father of a TV reporter who was murdered on live television continues his fight to strengthen the nation's gun laws. Reporter Alison Parker was shot to death in 2015. Her father says since then federal gun laws haven't changed much. Brie Jackson reports Andy Parker says defenders of the status quo…and internet trolls…have gone so far as to accuse him and other parents of murdered children of faking the shootings.ᐳ
{*** TAKE PKG***}
REPORTER ALISON PARKER A WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A LIVE TELEVISION NEWS REPORT WHEN SHE WAS SHOT TO DEATH BY A FORMER COWORKER.
SINCE THEN HER FATHER HAS BEEN ON A MISSION TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE.
{***ANDY PARKER/ DAUGHTER KILLED ON LIVE TV**}
" I felt like I had to do something to stop this scourge thats happening in our country and i became an advocate for sensible gun legistlation"
ANDY PARKER HAS WRITTEN A BOOK CALLED, " FOR ALISON". IN IT, HE PLEADS WITH FEDERAL LAWMAKERS TO BAN HIGH-POWERED WEAPONS AND STRENGTHEN GUN BUYERS' BACKGROUND CHECKS.
PARKER SAYS THE RESISTANCE TO CHANGING AMERICAN GUN LAWS IS STRONG AND ==HE SAYS==VICIOUS. PARKER SAYS HE'S BEEN THREATENED ONLINE BY PEOPLE WHO SAY HIS DAUGHTER'S MURDER WAS FAKE-- AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE SHOOTINGS...ARE HOAXES.
{***ANDY PARKER/ DAUGHTER KILLED ON LIVE TV**}
They've done it to the parkland kids, the sandy hook parents.
{***BRIE JACKSON/ D.C. CORRESPONDENT ***}
THE DEMOCRAT CONTROLLED HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE HAS RESPONDED TO PARKER AND OTHER VICTIM ADVOCATES...BY PASSING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
CLOSE LOOPHOLES IN THE BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM. IT'S THE FIRST MAJOR GUN CONTROL BILL IN 20 YEARS.
IT'S NOW UP TO THE SENATE, WHERE OHIO DEMOCRAT SHERROD BROWN SUPPORTS THE BILL.
{***SENATOR SHERROD BROWN/ (D) ohio ***}
Im hoping that members of the senate can break their addiction to gun lobby money and support and do the right thing
BUT REPUBLICAN SENATORS OPPOSE THE BILL...WHICH THEY SAY IS UNFAIR TO LEGAL GUN OWNERS.
THEY PREFER OTHER, LESS RESTRICTIVE, MEASURES...LIKE SO-CALLED RED FLAG LAWS, WHICH WOULD TAKE GUNS AWAY FROM VIOLENT OFFENDERS AND THE MENTALLY ILL.
BUT IT'S UNCLEAR WHETHER SENATORS WILL VOTE ON ANY GUN LAWS...ANY TIME SOON.
IN WASHINGTON BRIE JACKSON.
