Harris calls for assault weapons ban at NEA event (Video)

(6 Jul 2022) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4387316 ++SOUNDBITES PARTIALLY COVERED WITH STILLS++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Highland Park, Illinois - 5 July 2022 1. STILL of FBI's evidence response team remove personal belongings one day after mass shooting US NETWORK POOL via ABC NEWS VIDEOSOURCE - STRICTLY NO ARCHIVE RESALE/AUTHORIZED RE-USE BY APS BROADCAST AND DIGITAL OUTPUT ONLY Chicago -- 5 July 2022 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kamala Harris, U.S. Vice President: "As we all know, yesterday should have been a day to come together with family and friends to celebrate our nation's independence. And instead, that community suffered a violent tragedy. Children, parents, grandparents, victims to a senseless act of gun violence." US NETWORK POOL via ABC NEWS VIDEOSOURCE - STRICTLY NO ARCHIVE RESALE/AUTHORIZED RE-USE BY APS BROADCAST AND DIGITAL OUTPUT ONLY Chicago -- 5 July 2022 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kamala Harris, U.S. Vice President: "And we all grieve now for the lives that have forever changed in that community, including, of course, the students and the teachers of that community who have suffered great loss. And I don't need to tell NEA (National Education Association) we need to end this horror. We need to stop this violence." ASSOCIATED PRESS Highland Park, Illinois - 5 July 2022 4. STILL of FBI's evidence response team walk the scene one day after mass shooting ASSOCIATED PRESS Highland Park, Illinois - 5 July 2022 5. STILL of member of FBI's evidence response team removes an American flag US NETWORK POOL via ABC NEWS VIDEOSOURCE - STRICTLY NO ARCHIVE RESALE/AUTHORIZED RE-USE BY APS BROADCAST AND DIGITAL OUTPUT ONLY Chicago -- 5 July 2022 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kamala Harris, U.S. Vice President: "And Congress needs to have the courage to act and renew the assault weapons ban." (applause) ASSOCIATED PRESS Highland Park, Illinois - 4 July 2022 7. STILL of police tape hanging in Highland Park, Ill. after mass shooting US NETWORK POOL via ABC NEWS VIDEOSOURCE - STRICTLY NO ARCHIVE RESALE/AUTHORIZED RE-USE BY APS BROADCAST AND DIGITAL OUTPUT ONLY Chicago -- 5 July 2022 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kamala Harris, U.S. Vice President: "So let's talk about what an assault weapon is designed to do. An assault weapon is designed to kill a lot of human beings quickly. There is no reason that we have weapons of war on the streets of America. We need reasonable gun safety laws." ASSOCIATED PRESS Highland Park, Illinois - 5 July 2022 9. STILL of recently married couple pause after leaving their wedding bouquet STORYLINE: In a speech to educators in Chicago, Vice President decried the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, and renewed the call for an assault weapons ban. A seventh person died in the aftermath of the parade shooting, and the suspect, Robert E. Crimo III, has been charged with seven counts of first degree murder. The local prosecutor has promised that dozens more charges would be sought. "I don't need to tell NEA (National Education Association) we need to end this horror, Harris said at the NEA's annual meeting. "We need to stop this violence." Harris pointed to the bipartisan gun safety legislation recently signed by President Joe Biden, but said the country needs to do more. And she called on Congress to act. "Congress needs to have the courage to act and renew the assault weapons ban," she said.  Harris also called on Congress to repeal the liability shield that prevents gun manufacturers from being sued for damage caused by their products. "So let's talk about what an assault weapon is designed to do," Harris said. Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP Facebook: https://facebook.com/APNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/e2af6cb2638d49e480c3cbd593f7ffaf