It s May 25, 2003. Eighty-one-year-old World War II veteran Joseph Plachy straps on a backpack, grabs his walking cane and gently latches his front door for his planned 670-mile walk to visit his brother in Bangs, Texas.
you about before we got that confirmation on the number of fatalities. i was actually quite struck by that comment of that woman that my colleague, chesky, was talking to. basically saying she wanted to move out. as a texas representative, your thoughts on that? you know, i think we all stand with the community and allen in their grief. but i want to say something about one of the speakers at that conference, the republican congressman that represents allen in the u.s. house said earlier today that the solution to the epidemic of gun violence in our country s more prayer. i believe in the power of prayer. i believe prayer can change lives and change the world. but there is something deeply cynical about asking god to solve a problem that you re not allegiance of yourself. god works through us. god has no other hands but our hands.
and praying and doing nothing. it is to make a mockery upper, it is to trivialize faith. you know, i completely agree with senator warnock and we all across the country stand with allen in this time of grief, but it s also the exact eric time to be having the conversation about how to present the next tragedy from occurring. we ve already talked about the policies that enjoy widespread support across our country. there is a bill and the texas legislature right now that could raise the age to buy an ar-15 from 18 to 21. it s a bill that would have prevented the massacre of 19 children and two teachers in uvalde, texas. those families from uvalde that lost their kids in that classroom traveled 160 miles to
confirmed that this gunman was in fact killed here at the scene. ayman? all right, mark chesky with us in allen, texas for us. i ll check back in with you again let s bring in julián castro, former secretary for urban development. also with us doctor amy andrews, a pediatrician and the founder and ceo of their future our vote. an organization that advocates for children s well-being in texas state representative james. ricotta state representative talarico, let me start with you before i get to dr. andrews. i don t know if you heard that soundbite from the woman there when morgan asked her what are you feeling or something to that effect, she responded by saying, honestly, i want to move out. i want to move out. it struck me a little bit. and your representatives from that state texas, i want to get your thoughts on why did men to hear that women say that. and let me just give me a second because i see the police and the fire chief coming out. i
conversation dr. any andrews and texas state representative james talarico, joining us as well as vanessa gilmour former united states district judge for the southern district of texas. judge gilmour thank you so much for joining us. let me get you on the basis since this is our first time speaking and hearing from you, let me get your take on both the briefing that we heard perhaps unanswered questions or perhaps your big takeaway on another tragic day in the state of texas. right, i m joining you right now from dallas texas i m about 20 miles away from where the shooting occurred, one of the things that we know is that there are already a number of federal laws that address issues involving people who should not be owners of guns, we can t sell guns to people we