Virginia Tech Shooting Survivor Turned Gun Control Advocate
From: Deutsche Welle
Series: Generation Change
Length: 05:02
The Virginia Tech shootings took place on April 16 in 2007, killing 32 University students and professors. Colin Goddard was shot four times that day, but thankfully survived. Since then, he has campaigned for tighter gun laws in the US. In this report Tom Dreisbach explores how Colin has coped, and how he aims to prevent more attacks in the future.
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The Virginia Tech shootings took place on April 16 in 2007, killing 32 University students and professors. Colin Goddard was shot four times that day, but thankfully survived. Since then, he has campaigned for tighter gun laws in the US. In this report Tom Dreisbach explores how Colin has coped, and how he aims to prevent more attacks in the future.
Timing and Cues
Length: 5:00
Opens with :05 of gunshots at practice range
Outag: I'm Tom Driesbach in WAshington DC
Intro and Outro
INTRO:The Virginia Tech shootings took place on April 16 in 2007, killing 32 University students and professors. Colin Goddard was shot four times that day, but thankfully survived. Since then, he has campaigned for tighter gun laws in the US. In this report Tom Dreisbach explores how Colin has coped, and how he aims to prevent more attacks in the future.
OUTRO:For more on Deutsche Welle's "Generation Change" series go to http://rss.dw-world.de/xml/podcast_en_pulse_series
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