A decade since Columbine gun violence rife

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Updated April 21, 2009 14:08:57

As America marks the tenth anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings, attempts to introduce tighter gun controls have mostly failed.

Even the recent surge in gun related violence hasn't sparked calls for more action. On average, 32 people are killed by others with guns each day, and since the Columbine massacre, about 300 thousand Americans have died from gun violence.

Presenter: Kim Landers
Speakers: Frank DeAngelis, former principal; Daniel Vice is a senior lawyer at the Brady Centre to Prevent Gun Violence; Sean Graves, shooting victim

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