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Dallas
Police Chief David Brown held a wide-ranging press conference on
Monday, where he touched on race, the investigation and the issue of
guns.
LISTEN: On Guns, Dallas Police Chief Tells Legislators: 'Do Your Job'
Dallas police chief David Brown.
Eric Gay/AP
Dallas Police Chief David Brown held a wide-ranging press
conference on Monday, where he touched on race, the investigation and
the issue of guns.
In a dramatic moment, he urged legislators to do their jobs and propose new laws to combat gun violence.
"We're
doing ours. We're putting our lives on the line," Brown said. "The
other aspects of government need to step up and help us."
With that, here are five pieces of audio from that press conference you should listen to:
1. Brown addressed the issue of gun control head-on:
Chief Brown Asks Lawmakers To Do Their Job
2. He also touched on the problem he sees with open-carry laws,
which he said were increasingly challenging for law enforcement. "We
don't know who the good guy is versus who the bad guy is if everybody
starts shooting," he said.
Chief Brown Addresses Problems With Open Carry Laws
3. Brown also got personal, explaining
that he became a police officer to help Dallas through its crack
epidemic. And he urged protesters to leave the picket line and join the
police force. "We're hiring," he said. "We'll put you in your
neighborhood, and we will help you resolve some of the problems you're
protesting about."
Chief Brown Talks About How He Became A Cop
4. Brown was asked how he processed the protests against police as a black man:
Chief Brown Talks About His Experience As A Black Man
5. Finally, Brown defended his police department's use of an explosive
to kill the Dallas shooter. He said his guidance to the officer was not
to "bring the building down." He added: "This wasn't an ethical dilemma
for me. I'd do it again."
Chief Brown Defends His Use Of An Explosive
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