Education Secretary Arne Duncan Tears Up Over Gun Control: ‘It’s Time We Do Something About It’
by Anjali Sareen | 10:34 am, December 23rd, 2012
Education Secretary Arne Duncan says that gun violence has “haunted” him his entire life, and in a new interview, becomes deeply emotional discussing the subject.Duncan grew up in Chicago and later became a school superintended there. He’s a former basketball player and is now a member of the president’s Cabinet. He’s also part of the team tasked with proposing new legislative measures to reduce gun violence by the end of January. He told PBS, “This is something that I’ve battled with and tried to understand from the time I was a little boy.”
Visibly shaken in the interview, Duncan recounts the names, places and details surrounding each of the people he’s known who fell victim to gun violence. He says, “I had a lot of mentors, good friends I grew up with shot dead when I was growing up.”
“This is not a new problem,” Duncan states. “I think it’s time we
Watch the full clip below, via PBS:
h/t POLITICO