On the eve of the first presidential debate, President Obama and
Republican challenger Mitt Romney are being urged to address the problem
of gun violence. Wednesday’s debate is taking place less than 10 miles
from the site of the Columbine school shooting and 15 miles from the
Aurora theater where 12 people were killed in July. At the site of the
2007 massacre that left 32 people dead at Virginia Tech, we’re joined by
Colin Goddard, who survived the attack with four gunshot wounds.
Goddard recounts his survival of the massacre and his backing of a
campaign with fellow victims for presidential candidates to address gun
violence. "The first presidential debate of this election is happening
literally miles from both Columbine High School and Aurora, Colorado —
two of the worst shootings in our country’s history," Goddard says.
"This is the debate about domestic policy. If there ever is a time to
pose a question about gun policy in America to our candidates for
president of this country, then this debate that’s happening on
Wednesday is the time to do it."Video
Source: Democracy Now!
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