Good afternoon. Im sarah perry director of partnerships here at the Family Research council and it is my very great privilege to introduce todays lecture and coauthors of the book upon which it is based. Why meadow died some of the people in policies that created the park when shooting and in danger of americas students. As a reminder to those of you in the audience, we will be taking questions during the last 15 to 20 minutes of this lecture. We will let you know when we are opening it up and the lecture will also be archived in our Speaker Series library frc. Org speakers. When completed we encourage you to share it on your social media platforms. Bill bennett wrote that why meadow died is the untold almost unbelievable true story of how the moral corruption brought by politically correct policies and willful blindness made the most avoidable School Shooting in history somehow inevitable. Broward county florida was ground zero for a new approach to School Discipline prompted by radic
Gun Safety Advocates and members of Congress Held a protest against the nra calling for tougher gun laws and sharing stories about the impact of gun violence. No more silence. Good morning everybody. One more time good morning everybody. Everybody get t is party started. Put your right hand up. Put your left hand up. And a round of clause. All right we are going to be loud. Were in front of the Supreme Court. Let me hear you one more time. I love it. My name is greg jackson big shout out to march for our lives for picking this up give it up for my man here. Give it up. Me i see bernie here. Where is bernie at . Our numbers are so good im so proud so good to see you all here there are a lot of people who did not survive who cannot be there today. So can we have a moment of silence for those who lost their lives to gun violence right now. All right we are back at it. Thank you so much for that moment of silence. I appreciate you all respecting those who cannot be there today we see exact
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Good afternoon. This hearing will come to order. I want to thank our witnesses for your service to our country. 13 people lost their lives, 30 people were injured. It underscores what we are dealing with here in terms of a threat environment. This is my ninth annual threat hearing that i have either chaired or participated in. I often say im not the most uplifting character. Those i could say that in nine years, i have seen tremendous progress being made and we have reduced these threats and all is well. Unfortunately, we face the same threats. If anything, the threats are growing. Nine years ago, we were talking about the blind use of drive drones or the use of social media. We face the same threats. They are evolving. Terrorist groups are metastasizing. They are spreading around the world. , it has happened is grown more complex and difficult. You have tremendous responsibilities on your shoulders. Really, i will turn it over to my Ranking Member and we will get to witness testimony.
Dealing with in terms of threat environment. Hearing that ih have participated in. Have seen ald say i reduction in threat and all is well. If anything, the threats are growing. We were talking about drones and the extent of social media. Evolving and terrorist groups are spreading around the world and if anything , it has grown far more complex and difficult. You have tremendous responsibility and on your shoulders. I will turn it over to witness testimony. Thank you for being here today. The department of Homeland Security was created to defend the United States from any and all threats. The departments leaders are critical to our National Security efforts and we rely on them to coordinate with the National Counterterrorism and fbi. 9 11,hs was created after agency was very clear [inaudible] the narrow focus was expanded and as threats have grown, they have become more dynamic as well. Andthreats have emerged foreign adversaries disrupt the nations cyber networks. Interference has pr