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Slen, Peter - Host
DESIGN O'CLOCK A.M. YOUR WASHINGTON, D.C.. WE HAVE AND ARE LEFT TO TAKE YOUR CALLS AND CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION -- AN HOUR LEFT TO TAKE YOUR CALLS AND...
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I CAN SAY I'VE HAD A LEVEL EXPERIENCE. I'VE HAD A GUN SHOVED IN MY FACE. -- A LITTLE EXPERIENCE. I'VE HAD A GUN SHOP IN MY FACE....
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FROM WORK, AND A NEIGHBOR -- I SAW THIS KID STICK HIS HEAD OUT THE WINDOW, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS UNUSUAL BECAUSE THE GUYS NEXT DOOR, THEY WERE DOCTORS,...
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CALLER: 0, YES. -- OH, YES. IN THE STATE OFHAVE HAD A GENTLEMAN WALKED INTO MY BAR WITH A GUN STRAPPED TO HIS LEG AND SAID, YOU CANNOT WEAR THAT IN HERE....
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| 00:09:23 |
Slen, Peter - Host
FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. CALLING FROM HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA PENNSYLVANIA,, IN A MENTAL HEALTH NURSE. CALLER:
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GOOD MORNING. I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH ASPECT OF THIS WHOLE THING. IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GETTING...
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Slen, Peter - Host
CALLER FROM ARKANSAS WHO WAS WORRIED ABOUT HIMSELF AND HIS OWN PSTSD?
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CALLER: YES, I DID. HE DEFINITELY IS SOMEONE -- HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS FIREARMS. I SURE HOPE HE HAS DISCUSSION ABOUT HIS FAMILY AND IT WOULD ENCOURAGE...
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Slen, Peter - Host
THERE ARE MANY FORMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS. ON OUR REPUBLICAN LINE, GOOD MORNING. CALLER:
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THE MORNING. I THINK YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT THESE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. I AM A GUN OWNER. I WAS ALWAYS TRAINED THAT GUNS...
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| 00:17:15 |
Slen, Peter - Host
PRESENTATION BY THE PRESIDENT YESTERDAY, YOU CAN CERTAINLY WATCH AT C-SPAN.ORG ANY TIME YOU WOULD LIKE. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, CALLING ON OUR MENTAL HEALTH...
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MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES. EACH LEVEL OF THE PATIENTS HAVE HAD DIFFERENT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ISSUE TO COME UP. I HAVE WORKED...
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| 00:19:10 |
Slen, Peter - Host
GUN OWNER? -- WAS HE A GUN OWNER? CALLER: NOT IN THAT
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FACILITY. I AM SURE HE WAS OUT, HE COULD BE PERFECTLY NORMAL. IT WAS ONE OF HIS PERSONALITIES. WE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND FORGET ABOUT WHO HAS...
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| 00:20:01 |
Slen, Peter - Host
INDEPENDENT LINE. CALLER: I AGREE WITH
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THE SECOND CALLER. A MAN IN HIS RIGHT MIND, HE NEVER RESORT TO HIS WEAPON. IN OHIO, WE HAVE A CASTLE WALL. WE HAVE SMALL COMMUNITIES HERE. YOU HAVE TO...
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| 00:21:22 |
Slen, Peter - Host
LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS THERE. BACK TO THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN. IF YOU WANT TO READ THIS FOR YOURSELF, YOU CAN GO TO WHITEHOUSE.GOV. SOME OF THE MANY ASPECTS...
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THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE PARANOID ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT COMING TO TAKE THEIR GUNS, THEY PROBABLY COULD USE A PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION. IF THE GOVERNMENT WANTS...
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| 00:25:11 |
Slen, Peter - Host
THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE MUST BE HANDLED VERY CAREFULLY. COUNCILOR AND NURSE SHOULD BE ON EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL SITE. NOT GUNS. JOSEPH ASKS, SHOULD PTSD...
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ON OUR REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER-- HOST: RICK ON OUR
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Slen, Peter - Host
REPUBLICAN LINE.
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CALLER: I AM A GUN OWNER. I AM ALSO TREATED FOR DEPRESSION. HOST:
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Slen, Peter - Host
WHY A FORMER NRA MEMBER? CALLER: THE
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DAY AFTER THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, COTE WAS CONTACTED BY THE NRA. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT AN ARRAY,THE NRA, THEY CONTACT YOU QUITE OFTEN, ASKING...
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| 00:26:47 |
Slen, Peter - Host
A GUN OWNER, AND YOU HAVE BEEN TREATED FOR DEPRESSION. CALLER: I AM
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TREATED FOR DEPRESSION. I HAVE NOT READ THE PRESIDENT'S ENTIRE PROPOSAL VERBATIM. I WANT TO CAUTION THE GOVERNMENT TO REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT THIS FOR PEOPLE...
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| 00:29:05 |
Slen, Peter - Host
TREATED, DO YOU THINK YOU WERE EVER IN DANGER HAVING A GUN?
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CALLER: TO MYSELF?
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| 00:29:13 |
Slen, Peter - Host
HOST: NO, SIR. I AM NOT SUICIDAL. I HAVE NOT BEEN SUICIDAL. I WILL REITERATE BUT I DID NOT LOOK TO HURT ANYBODY WANT TO -- THAT I DID NOT LOOK TO HURT...
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| 00:30:11 |
Slen, Peter - Host
YOUR STORY AND YOUR TIME VERY MUCH. CHRIS IN VIRGINIA WILL BE OUR LAST CALL ON MENTAL HEALTH AND THE VIOLENCE. CHRIS, IF YOU COULD HANG ON ONE SECOND,...
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| 00:31:43 |
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CURRENTLY BEING TREATED AS BEING DEPRESSED. IT CONCERNS ME THE WAY THE GOVERNMENT IS WORKING AND THE WAY THAT OBAMA HAS SET UP THESE EXECUTIVE ORDERS....
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| 00:32:48 |
Slen, Peter - Host
CURRENTLY A GUN OWNER? CALLER: I AM PURSUING
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A FIREARM, YES. HOST: AFFECTED
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| 00:32:57 |
Slen, Peter - Host
YOUR BEING TREATED FOR DEPRESSION, DOES THAT COME UP IN ANY -- THE FACT YOU'RE BEING TREATED FOR DEPRESSION, DOES THAT COME UP IN ANY CHECKS? HAUCALLER:...
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| 00:34:45 |
Slen, Peter - Host
WERE PURSUING GUN OWNERSHIP. HAS THE FACT YORK TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION, -- YOUR TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION, HAS THAT PLAYED INTO BACKGROUND CHECKS?
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CALLER: IT HAS NOT YET. I BELIEVE IT WILL BE BROUGHT UP. AS OF WHAT I KNOW RIGHT NOW, I DO NOT BELIEVE IT WILL BE. BUT IF IT DOES GET BROUGHT UP, I WILL...
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| 00:35:39 |
Slen, Peter - Host
YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. A LITTLE LESS THAN 25 MINUTES LEFT. WE WANT TO TURN TO THE ISSUE OF POLICE PRESENCE AT SCHOOLS, AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU...
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AM A COLLEGE STUDENT. CUNY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STREET. LIBERAL ARTS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE. HOST: WHAT SECURITY
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| 00:36:32 |
Slen, Peter - Host
DO YOU HAVE ON CAMPUS RIGHT NOW? CALLER: A POLICE
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OFFICER. AUBURN POLICE OFFICER. AUBURN BELIZE GO THERE, IT WILL HAVE ONE OR 2 CUPS -- COPS GO THERE, THEY WIL HAVE ONE ORL HAVE ONE RO TWOOR TWO COPS...
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| 00:36:59 |
Slen, Peter - Host
ABOUT INCREASING THE SECURITY PRESENCE? CALLER: I AM AGAINST
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| 00:37:05 |
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A POLICE STATE. ANY FIRST THING THE GOVERNMENT DOES IS ALWAYS A FIRST STEP. HOW MUCH LONGER BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT STARTS TO HAVE POLICE OFFICERS AND...
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Slen, Peter - Host
YOU WITNESSED THAT? HAS THAT HAPPENED?
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CALLER: NOT YET. BUT WHY IS IT THAT THE TEACHERS CAN HAVE GUNSCAN'T HAVE GUNS? HOST: YOUR STUDYING
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Slen, Peter - Host
CRIMINAL- JUSTICE? CALLER:WHICH MEANS YOU WANT TO BE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER? HOST: SOMETHING ALONG
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| 00:38:02 |
Slen, Peter - Host
THOSE LINES. I WANT TO BE IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. HOST: NEW LAWS HAVE
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| 00:38:13 |
Slen, Peter - Host
PASSED IN NEW YORK. ANDREW CUOMO SIGNED THOSE, MAKING THE LAWS MORE STRICT. THERE ARE SOME MENTAL HEALTH ASPECTS TO THOSE LAWS. DO YOU BELIEVE IN CONCEALED...
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CALLER: ABSOLUTELY. HOST: ARE YOU ALLOWED TO DO
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| 00:38:31 |
Slen, Peter - Host
THAT AS A STUDENT IN NEW YORK? CALLER: WE'RE ALLOWED
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TO CONCEAL KERRY, WE CANNOT BRING OUR GUNS INTO THE SCHOOL. I ONLY HAVE A SHOTGUN. CALLER:HOST:
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Slen, Peter - Host
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. MICHAEL IS APPARENT IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. -- A PARENT IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. CALLER: I AM THE PARENT
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| 00:39:00 |
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OF A 6- YEAR-OLD HERE. IT IS TOUGH ALL THE WAY AROUND. I DO NOT THINK IT WOULD MAKE TOO MUCH DIFFERENCE. AS FAR AS BEING A PARENT, IT WOULD PROBABLY...
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Slen, Peter - Host
OWNER? CALLER: I
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AM NOT. I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS TO DO. -- WHO DO. I HAVE SEEN OVER THE YEARS THE REPERCUSSIONS AND THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED WITH THE RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE...
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| 00:41:15 |
Slen, Peter - Host
OF WHAT HAPPENED AT SANDY HOOK FILTERED DOWN TO YOUR 6-YEAR-OLD? CALLER: THE
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DAY I PICKED HIM UP -- IF YOU'RE NOT A PARENT -- EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT AA PARENT, IF YOU WANT TO PICK YOUR CHILD,, YOU ALWAYS HAVE IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND....
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| 00:42:13 |
Slen, Peter - Host
HOST: MICHAEL AND NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. BARBARA IS A RETIRED TEACHER AND WASHINGTON. CALLER:-- IN WASHINGTON. CALLER: I AM
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STILL IN EDUCATION AND VISIT A LOT OF SCHOOLS WITH CONTRACTS CARRIED. WE GOING TO THE SCHOOLS AND HAVE NOT BEEN THERE BEFORE. WHEN I SEE A SECURITY OFFICER...
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| 00:43:01 |
Slen, Peter - Host
HOST: WHY ARE THOSE SCHOOLS? CALLER: IT
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IS MOSTLY THE UPPER GRADES, EARNED URBAN SCHOOLS. -- THE UERBANRBAN SCHOOLS. HOST: WHAT WOULD
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| 00:43:15 |
Slen, Peter - Host
YOU THINK OF A TEACHER OR PRINCIPAL CARRY CONCEALED? CALLER: I WOULD NEVER
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CONSIDER CARRYING A GUN MYSELF. IF PEOPLE WERE GOING TO DO THAT, IT SHOULD BE PEOPLE WHO OF TRAINED LIKE FORMER POLICE OFFICERS OR FORMER MILITARY WHO...
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Slen, Peter - Host
A STUDENT. WHERE DO YOU GO TO SCHOOL? WHAT ARE YOU STUDYING? CALLER: I GO
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TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT SHORELINE. I AM STUDYING TO BECOME AN ENGINEER. MY THOUGHTS OF HAVE AND PROTECTION IN THE SCHOOLS IS, WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE CARRYING...
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Slen, Peter - Host
WHAT KIND OF SECURITY PRESENCE IS THERE AT SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE? CALLER: THROUGHOUT
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THE DAY, THEY DO HAVE SECURITY GUARDS THAT DRIVE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OF THEM WITH AN ACTUAL FIRE ARM. I THINK THEY CARRY MACE OR...
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| 00:46:02 |
Slen, Peter - Host
ON OUR LINE FOR PARENTS. CALLER: THANK YOU FOR
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C-SPAN. IT SEEMS LIKE IF THERE WAS A TRAINED GUARD AT SANDY HOOK, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT ALL. HOST: AS
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Slen, Peter - Host
A PARENT, YOU WOULD FEEL BETTER ABOUT HAVING MORE SECURITY?
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CALLER: YES. MY SON IS ABOUT 30 YEARS OLD, BUT IT WOULD MAKE ME FEEL BETTER. IT SEEMS LIKE SOME INSANE PERSON WHO WANTS TO GET INTO THE SCHOOL WILL...
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Slen, Peter - Host
CALIFORNIA. WHERE IS WILL THE MORECALLER: RIVERSIDE COUNTED. -- COUNTY. HOST: WHAT KIND OF
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Slen, Peter - Host
SCHOOL DO YOU TEACH AT NOW? CALLER: OF
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AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HAVE A COMMUNITY LIFE ISN'TLIAISON. IN MY EXPERIENCE, I AM TRYING TO GET HELP...
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Slen, Peter - Host
HOOK, IT DID IT GO THROUGH YOUR MIND, IF I HAD BEEN CARRYING, OR IF THE PRINCIPLE HAD BEEN CARING -- CARRYING -- CALLER: I
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FEEL VERY SECURE. HOST: ETHAN AND OKLAHOMA,
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Slen, Peter - Host
AND OUR LINE FOR STUDENTS CARRIED -- IN OKLAHOMA, ON OUR LINE FOR STUDENTS. CALLER: I BELIEVE
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THAT POLICEMAN PRESENCE AT SCHOOLS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. A TEACHER SHOULD BE ABLE TO OWN OR CARRY HIS OWN WEAPON AFTER AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND. HE SHOULD...
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Slen, Peter - Host
ME ASK YOU A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS. -- LET ME ASK YOU A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS. WHERE DO YOU GO TO SCHOOL? CALLER: I
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AM HOME SCHOOLED. I AM 15 YEARS OLD. WHY I AM HOME SCHOOLED AS NOT TO BE PROTECTED. -- IS NOT TO BE PROTECTED. IT IS BECAUSE I AM TAKING COLLEGE COURSES...
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Slen, Peter - Host
YOU HAVE ANY ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL AT THIS POINT? CALLER: AND HAVE
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HAD MY FAIR SHARE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL. I WAS TAKEN OUT BY MY PARENTS BECAUSE I SCORED OFF THE CHARTS FOR MY SPATIAL REASONING. FROM FOURTH GRADE, I HAVE...
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| 00:51:31 |
Slen, Peter - Host
HOST: CONGRATULATIONS. YOU WOULD SUPPORT A CONCEALED CARRY FOR TEACHERS OR PRINCIPALS OR SOME SCHOOL OFFICIALS?
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CALLER: YES. AS LONG AS THEY HAVE AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND. IF THE HAVE ANY SORT OF DEPRESSION, AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORS, ANY SORT OF A TENDENCY TO VIOLENCE,...
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| 00:52:30 |
Slen, Peter - Host
YOUR TIME. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR STUDIES. THINK YOU FOR WATCHING "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." NORTH CAROLINA, AND FOR PARENTS. -- ON OUR LINE FOR PARENTS. CALLER:...
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DAY AFTER WE HAD THE SANDY HOOK SHOOTING, THE SCHOOL THAT MY DAUGHTER ATTENDS HAD AN ACTUAL BOMB THREAT. IT WAS STUDENTTO THE POINT THAT PARIS WERE GOING...
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Slen, Peter - Host
HOW OLD IS YOUR DAUGHTER? CALLER:
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17. HOST:
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Slen, Peter - Host
IS THERE A POLICE PRESENCE AT ALL RIGHT NOW IF SHE GOES TO HIGH SCHOOL? CALLER:
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THERE IS A DEPUTY SHERIFF ON CAMPUS YOUR SCHOOL. HE HAS BEEN THERE THROUGHOUT HURT? -- THROUGHOUT HER -- SHE HAS ATTENDED THE SAME SCHOOL THROUGH HER...
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| 00:55:16 |
Slen, Peter - Host
HAD BEEN TREATED FOR DEPRESSION. CALLER: I AM THINKING, IF
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YOU HAVE A PERSON WHO IS HAVING DEPRESSION PROBLEMS, AND WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT KIND OF PROBLEMS HE IS ACTUALLY HAVING. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY KIND OF PROBLEM,...
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| 00:55:58 |
Slen, Peter - Host
THINK WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS THERE. CAROLYN IN TEXAS, RETIRED TEACHER. YOU'LL PROBABLY BE THE LAST CALL. CALLER: THIS THING
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| 00:56:13 |
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HAS BEEN TALKED TO DEATH. WE HEAR THE SAN PARANOID ANSWERS FROM EVERYBODY. -- SAME PARANOID ANSWERS FROM EVERYBODY. THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO TAKE ...
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| 00:56:47 |
Slen, Peter - Host
HOST: DIDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE? -- DID IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? CALLER:
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OH, YES. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY SHOOTINGS. OF COURSE IT MADE A DIFFERENCE. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE CULTURE OF TEXAS. MY HUNTING FAMILY IS A VERY RESPONSIBLE,...
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| 00:58:38 |
Slen, Peter - Host
WERE THEIR X-RAY DETECTORS AT THE DOORS OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL? CALLER: I DID RETIRE
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IN 2001. SAN ANTONIO DOES EMPLOY SOME OF THOSE NOW. IN THE 1980'S AND 1990'S, WE HAD A REALLY BAD GANG SITUATION ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF TOWN. WE PUT...
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| 00:59:14 |
Slen, Peter - Host
TO HAVE TO MAKE THIS THE LAST WORD. WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY PARTICIPATING IN THIS MORNING'S CONVERSATION. ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, FACEBOOK DU.COM/CSPAN...
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