That was the good morning news... But then last night, 60 Minutes aired this report on some of the devastated victims of AR15 rifle assaults. I wouldn't sing a duet with anyone who thinks our founders intended us to have the freedom to inflict that kind of mayhem on children.
Joann Ward's five-year-old stepson Ryland Ward was hit five times and was nearly gone when he reached trauma surgeon Lillian Liao at San Antonio's University Hospital.
Scott Pelley: How much of Ryland's blood do you think was lost before he came to you?
Lillian Liao: At least half.
This is Ryland's ER X-ray.
Lillian Liao: You see the two bullet fragments that are in him.
Scott Pelley: The X-ray shows you the solid fragments of the shrapnel and the bullets, but it doesn't tell you much about the damage to the soft tissue.
Lillian Liao: No, and it doesn't tell you what's on the inside. I mean a bomb went off on the inside. And our job is to go in there and clean it up.
Scott Pelley: A bomb went off on the inside because of the shockwave from these high-velocity rounds.
Lillian Liao: Correct.
Ryland endured 24 surgeries to repair his arm, leg, pelvis, intestines, kidney, bladder and hip.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ar-15-used-mass-shootings-weapon-of-choice-60-minutes/
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