Kusukela democracynow.org, Februwari 21, i-2018. Ingxenye 1.
Abafundi abaningi abasinda esikoleni ngesonto eledlule ukudubula esikoleni eMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School eFlorida sebefikile eTallahassee ukuba baqhubekele izinyathelo zokulawula izibhamu. NgoLwesibili, iFlorida House of Representatives elawulwa yiRiphabhulikhi ivinjelwe ibhidi lokuletha umthethosivivinywa wokuvimbela ukuthengiswa kwezibhamu zokushaya ezombuso. Umshayeli waseFlorida, umqeqeshi we-19 oneminyaka engu-24 ubudala, okuthiwa u-Nikolas Cruz, ubeyilungu le-Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, futhi wayeyingxenye yomuntu ongu-4 JROTC ithimba lezimpawu esikoleni esithole i-$ 10,000 ngemali evela ku- I-NRA. Ngolunye ulwazi, sikhuluma noPat Elder, umqondisi weNational Coalition Ukuvikela Ubumfihlo Bomfundi, inhlangano evumelana nempi ezikoleni. Ungumbhali we "Ukuqashwa Kwezempi E-United States."
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Lokhu kubhaliwe okusheshayo. Ikhophi kungenzeka ukuthi ayikho ekugcineni kwayo.
AMY U-GOODMAN: "U-Moonshiner" kaBob Dylan, ohlabelelwa nguBob Dylan omncane kakhulu, mayelana nokukhula, into ye-17 ngeke ibe nelungelo lokwenza, ekhulile, eFlorida. Lokhu Intando yeningi Manje! Ngingu Amy Goodman.
Kuqala. Thola iNews24 kumakhalekhukhwini wakho Kuboshwe abafundi ngelokubulala eKZN 2013-12-9 12:02 Yabelani I-imeyili Shicilela Abantu abangu-17 babulawa. Abafundi babambe iqhaza namhlanje ngaphandle kweStatehouse yaseFlorida, nje kuphela ngemuva kokuthi i-Florida House of Representatives elawulwa yiRiphabhlikhi ivinjelwe ibhidi lokuletha umthetho wokuvimbela ukuthengiswa kwezibhamu zokuhlaselwa esifundazweni.
Ngesikhathi ukudubula kweFlorida sekuveze ingxabano kazwelonke ngezibhamu kanye namandla okubamba iqhaza eNational Rifle Association, I-NRA, ukunakekelwa okuncane kakhulu kuye kwafakwa esinye isici sokudubula. Umshayeli waseFlorida, uNikolas Cruz oneminyaka engu-19, wayeyilungu le-Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, ngaphambi kokuba axoshwe esikoleni. Wayenesembatho sakhe JROTC ihembe lapho eqhuba ukubulawa kwabantu, ezama ukuhlangana nabanye abafundi. U-Cruz naye wayeyingxenye yomuntu omine JROTC ithimba lezimpawu esikoleni esithole i-$ 10,000 ngemali evela ku- I-NRA. Izinyanga eziyishumi nesikhombisa ezedlule, lesi sikole sithumele i-Twitter, sithi, "MSD" -Marjory Stoneman Douglas- "Ithimba le-JROTC Marksmanship lingathanda ukubonga I-NRA ngenxa yomnikelo wabo wokubonga owedlula i-$ 10,000 ukuthuthukisa nokugcwalisa imishini! "Ngokusho kwe-Associated Press, i-Cruz namanye amalungu eqembu asebenzisa izibhamu zomoya ezikhethekile ezenzelwe ukudubula, ikakhulukazi emigqeni yasendlini ekuhloswe ubukhulu besinhlamvu esincane . Omunye wabafundela ekilasini likaCroz uthe, "Cindezela," Udubule kahle kakhulu. "
Phakathi naleso sikhathi, i-Army iye yanikeza iMedal of Heroism ku-Junior abathathu I-ROTC ama-cadet afela eParkland, eFlorida, edubula: UPeter Wang no-15 oneminyaka engu-12 ubudala, uMartin Duque no-Alaina Petty. UWang kuthiwa wafa ngesikhathi ephethe umnyango ovulekile ukusiza abanye abafunda nabo ukubaleka.
Sijoyina manje ngu-Pat Elder, umqondisi we-National Coalition ukuze avikele Ubumfihlo Bomfundi, inhlangano evumelana nempi ezikoleni, umbhali we Ukuqashwa Kwezempi E-United States.
Ungabe usabela yini kulokho okuthathayo-okwenzekile esikoleni, ukuthi kungavamile kanjani, ukuthi yini JROTC ingabe?
I-PAT ELDER: Ngiyabonga ngokuba nami, Amy.
The JROTC Uhlelo luhlelo lwezempi lokuqashwa olunezikole ezingaphezu kwe-3,000. Kulabo, izikole ezingaphezu kwe-1,600 zibamba iqhaza ezinhlelweni zokumaketha ezweni lonke. Ngakho sinezigaba zokudubula ezikoleni eziphakeme kuwo wonke amazwe. Bavutha izibhamu ze-177. Zingu-CO2-zikhishiwe. I-projectile yokuhola ihamba ngezinyawo ezingu-600 ngomzuzwana. Ngokuqhathanisa, isibhamu se-.22 se-caliber sihamba phakathi kwe-800 no-900 ngamamitha ngomzuzwana. Ngakho-ke, yisikhali esibulalayo, esihlukaniswe yi-Army. Futhi umthetho wezwe waseFlorida uvimbela ngokuqondile ukuphatha lezi zikhali, izikhali ezibulalayo, ezikoleni.
AMY U-GOODMAN: Ngakho-ke, unayo uNikolas Cruz, osolwa ngokudubula. Uyingxenye ye I-ROTC Uhlelo, lusekelwa yi I-NRA, kulesi sikole, njengoba nesikole sinakho lezi zikhalazo zokuhlukunyezwa nokuhlukumeza, futhi ekugcineni zimxoshe. Ungabe-ugqoke a JROTC I-T-shirt lapho evula abafundi ekilasini.
I-PAT ELDER: Kusobala ukuthi wayefuna ukudlulisela emhlabeni ukuthi wayehlangene no JROTC Uhlelo. U-Amy, umkhuba ongcolile. Sinebutho lase-United States kanye namanye amagatsha amathathu esikoleni esiphakeme ebeka izikhali ezibulalayo ezandleni ze-13- ne-14-ubudala. Sekuyisikhathi lokhu kuyeka. Futhi lolu hlelo lunabantwana abangaphezu kwe-575,000 kuzo zonke izifundazwe, futhi lifundisa umbono ongacabangiyo, owesabekayo, ophendulayo ngomlando waseMelika. Uhulumeni wase-United States, isibonelo, wayenesikebhe esingenacala eNavy Gulf esivela eGulf Tonkin, futhi iNorth Vietnamese isixoshe kabi. Sasiza amaCubans ukuba athole ukuzimela ngoba baphathwa kabi yiSpanishi. Ngicabanga ukuthi uthola umqondo. Asigcini nje ukukhuluma ngokubeka izikhali ezandleni zama-13-ubudala ubudala. Siphinde sikhulume ngesistimu ehlukumeza lezi zingane ngezincwadi zezifundo. Isibonelo, incwadi yomphakathi isetshenziswe ku JROTC izinhlelo ezweni lonke inomkhakha wezombusazwe wase-United States onesihloko esithi "Wena Bantu." Ngafunda ngokuthi "Thina Abantu." Akunjalo?
AMY U-GOODMAN: Ngakho yikuphi ukuxhumana phakathi kwe I-NRA futhi lezi JROTC izinhlelo, okungenani esikoleni eFlorida?
I-PAT ELDER: Yebo, i I-NRA ngokuvamile akanikeli imali. Banikeza izinto nezinto. Ngaleyo ndlela, bangathenga izinto nezinto ezivela kubalandeli babo. Kuzo zonke izwe, ikakhulukazi eRust Belt nasezikoleni zasemadolobheni abampofu, lezi zikole zifuna ukusetha izindawo zokudubula ezikoleni zazo, ngakho-ke zidinga izinto. Bakudinga i-backstops, badinga amathekisthi, badinga izibhamu, badinga amakhadidiji we-CO2, futhi badinga amapelisi okuhola. Ngakho, i I-NRA uzosiza lezi zikole ngokusebenzisa inqubo yezibonelelo, futhi basebenzisa imali ezikoleni ngokusebenzisa lezi zimali ezweni lonke.
Kumele kuqashelwe futhi ukuthi lezi zihola ama-projectiles. Ukuhola kuqoqa ekugcineni kwesibhamu, phansi, futhi ukuhola kuqoqa ngasemuva. Kube khona ukuxhumana phakathi kokuhola emigqeni yokudubula, enezinhlobo zezibhamu kuphela, futhi amazinga aphezulu wegazi ahola. Kuyinto edinga ukuxoxwa. Futhi kukhona isici sezempilo JROTC ukudubula e-United States.
AMY U-GOODMAN: Pho, Pat Elder, ngifuna ukubonga ngokuba nowethu. Sizoqhubeka nokuxoxa kwethu bese siyithumela kuyi-intanethi ku-democracynow.org ngaphansi kwewebhu kuphela. Pat Elder, umqondisi we-National Coalition Ukuvikela Ubumfihlo Bomfundi, inhlangano evumelana nokulwa kwempi ezikoleni, umbhali we Ukuqashwa Kwezempi E-United States.
Lokhu Intando yeningi Manje! Ngingu Amy Goodman. Siyabonga ngokujoyina nathi. Uma ungathanda ukuya Ingxenye 2 kokuxoxisana kwethu noPat Elder, ungaya ku democracynow.org.
