美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-03-31

 (We begin tonight with)revelations in the Sandy Hook Elementary killings¹ that claimed the lives of twenty young students and six brave educators. We should mention that we do as much as we can on this program to honor the lives of those children and those adults, as little as possible, to give their killer² any kind of attention at all.

However, tonight, there is a new information about that young man, that has bearing on the story until some changes in gun policy now being discussed. And with that in mind, authorities under pressure from the families released new documents today, showing that the killer had an Arsenal³, more than 16 hundred rounds of ammunition⁴ in the home he shared with the mother, who became his first victim, he killed her with a 22.

They also found two rifles, a handgun, a BB gun, three Samurai swords, a bayonet and seven other knives. In his rooms, photos of dead bodies and an article about the 2008 school shooting that left five students dead in northern Illinois.

Also in the home, a Christmas card with a check written out by his mother, earmarked, "for yet another fire arm". In addition to the inventory⁵ at the home, other documents revealed that 154 spent casings were found at Sandy Hook Elementary from that bushmaster military style rifle that used to kill all 26 people there, 26 dead in less than five minutes. The shooter carried nine 30 round magazines, police also recovered a loaded shotgun from his car and nearly six dozen 12-gauge shell. And with that as a backdrop, Newtown parents and survivors⁶ of other school tragedy gathered today at the White House. The president declaring this is the moment for Congress to act.

"This is our best chance in more than a decade to take common sense steps that will save lives. I haven't forgotten most kids, shame on us if we have forgotten them."

The Congress debating a number of gun control measures, the president underscored how uncontroversial he believes they are. New polling from CBS news shows 90% want federal legislation requiring background checks and all potential gun buyers. And that's largely a non-partisan view, according to these poll, support from 96% of Democrats⁷, 89% of independents and 86% of Republicans.

However that same polling shows more general support for stricter gun laws fading since New town, with 47%, now favoring tougher legislation, which is down 10 percentage points from December shortly after the Sandy Hook tragedy. So there's mixed messages there.

Let's talk about it with Democratic strategist and former Obama 2012 pollster, Cornell Belcher. Also want to welcome Emily Miller⁸ to 360s, she's senior opinion editor at the "Washington Times".

Emily what do you make of president Obama saying shame on us if we've forgotten New town?

I would say the only person should be ashamed is president Obama, we haven't heard him talk about gun control in weeks, and suddenly on the day which everyone knew in advance that the Conneticut was releasing all this information about what happened at Sandy Hook, he suddenly has a press conference at the White House and starts calling for more of his political agenda, it's just, it's just, I think it's disgusting, that's you know, what he's been pushing for since before he got reelected and he's going to keep continue to push for it.

1 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

2 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

3 arsenal   

n.兵工厂，军械库

参考例句：

• Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
• We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。

4 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

5 inventory   

n.详细目录，存货清单

参考例句：

• Some stores inventory their stock once a week.有些商店每周清点存货一次。
• We will need to call on our supplier to get more inventory.我们必须请供应商送来更多存货。

6 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

7 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。