that action can overcome partisan division. serbia is taking swift action on gun violence not a progressive country, by the way. just two mass shootings in may that left seven dead and 21 injured, serbia took action. it has the third largest rate of gun ownership in the world, and it pushed through new laws with near unanimous support despite deep political divides. joining us now with more nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel. richard, how were they able to get this done? reporter: well, the secret is it wasn t even that difficult. there were these two mass shootings last month. they were extremely rare. people were outraged. they took to the streets. but they weren t just dismissed as tragedies, dismissed as part of a problem that is too difficult to confront. the people got together. the government got together. lawmakers from a variety of political parties put their differences aside, and they radically changed the entire country s relationship wit
legislation following a pair of deadly mass shootings, proving that action can overcome partisan division. serbia is taking swift action on gun violence not a progressive country, by the way. just two mass shootings in may that left seven dead and 21 injured, serbia took action. it has the third largest rate of gun ownership in the world, and it pushed through new laws with near unanimous support despite deep political divides. joining us now with more nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel. richard, how were they able to get this done? reporter: well, the secret is it wasn t even that difficult. there were these two mass shootings last month. they were extremely rare. people were outraged. they took to the streets. but they weren t just dismissed as tragedies, dismissed as part of a problem that is too difficult to confront. the people got together. the government got together. lawmakers from a variety of political parties put their differences aside, a
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this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. hello from venice beach, in california, home over the years to skateboarders, street performers, musicians, body builders and movie stars. i m tom brook and welcome to our award season lookahead. in today s programme, we look at the emerging oscars race in the run up to the 96th annual academy awards. is it going to be the year that oppenheimer takes home the lion s share of trophies? past lives the dark horse candidate in the oscars race. we sit down with its first time feature film director. music comes from life experiences. two documentaries in the running for an oscar nomination, including one that s performed live before an audience. and how waiting to find out if your name is included in the oscar nominations announcement is almost too much to bear. i mightjust turn off my phone. next week, not far from where i m standing at the academy of motion pictu
past lives the dark horse candidate in the oscars race. we sit down with its first time feature film director. music comes from life experiences. two documentaries in the running for an oscar nomination, including one that s performed live before an audience. and how waiting to find out if your name is included in the oscar nominations announcement is almost too much to bear. i mightjust turn off my phone. next week, not far from where i m standing at the academy of motion picture arts and sciences headquarters in beverly hills, an early morning announcement will be made that will reverberate around the world, at least in film circles. the oscar nominations will be revealed. what names will make it onto that coveted list? what films will be recognised? well, we ve been trying to work it out. several films are expected to get multiple nominations. among them, christopher nolan s oppenheimer. # watch me dance.# the highest grossing film of last year, barbie from film maker gr