the wrong decision. not my words but the description from the director of public safety. he said the officers responding made a serious mistake and not immediately going into the classroom where a gunman killed 19 kids and two teachers tuesday. this is coming after extraordinary briefing that provided more clarity about the time line but raised a lot more questions, many more questions. we learned teacher propped open the door. the killer would later enter. the school safety officer responded to the scene and drove right past it as the gunman hid in the school parking lot. they said this was a barricade subject situation and somehow didn t think children were at risk. made that assessment. we learned two students called 911 basically begging for help. they both survived. why did that teacher prop the door open? why wasn t an armed safety officer on school grounds. why didn t the responding officer, there were 19 of them in the school at one point jump into active shooter trai
that s until a 2018 spending bill included a compromise on spending research. in 2019, the first money for cdc to research gun violence came as the house and senate signed by then president trump and we re starting to get information out of some of these studies. one of the first who received a federal grant. our viewers know you as a medical professional, medical expert. this is something you are very passionate about. you ve done a lot on this issue. we know the cdc says the leading cause for death if kids and guns. can you talk about why research into gun violence is critical and why the u.s. is behind the eight ball on this. as an e.r. doctor and a mom, i cannot oversate the impact of firearm on our injuries.
buy these powerful long guns capable of inflicting so much damage as we saw at marjory stoneman douglas last week? there is more. stephanie murphy out of orlando has a bill to allow the cdc to research gun violence in the context of public health. that makes sense, too. sandra: what reaction are you getting from your republican colleagues when you call for the changes to gun laws? there is a growing interest. a lot of republicans are saying yes, some of these changes are common sense. they aren t going to limit gun rights for responsible gun owners and there is an appetite to really work together and get something done. i ll tell you, a lot of republicans are frustrated because after the las vegas shooting there was broad consensus and support in washington, d.c., bipartisan to ban bump stocks. i filed that legislation. everyone thought it was a good idea and then nothing happened. and that s just not acceptable. sandra: we ve heard trey gowdy say he was willing to