW AND TO BE
A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG MAN,
AND HE WAS.

BUT HE HAD THE RIGHT
TO GET A JOB AND TO HAVE
A FAMILY AND HAVE CHILDREN,

AND THAT WAS TAKEN
AWAY FROM HIM.

I LOVE YOU.

[KISS]

[WOMAN]
SHE WENT TO A THEATER
TO SEE A MOVIE,

AND WAS KILLED.

PEOPLE GO TO THEIR CHURCHES,
AND THEY GET SLAUGHTERED.

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE SHOULD
BE STANDING FOR.

[THERESA H.]
COLUMBINE DIDN'T
NEED TO HAPPEN.

VIRGINIA TECH
DIDN'T NEED TO HAPPEN.

AURORA DIDN'T
NEED TO HAPPEN.

[MIKE H.]
COLORADO STARTED WITH
UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.

ALMOST 700 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
DENIED ACCESS TO FIREARMS.

THINK OF HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS
THAT WE HAVE PREVENTED

FROM DOING SOMETHING STUPID.

THIS LEGISLATION
IS SAVING LIVES.

IF ANYBODY CAN BE PREVENTED
FROM GETTING THAT PHONE CALL

THAT I GOT FROM MY SISTER,
IT'S WORTH IT.

WE'VE HAD SO MANY
ISSUES OVER THE YEARS,
SO MANY KILLINGS,

AND FOR US JUST TO SAY
WE'RE NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING
IS UNACCEPTABLE.

YOU GOTTA STOP IT.

WE CAN'T DO THIS ALONE.

WE ALL HAVE TO WORK
TOWARDS THIS COMMON GOAL
OF STOPPING THE MADNESS.

TODAY'S THE DAY,
AND NOW IS THE TIME.

GUNS KILL OVER 33,000 PEOPLE
IN AMERICA EVERY YEAR.

WHILE THE GUN INDUSTRY
MADE OVER $11 BILLION.

-WHY DON'T YOU JOIN ME--
-JOIN ME--

JOIN ME AND
BRAVE NEW FILMS--

IN STOPPING THE NRA
AND THE GUN LOBBY
FROM MAKING A KILLING.

[MAN]
THE OVERWHELMING
MAJORITY OF AMERICANS

AGREE WITH COMMON
SENSE REFORMS,

BUT TOO MANY
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

REMAIN IN THE POCKET
OF THE GUN LOBBY

AND THAT HAS GOT TO CHANGE.

[CHEERS, APPLAUSE]

[WOMAN]
IF WE USE THE RESOURCES
THAT WE HAVE

AND IF WE USE
THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE MAKE
IN OTHER PROBLEMS,

HEY, WE CAN DO
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.
OF COURSE WE COULD.

[MAN]
WHAT ABOUT THE FREEDOM
FOR ALL OF US

TO LIVE IN AN AMERICA
THAT'S NOT UNDER THE THREAT

OF GUN VIOLENCE
EVERY SINGLE DAY?

WE CANNOT WAIT FOR ANOTHER
TRAGEDY BEFORE WE ACT.

WE NEED PEOPLE TO STAND UP,
TO TALK TO YOU FRIENDS,

TO BUILD AN ARMY
OF ACTIVISTS

THAT SENDS THE MESSAGE
ACROSS OUR COUNTRY.

WE CAN DO IT TOGETHER.
THIS IS OUR MOVEMENT.

THIS IS OUR TIME.

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
PLAYING]