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RETIRED ASTRONAUT MARK KELLY
ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING HE’S
RUNNERING
RUNNERING RUNNING FOR THE LATE JOHN
McCAIN’S SEAT IN 2020.
AND NEXT TO HIM WAS GABRIELLE
GIFFORD.
GIFFORD. >> YOU NEARLY LOST YOUR LIFE
SERVING YOUR COUNTRY.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> BUT WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN BAD
THINGS HAPPEN?
THINGS HAPPEN? >> MOVE AHEAD.
>> I LEARNED A LOT FROM BEING AN
ASTRONAUT, FROM BEING A PILOT IN
THE NAVY.
THE NAVY. I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT SOLVING
PROBLEMS FROM BEING AN ENGINEER.
BUT WHAT I USESED FROM MY WIFE
IS HOW YOU USE POLICY TO HELP
IMPROVE PEOPLE’S LIVES.
SO PLEASE JOIN US.
BAN THE TORPEDOS,
>> FULL SPEED AHEAD.
>> IN 2011 SHE WAS SEVERELY
WOUNDED WHEN SHE WAS SHOT IN THE
HEAD BY A MENTALLY ILL MAN.
SHE WAS EBEING A CONGRESSWOMAN
AND THE CONSTITUENTS FOR BEING
THE CONGRESSWOMAN.
THE CONGRESSWOMAN. AND SINCE THEN MARK AND GABBY
HAVE ADVOCATED FOR STRONGER GUN
SAFETY LEGISLATIONS AND
PROHIBITING THOSE FROM THE NO
FLY LIST FROM BUYING A GUN.
PROBABLY GO HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH
MARTHA McSALLY WHO WAS APPOINTED
AFTER
AFTER LOSING HER SENATE RACE.
ISN’T THAT AMAZING?
SOMEONE SITTING THERE THAT LOST.
I’M JOINED BY ROBIN KELLY,
COCHAIR OF THE GUN SAFETY,
ACTUALLY GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION
TASK FORCE.
TASK FORCE. AND THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC.
I WANT TO TALK -- WE’LL GET TO
THE BIG PICTURE.
TELL ME ABOUT ARIZONA.
IS A PURPLE STATE.
>> SIMILARER WITH THE FIRST SHE
RAN AS A NONPARTISAN DEMOCRAT.
SHE RAN AS A CENTERIST MODERATE.
WHEREAS McSALLY KIND OF RAN AS A
TRUMP REPUBLICAN.
TRUMP REPUBLICAN. SO HE WAS ABLE TO BEAT McSALLY.
COULDN’T REALLY CRACK 50PER.
I DON’T KNOW IF THERE’S ANY
REALIGNMENT THERE BUT CERTAINLY
IN THE TRUMP ERA THERE ARE A LOT
OF DYNAMICS SHIFTING AROUND AND
THINGS ARE CHANGING IN ARIZONA.
>> AND IT SENT A MESSAGE TO ME.
WHAT DID IT SAY TO YOU?
>> I THINK HE UNDERSTANDS
ARIZONA AS AN INDEPENDENT STREAK
AND THAT’S BEEN REFLECTED IN ITS
SENATORS INCLUDING JOHN McCAIN,
BARRIER GOLDWATER.
BARRIER GOLDWATER. KOOERSERN CINEMA DID TOO.
SHE KINDF OSHOWED DEMOCRATS HOW
TO WIN STATE WIDE IN ARIZONA.
I THINK THE DEMOCRATS ARE
FEELING REALLY GOOD AND I THINK
THEY’RE GOING TO TRY TO REPEAT
THAT IN 2020.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
YOU’RE LEADING A BIG FRIGHT GUN
SAFETY.
SAFETY. EVERY DAY THEY’RE HAPPENING, WE
SAY THAULTS AND PRAYERS AND ALL
THAT IS FINE BUT NO ACTION.
>> YOU’RE DEFINITELY RIGHT AND
THAT’S WHY I DON’T PARTICIPATE
IN THE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.
I HAVEN’T STOOD UP AND DID THE
MOMENT OF SILENCE.
BUT HOPEFULLY RH 8 WILL BE THE
BEGINNING OF SOMETHING.
>> DO THEY GET WHEN PEOPLE GET
GUNS AND PEOPLE MENTALLY
UNSTABLE GET GUNS, PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO GET KILLED?
>> I THINK SOME PEOPLE GET IT
AND SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT WON,
THEY WEREN’T AFRAID TO TALK
ABOUT THE NEED FOR GUN VIOLENCE
PREVENTION AND LAWS AROUND THAT.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE
CHANCES OF GETTING SOMETHING
DONE ON BACKGROUND CHECKS TO
START WITH?
START WITH? >> I THINK IT’S GOING TO PASS
THE HOUSE.
THE HOUSE. IT’S BEEN BIPARTISAN FOR A LONG
250I78.
250I78. WE COULDN’T GET SPEAKER BOEHNER
AND RIN TO CALL THE BILL.
I’M HOPEING ALL THE ADVOCACY AND
ENERGY, THEY’LL TAKE OVER TO THE
SENATE AND PUT THE PRESSURE ON
FRANKLY THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS.
>> THERE WON’T BE A CORK IN THE
BOTTLE ANYMORE.
BOTTLE ANYMORE. >>> ONE YEAR IT’S BEEN.
A NEW POLL SHOWS MORE AND MORE
AMERICANS WANT TOUGHER GONEUN LA
MORE THAN HALF BELIEVE LAW MAKER
SHOULD MAKE IT TOUGHER FOR
PEOPLE TO OWN GUNS AND 58% SAY
THEY’RE NOT CONFIDENT LAW MAKERS
WILL ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING TO
IMPROVE THE LAWS.
SEEMS LIKE PESSIMISM IS RAINING
HERE.
HERE. >> IT DOES BUT SINCE THEY’VE
SEEN SUCH A PARTISAN DIVIDE.
YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE WE
GET ALONG BETTER THAN THEY
THINK.
THINK. BUT I THINK WE CAN GET SOMETHING
DONE.
DONE. I HAVE LEGISLATION THAT ASKS THE
SURGEON GENERAL TO PUT OUT A
REPORT ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE
REPORT.
REPORT. AND I THINK THAT HAS A CHANCE OF
PASSING.
PASSING. >> HOW ABOUT IN GOLD WATER
COUNTRY?
COUNTRY? IS THERE A A SOMETHING MORE
MODERATE FROM THAT THEY CAN WIN?
LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, THINGS
ARE CHANGING.
ARE CHANGING. THE WAY HE’S GOING TO FINESSE
THE GUN CONTROL MESSAGE IS WE’RE
NOT GOING TO GRAB YOUR GUNS,
YEAR NOT TRYING TO UNDERMINE THE
SECOND AMENDMENT.
SECOND AMENDMENT. JUST KEEP GUNS OUT OF THE WRONG
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. HIS FAMILY ENOS GUNS.
SO HE’S PRESENTING HIMSELF AS A