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Kamala Harris Asked an Audience of Students How Many of Them Ever Had a Shooting Drill in School and Almost All of Them Raised Their Hands
Heartbreaking.
Senator and 2020 Presidential candidate Kamala Harris (D-CA) appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to discuss the upcoming election and the most urgent issues facing the nation.
Considering the United States saw 53 people murdered in mass shootings last month alone, the issue of common sense gun reform soon arose. Harris asked the audience—comprised of college students—whether or not they've ever had to undergo an active shooter drill at any point during their education. Virtually every single hand went up.
Watch below.
Powerful moment from @KamalaHarris with @jimmyfallon last night: Kamala asks the audience of all college students h… https://t.co/C6em90YO2K— Ian Sams (@Ian Sams) 1568723401.0
Harris took in the response, saying:
"Look at that...It terrorizes you. It’s traumatizing. I don’t want any student to have to sit in class and have to worry about who’s going to come banging through the door, carrying some kind of weapon."
She proceeded to lay out her plan to ease the epidemic of mass shootings in the United States, which includes an immediate ban on assault weapon imports and to call for universal background checks through Executive Order, while pressuring Congress to expand other precautions.
The visual representation of the ubiquity students being educated in a climate of fear was impactful for many.
@IanSams @KamalaHarris @jimmyfallon Kamala’s understanding of life as a college student is heartfelt. Gloomy faces… https://t.co/cO5FUF5d5f— silverprincess (@silverprincess) 1568727627.0
@IanSams @KamalaHarris @jimmyfallon That was Really sad. Columbine happened as I was about to graduate High school… https://t.co/Xo0hVjS7x8— IllinoisNewDemocratRicoP (@IllinoisNewDemocratRicoP) 1568723701.0
@KamalaHarris @FallonTonight (1) People are stating that the nuclear drills they did in high school didn't traumati… https://t.co/l9be1j80wl— Jason Weller (@Jason Weller) 1568746435.0
@KamalaHarris @FallonTonight We are traumatizing our kids. My kids just assume it’s only a matter of time until it… https://t.co/b73lsCB4mj— LingZhi (@LingZhi) 1568729886.0
@KamalaHarris @FallonTonight Guns are traumatizing these kids. People who think it's still 18th century are traumatizing these kids.— Jacob Taylor (@Jacob Taylor) 1568729177.0
@KamalaHarris @FallonTonight My 11 year old great niece told me she is petrified someone is going to kill her with… https://t.co/TVkuwJzoUF— M Robeson (@M Robeson) 1568745423.0
The House of Representatives passed gun reform legislation in February. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) refuses to bring it to the Senate floor for a vote.