uvalde. how school security roundup in the wake of previous mass murders continue to fail and why all of us are concerns about margins keep getting ignored. and as the architects of america s gun crisis meet at the nra convention going all about the potential for congress. why only in the your country, why isn t only in america? why is this exceptionalism so awful? when all in starts right now. . good evening from new york, i m chris hayes what we know happened at ramallah matthew school in uvalde texas is that 90 children and two teachers were shot and killed. they were murdered by an 18-year-old who purchased two weapons as soon as he was legally able. right after his 18th birthday. there s a lot we do not know. in particular, about the timeline of just what happened on tuesday. they re a lot of outstanding questions about when the police arrived at the scene, how long the shooter was in the building, how long it was before he went into the building, what officer did, o
on tuesday. they re a lot of outstanding questions about when the police arrived at the scene, how long the shooter was in the building, how long it was before he went into the building, what officer did, or crucially, didn t do to stop him. this afternoon, local officials held a press conference and was clear that there are still many holes in the story. we re gonna talk more about that later in the show. but something that i am certain of, is that the most wrongheaded downright dystopian response to the murder in the town of uvalde is to call for quote, hardening schools. we have to harden our schools, not soften them up. the most important thing we can do is harden the schools. harden schools. hardening schools. god help us if we don t harden our schools and protect our kids. you ever notice when that happens, like some nasty new bit of lingo that didn t exist before in all like iran is saying it. clearly there was some memmel, somewhere. that was the enraging
it s important, it s at the heart of the issue. i get i got that s where the media wants to go. no, this what a lot of people we talk to want to go. inevitably, or some violent, psychopath murderous people. about think about who s able to get a weapon so easily, an 18 year old with two ar-15s. if you want to stop violent crime, the proposals the democrats have, none of them would ve stopped this. but is this only happen in your country? i really think that so many people around the world just cannot fathom. why only in america? why is this an american exceptionalism so awful? i m sorry think american exceptionalism is awful. i think this aspect of it. you got your political agenda, god love you. senator, i don t understand why don t think that guns are the problem? isn t just an american problem? it is just america problem
is this monitor from gun loss? it s easy to go to politics. it s important, it s at the heart of the issue. i get i got that s where the media wants to go. no, this what a lot of people we talk to want to go. inevitably, or some violent, psychopath murderous people. about think about who s able to get a weapon so easily, an 18 year old with two ar-15s. if you want to stop violent crime, the proposals the democrats have, none of them would ve stopped this. but is this only happen in your country? i really think that so many people around the world just cannot fathom. why only in america? why is this an american exceptionalism so awful? i m sorry think american exceptionalism is awful. i think this aspect of it. you got your political agenda, god love you. senator, i don t understand