Shockwaves around the world as the death toll climbs. Police arrested gunman. Now, the questions. Why did he do it . Why was he allowed such a Deadly Weapon . Whats the gunman began in 1996 port arthur massacre was from new town, australia and. Within days, australia, a country of hunters, passed the strictest gun control legislation in its history. There have been no mass killings since. The Academy Award winning filmmaker Michael Moore, the director of bowling for columbine, response to the sandy hook massacre. There are crazy people and there are shootings and killings in norway and france and germany, but there hasnt been 61 mass killings like there have been in this country to a sense columbine. And the nra Facebook Page has gone dark. We will speak with lisa graves about big guns and big money. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Residents of newtown, connecticut, have begun holding the first of many
Crushing blow to abaco island to the east. The Prime Minister said the islands suffered a historic tragedy. The initial reports from abaco, is that the devastation is unprecedented and unextensive. They are deeply worried. The images and videos we are seeing are heartbreaking. Many homes and businesses and other buildings have been completely or partially destroyed. And in the United States, mandatory evacuations are under way in four states. The storm is predicted to turn north at some point. But people along the u. S. Coast are urged not to take any chances. Cnn is covering this hurricane from all the angles. Patrick altman is in freeport on grand bahama island. Nick valencia is in melbourne, florida. Lets hear from our meteorologist, adam cabrera, in our studio. The big news, youre sensing, from what youre seeing, that dorian could very well move, start to move, in five or six hours. It will start moving to the north. Its too late for the bahamas. Its been stalled, 24 hours, categor