Uvalde Survivor Delivers Testimony , at House Gun Violence Hearing.<br />CBS News reports a student who witnessed and survived the horrors of the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.<br />called on House lawmakers to enact more stringent gun laws to counter a flood of <br />mass shootings in the country.<br />Miah Cerrillo, a fourth-grader, appeared in a pre-recorded video before the House Committee <br />on Oversight and Government Reform on June 8.<br />Cerrillo recalled smearing the blood of a classmate on her body to appear as though she was dead to protect herself.<br />Cerrillo says the gunman came into her classroom, told her teacher <br />"good night," and shot her in the head.<br />When I went to the backpacks, <br />he shot my friend that was next to me, and I thought he was going to come back to the room... , Miah Cerrillo, at House gun violence hearing, via CBS News.<br />... so I grabbed a little blood and put it all over me. , Miah Cerrillo, at House gun violence hearing, via CBS News.<br />I got my teacher's phone and called 911 … I told her that we need help, and to send the police in our classroom. , Miah Cerrillo, at House gun violence hearing, via CBS News.<br />Cerrillo says, following the shooting, <br />she wants "to have security.".<br />Her father, Miguel Cerrillo, spoke through tears while addressing the panel.<br />I wish something would change, not only for our kids, but for every kid in the world, because our schools are not safe anymore. , Miguel Cerrillo, at House gun violence hearing, via CBS News.<br />Something needs <br />to really change. , Miguel Cerrillo, at House gun violence hearing, via CBS News
