美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-02-08

 Now the battle over new gun control laws here at home, tomorrow NRA executive vice¹ president Wayne LaPierre is going to testify from the Senate Judiciary Committee, now tonight, we're learning he plans to attack the proposals for a new ban on semiautomatic weapons and he takes on some critics who want to expand background check. According to prepared testimony² just released, LaPierre will say, and I quote, "When it comes to the issue of background checks, let's be honest, background checks will never be universal, because criminals will never submit to them."

The NRA is calling on members to show their support in a big way, the organization's political arm just sent a mass email calling on all 4 million members to show up tomorrow, and quote, "pack the hearing room, all of this coming with ungoing hearings and emotional hearings in Connecticut."

That's where governor Dannel Malloy's bipartisan task force on gun violence prevention is talking with hundreds of people in Hartford. It's the panel's job to propose ways to address the factors that led up to the tragedy in Newtown. Connecticut already has some of the toughest gun laws in the country. But some of the Sandy Hook parents argue to make them even stricker, and they faced opposition³ from some vocal⁴ opponents in the crowd.

Metal detectors⁵, heavy security and a sign on the door reading "No Guns Allowed!". That's what greeted hundreds attending this Connecticut hearing on gun law.

"Try put yourself in the place I'm in, it's not a good feeling to look at your child laying in a casket, look at your child with a bullet wound to the forehead."

Neil Hesin's son Jesse was killed at Newtown, but that didn't seem to matter to the hecklers.

"If there's anybody in this room that can give me one reason or challenge this question. Why anybody in this room needs to have listen, one of these assault style weapons or military weapons or high capacity clips? Not one person can answer that question."

"Second Amendment⁶ shall not be infringed⁷."

"Alright." 

"Please, please no comments whille Heslin's speaking or we'll clear the room."

This hearing was designed to review the state's gun laws and to hear proposals for change. It was the first time family members who lost love ones at Sandy Hook elementary testified in public. The state's considering enacting⁸ a 50% tax on ammunition⁹, expanding a state ban on assault weapons and banning large capacity magazines like the one used by Adam Lanza in the Newtown shooting. This single mother from Waterbury believes those changes would be going to far.

"You will take away my legal ability to protect myself and my children at a reasonable price. Protecting myself and my children means I shoud continue to be able to select the firearm in magazine size that I believe will keep us safe, don't my children and I deserve your support, your consideration to be safe?"

"Not one of these gun proposals would have impacted the heinous¹⁰ act, nor will it affect future perpetrators, these current quick fix do something bills, do not address the root cause and actions of the Newtown criminal, please remeber, gun owners of the good guys.."

Rabbi Shaul Praver counseled many of the Newtown families.

"And this is serious, I do not want to come here or at any other city to describe what it's like to console parents who have had their children's brain shot out."

Mark Mattioli, whose son James was killed at Newtown, surprised the crowd when he suggested tighter gun control is not the answer.

"How do we expect to have any impact on an society and say we'll, we're going to pass a law, hey, this is inexcusable, we can't allow any more of this. Let's pass a law that will change the course of future when we don't enforce the laws that we have on the books."

Another parent, Veronique Pozner, who lost her six-year-old son Noah in the shooting. She sat next to his photographes while calling for lawmakers to ban all assault rifles and tax ammunition to help pay for school security.

"The time is now, let the state of Connecticut become an agent for change."

Randi Kaye, CNN, New York.

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

4 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

5 detectors   

探测器( detector的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors. 报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。
• This is heady wine for experimenters using these neutrino detectors. 对于使用中微子探测器的实验工作者，这是令人兴奋的美酒。 来自英汉非文学 - 科技

6 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

7 infringed   

v.违反（规章等）( infringe的过去式和过去分词 )；侵犯（某人的权利）；侵害（某人的自由、权益等）

参考例句：

• Wherever the troops went, they never infringed on the people's interests. 大军过处，秋毫无犯。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He was arrested on a charge of having infringed the Election Law. 他因被指控触犯选举法而被拘捕。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 enacting   

制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Generally these statutes apply only to wastes from reactors outside the enacting state. 总之，这些法令只适宜用在对付那些来自外州的核废料。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• In addition, the complexion of enacting standards for live working is described. 另外，介绍了带电作业标准的制订情况。

9 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。

10 heinous   

adj.可憎的，十恶不赦的

参考例句：

• They admitted to the most heinous crimes.他们承认了极其恶劣的罪行。
• I do not want to meet that heinous person.我不想见那个十恶不赦的人。