美得州校园枪击案幸存者亲属回顾惊魂一刻，警方承认延误救人是“错误决定”
当地时间24日，美国得克萨斯州发生的恶性校园枪击案夺走21条无辜性命。
这起袭击是美国近10年来最致命的一起校园枪击案，一名18岁枪手闯进校园射杀了至少19名儿童和两名老师，随后被击毙。
一位幸存小学生的祖母告诉CGTN拍客，凶手当时对着开门的教室四处扫射，庆幸的是孙女的老师及时锁上了他们所在教室的门，由此也为孙女和伙伴争取了从窗户逃生的宝贵时间。
An 18-year-old gunman shot his grandmother before he continued his rampage at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, opening fire and killing 19 children and two adults. The attack in Uvalde – a small Texan community about an hour from the Mexican border – is the latest in a spree of deadly shootings in the United States, where widespread horror at gun violence has failed to spur action to head off future killings.
Noelia Morales, the grandmother of a survivor, shares the terrifying moment of the children's escape. Meanwhile, community members of the elementary school, shooting victims and survivors speak out against gun violence in schools.
美国总统拜登和第一夫人将于当地时间29日前往得州尤瓦尔迪市，拜访罗布小学的一处纪念馆，慰问在枪击案件中遇难人员的家属。
得州警方承认延误救人是“错误决定”
面对外界对得州警方延误救人的种种质疑，当地时间27日，美国得州公共安全部主任史蒂文·麦克劳承认，罗布小学枪击案发生时，近20名警察在枪手所在的教室外等待了近一个小时才采取行动，是一个“错误的决定”。
麦克劳表示，从12时03分至12时50分，被困教室中的孩子至少8次拨打电话求救。据他称，执法人员当时之所以等待在门外，是因为现场指挥官判定“枪手被困在了校内的一间教室里，而且没有学生受到威胁”。
Nearly 20 officers stood in a hallway outside classrooms during this week's attack on the Texas elementary school for more than 45 minutes before agents used a master key to open a door and confront the gunman, authorities said on Friday.
The on-site commander believed the gunman, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, was barricaded in a classroom at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde during Tuesday's attack and that the children were not at risk, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw said at a news conference.
"Of course it was not the right decision. It was the wrong decision," he added.
据美国福克斯新闻网报道，就在枪击案发生前的两个月，得州尤瓦尔迪市学区的警察局曾举办过一次培训，模拟校园枪击案，培训手册明确要求第一时间与枪手对峙。
枪击发生仅三天，“拥枪会”如期而至…
会场外聚集了大量因为得州小学枪击案而进行示威的抗议者，他们呼喊着“所有儿童都很重要”及其他口号呼吁进行枪支管制，同时现场也有反抗议人群。
休斯敦市长西尔维斯特·特纳表示，在小学枪击案发生后，他本希望组织者能够推迟活动，但是市政府无法采取任何措施来强制取消活动。
A gun control advocate holds a sign during a protest across from the NRA's annual meeting in Houston, Texas, May 27, 2022. /CFP
A group of protesters angered over the shooting deaths of Texas elementary school students converged Friday outside the National Rifle Association (NRA)'s annual convention in Houston.
The protesters held crosses with photos of shooting victims and shouted, "NRA go away," and "Shame, it could be your kids today," as hundreds of members of the nation's biggest gun lobby arrived at the convention hall.
美国前总统唐纳德·特朗普出席了这场大会并发表讲话，他指责民主党人试图利用这场悲剧妖魔化拥枪者，他同时提出要整顿学校的安全措施和这个国家看待心理健康的方式，并再次呼吁训练有素的教师能够在教室里携带隐蔽的武器。
原定参与大会的得州州长格雷格·阿博特和副州长丹·帕特里克均取消了行程。
阿博特在一段预先录制的视频中说：“作为得州人和美国人，我们与这些家庭一起哀悼。”但他同时表示，现有的枪支法律无法阻止类似案件的发生，并反驳了要求制定新法律的呼声，称“法律无法阻止邪恶的疯子犯下这些暴行。”
Gun control advocates confront attendees across from the NRA's annual meeting in Houston, Texas, U.S., May 27, 2022. /CFP
"The existence of evil in our world is not a reason to disarm law-abiding citizens," former U.S. President Donald Trump told the audience to cheers, echoing speakers who rejected background checks or bans on semiautomatic weapons.
Trump accused Democrats of trying to exploit the tragedy and demonizing gun owners. He called for overhauling school security and the nation's approach to mental health, and called yet again for trained teachers to be able to carry concealed weapons in classrooms.
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick dropped out of making in-person remarks at the event. Patrick said he withdrew so as not to "bring any additional pain or grief to the families and all the suffering in Uvalde.”
In a pre-recorded video, Abbott said, "as Texans and as Americans we grieve and mourn with these families." But he said existing gun laws did not stop the Uvalde shooter and pushed back at calls for new legislation, saying "laws will not stop evil madmen from committing these atrocities.”