Racism, loose gun control lead to mass shootings in U.S.: Mexican expert

STORY: Racism, loose gun control lead to mass shootings in U.S.: Mexican expert DATELINE: June 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of people mourningSOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL GUILLERMO BENITEZ, Researcher of Center for Research on North America, National Autonomous University of MexicoSOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): RAUL GUILLERMO BENITEZ, Researcher of Center for Research on North America, National Autonomous University of MexicoSOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): RAUL GUILLERMO BENITEZ, Researcher of Center for Research on North America, National Autonomous University of Mexico STORYLINE: A Mexican expert has said that the weak gun-control policies and white supremacism in the United States have led to the recurring mass shootings in the country. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL GUILLERMO BENITEZ, Researcher of Center for Research on North America, National Autonomous University of Mexico "This is prevalent because of the availability of guns in the markets of most U.S. states. T

Americans decry political inaction on gun violence

STORY: Americans decry political inaction on gun violence DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the published articlevarious of U.S. people mourningSOUNDBITE 1 (English): SWETA KUMAR, Resident of VirginiaSOUNDBITE 2 (English): BERTHA SAENZ, Relative of a victim of Uvalde school shooting STORYLINE: Following multiple mass shootings in the U.S., many Americans have spoken out against the country's inaction on gun violence. Uma Menon, a Princeton University student, published an opinion article titled "Thoughts and prayers aren't enough" recently and urged politicians to take action. The article said on average, there is one mass shooting with roughly 110 people killed by gun violence per day in this country and "what we didn't see, however, was meaningful policy change." The college student wrote "we need comprehensive reform that limits the circulation of assault weapons and promotes responsible gun ownership in our country." S