in somalia, hundreds of communities are being ravaged by drought, causing a humanitarian crisis that is harming the country s most vulnerable. we have a special report. and johnny depp s lawyers say accusations of domestic violence have ruined him, during closing arguments in the defamation trial with amber heard. hello and welcome to bbc news. police in texas say it was the wrong decision to delay entering the classroom in a school in the city of uvalde, where 21 people were killed by a gunman on tuesday. it took 53 minutes for armed police to eventually go in. as local people come to terms with tragedy, grief is turning into anger. here s our north america editor, sarah smith. terrified students were rescued from the school while the gunman was still in one of the classrooms. the children trapped inside were desperately calling 911 for help. one young girl called back four times, telling the operator some of the students are still alive, and pleading, please send the polic
actually goes back hundreds of years, doesn t it was yellow yes. i ve done a great deal of research on this and, ironically, in the nation s first 300 years from its very earliest drownings in the 1600s through the start of the 20th century, we had literally thousands of gun laws, when we were colonies of great britain, states and localities of every imaginable variety. find states and localities of every imaginable variety. states and localities of every imaginable variety. and in our first 300 years imaginable variety. and in our first 300 years there - imaginable variety. and in our first 300 years there was - imaginable variety. and in our first 300 years there was no l first 300 years there was no zero sum game between gun laws and gun rights. they managed to exist quite comfortably together in our history. it s only been in the last few decades where the relationship between gun laws and gun rights has been viewed as a zero sum game or a game from were again for one side i
the court doesn t find decisions in accordance with what senator whitehouse would like. the new york times had to correct reporting they had done. you are seeing how critical this term is going to be, which starts today, top legal questions that the entire nation is watching. heather: let s talk about the specific cases now. we can begin with gun laws and gun rights, a specific case they re dealing with. this is the of most importanimportant case about gus and the second amendment since 2008, the dc versus heller case which established you have a right for a handgun. the case before the court is whether or not you have the right to transport a gun from your home to somewhere outside new york city. heather: this case involving
car prosecute people. gun rights group claim up to 90% of the guns are traced to the u.s., mostly to gun stores. the group says the number is less than 30% with most cartel guns sourced to mexico and central america. they want to pin the blame on american gun owners, gun laws and gun rights in this country and dealers. it s not going to float. bret: watching this closely is mexico. i returned from mexico city today and the calderon administration will not share data were weapons as requested. that s critical to linking fatalities in mexico with the fast and furious guns the u.s. sent south and they want to extradite u.s. officials to
car prosecute people. gun rights group claim up to 90% of the guns are traced to the u.s., mostly to gun stores. the group says the number is less than 30% with most cartel guns sourced to mexico and central america. they want to pin the blame on american gun owners, gun laws and gun rights in this country and dealers. it s not going to float. bret: watching this closely is mexico. i returned from mexico city today and the calderon administration will not share data were weapons as requested. that s critical to linking fatalities in mexico with the fast and furious guns the u.s. sent south and they want to