>>> CHERYL GAY STOLBURG OF THE "NEW YORK TIMES" SAYS WITH
STRONG OPPOSITION FROM
REPUBLICANS WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF
THE SENATE AND PRESIDENT TRUMP
IN THE WHITE HOUSE, AN ASSAULT
WEAPONS BAN HAS VIRTUALLY NO
CHANCE OF BEING SIGNED INTO LAW
BEFORE 2021.
BEFORE 2021. NEARLY 200 HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE
BACKING LEGISLATION TO REINSTATE
THE BAN, WHICH IS NOT ENOUGH TO
EVEN PASS THE HOUSE AND VOTING
ON SUCH A MEASURE WOULD BE
POLITICALLY RICKY FOR VULNERABLE
MODERATES.
MODERATES. WITH US TO TALK ABOUT IT, DAVID
JOLLY, A FORMER REPUBLICAN
MEMBER OF CONGRESS FROM THE
STATE OF FLORIDA WHO HAS SINCE
LEFT THE HOUSE AND SINCE LEFT
HIS POLITICAL PARTY.
SO, DAVID, LET’S PUT IT THIS
WAY.
WAY. RIGHT NOW YOU CAN HAVE
IMPEACHMENT IN REGULAR OR DIET.
WE’RE HAVING DIET, APPARENTLY,
THE SINGLE CALORIE IMPEACHMENT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY FOR THE
REASON THAT AUGERS INTO THIS
REASONING, TO PROTECT MODERATE
DEMOCRATS FROM CASTING A VERY
EVENTFUL VOTE BECAUSE, AFTER
ALL, IF YOU WANT TO STAY IN THE
MAJORITY, EVERYBODY AND MORE HAS
TO GET REELECTED EVERY TWO
YEARS.
YEARS. >> LOOK, THAT’S ABSOLUTELY TRUE,
AND IMPEACHMENT IS A GOOD
ANALOGY.
ANALOGY. BUT I WOULD SAY THE COMPLAINTS
SHOULD NOT BE WITH THOSE SWING
DISTRICTS, IT SHOULD BE WITH
JAMES MADISON AND IF THE HOUSE
DOESN’T WANT TO DO ITS JOB.
I WOULD SAY THIS FOR THOSE WHOSE
PRIORITY IS AN ASSAULT WEAPONS
BAN RIGHT NOW IN THIS
ENVIRONMENT, IF A DEMOCRATLYICAL
CONTROLLED HOW ELSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CANNOT PASS A
BAN IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, THEN
THE NOTION OF AN ASSAULT WEAPONS
BAN IS DEAD.
IT’S NOT HAPPENING.
THIS IS WHY THE DEMOCRATS TOOK
THE HOUSE.
THE HOUSE. MY FEAR IS THE WAY THIS HAS NOW
BEEN FRAMED AS DEMOCRATS AND
MUCH OF AMERICA HAS ASKED
CONGRESS TO DO SOMETHING, AND
THE EYES HAVE TURNED TO MITCH
McCONNELL IN THE SENATE.
WHAT WILL ACTUALLY BE DONE IS A
VICTORY WILL BE DECLARED AROUND
VERY LITTLE.
VERY LITTLE. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DEMOCRATS
FOR MOVING THEIR UNIVERSAL
BACKGROUND CHECK OVER TO THE
SENATE.
SENATE. REPUBLICANS REFUSE TO DO THAT,
DEMOCRATS DID IT.
BUT BRIAN, ALL THAT DOES IS
EXPAND THE TYPE OF TRANSACTIONS
THAT ARE SUBJECT TO A BACKGROUND
SEARCH.
SEARCH. UNLICENSED TRANSACTIONS AT GUN
SHOWS AND THE INTERNET.
IT DOES NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE
WEAPONS USED IN EL PASO OR
GILROY, CALIFORNIA OR VEGAS OR
ORLANDO.
ORLANDO. IT DOES NOTHING TO ADDRESS
HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINES LIKE WE
SAW IN DAYTON.
IT DOES NOTHING TO ADDRESS
EXPANDING COMPREHENSIVE
EXPANDING COMPREHENSIVE BACKGROUND CHECKS TO INCLUDE
MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATIONS, TO
INCLUDE NON-PROSECUTED DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE INCIDENTS.
VIOLENCE INCIDENTS. WHAT IS SITTING IN THE SENATE IS
IMPORTANT, BUT IT’S VERY
INCREMENTAL.
INCREMENTAL. AND THIS IS A MOMENT WHERE IF
YOU ARE INFORMED BY A NEED FOR
GUN CONTROL, IF THAT’S HOW YOU
INFORM YOUR VOTE, YOU NEED NANCY
PELOSI AND THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS
TO ACT ON YOUR BEHALF RIGHT NOW.
>> IS ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING WHAT
YOU’RE SAYING, THAT IT’S A
RELATIVELY EASY, CERTAINLY IT’S
AN EMOTIONAL ISSUE.
IT’S BEEN A DARK WEEK IN
AMERICA.
AMERICA. IT’S EASIER TO CALL FOR THIS
WHILE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IF
YOU’RE ONE OF THE 24.
IT’S QUITE ANOTHER TO BE SPEAKER
OF THE HOUSE DURING THIS TIME.
>> IT CERTAINLY IS.
BUT I WOULD ALSO SAY, LOOK,
THERE’S 235 DEMOCRATS IN THE
HOUSE.
HOUSE. YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE 17 OF
THOSE VOTES ON AN ASSAULT
WEAPONS BAN AND STILL SEE IT
PASSED.
PASSED. TO YOUR POINT, THOUGH, LOOK,
NANCY PELOSI HAS A TOUGH JOB
AHEAD OF HER BECAUSE IF SHE DOES
NOT MOVE FOR AN ASSAULT WEAPONS
BAN, THEN THIS ISSUE IS OFF THE
TABLE FOR EVERY DEMOCRATIC
CABINET AND THE ADDITIONAL
NOMINEE.
NOMINEE. BECAUSE THE NOMINEE FOR THE
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE CANNOT CALL
FOR AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN NEXT
NOVEMBER IF A DEMOCRATIC HOUSE
HAS BEEN UNABLE TO EVEN PASS IT
THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. BUT CONVERSELY, IF HOUSE
DEMOCRATS CAN PASS THIS AND GET
IT OVER TO MITCH McCONNELL, YOU
HAVE A PERFECT CONTRAST GOING AT
THE NOVEMBER 2020 BETWEEN THE
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM AND THE
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM. ONE SAYS WE HAVE PASSED AN
ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN AND
REPUBLICANS ARE STANDING IN THE
WAY.
WAY. THAT IS A MUCH BETTER
ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DEMOCRATIC