there are the same ones that are saying let s focus on mental health yet they are the same ones that are saying let s cut services. i m asking you to please don t cut anymore. allow me as a medical democroct when i see a patient when i educate them on alcohol or safe sex, can i please talk to them about the effects of gun violence please? i wa i want to recognize the you know 20 years in the er never broke a tear. but this has affected me. i want to recognize the efforts of thehe newtown ambulance core. thank you for your services to
i ven never seen a doctor cry. you are about to see a doctor who did 20 years in the er as he put it never broke a tear until december 14th when he was in charge of the er that was sud n suddenly overwhelmed by the massacre in sandy hook. last night the connecticut s legislature bipartisan task force held it s final hearing at newtown high school. dr. william begg made this plea. thank you. what is my inspiration for coming tonight. i m a parent of three newtown students and the parent of the
else successfullyfending themself themselves not one case. but there was an important point made about women and mother s and guns in that hearing yesterday and it came from one of the vices of sanity at the witness table. statistics show that when females are killed it is more likely over 50% of the time to be by a spouse or household member. statistics show that there is a 500% chance that that person will be victimized by gun violence. among those women killed buy a house hold member by a gun she bought herself and kept in her home was the mother of the young man in newtown, connecticut.
the families [ applause ] to the flamamilies on behalf ofe er we tried our best. we tried our best. and to you lawmakers my mom and dad were both connecticut state representatives. i said mom why won t they make a change? they said they have their party lines and they have their i said do you think this one time they will make the right decision and you know, she said yeah, i think this one time. i m asking you please, make the right decision on behalf of newtown, and on connecticut and the united states. thank you. [ applause ] all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked.