HUMIRA.
HUMIRA. >>> WELCOME BACK.
OVER THE WEEKEND, THE COMMUNITY
OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA
MOURNED THE LOSS OF A
15-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND 14-YEAR-OLD
BOY WHO WERE SHOT AND KILLED AT
SAWUGUS HIGH SCHOOL.
AND CLASSES WILL RESUME ON
MONDAY.
MONDAY. AND IT HAS BEEN ALMOST TWO YEARS
SINCE A FORMER STUDENT OPENED
FIRE AT MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS
HIGH SCHOOL IN PARKLAND,
FLORIDA, THE DEADLIEST HIGH
SCHOOL SHOOTING IN U.S. HISTORY
WHERE 17 PEOPLE WERE KILL AND 17
OTHERS INJURED.
OTHERS INJURED. NOW THE FATHER OF ONE OF THOSE
VICTIMS IS SPEAKING OUT IN A
SCATHING NEW OP-ED DIRECTED AT
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND MITCH
McCONNELL.
McCONNELL. FRED GUTTENBURG WRITES IN THIS
OP-ED, THERE IS MORE TO BE DONE.
UNTIL THIS WHITE HOUSE AND
McCONNELL ARE READY TO STOP
POLITICIZING GUN VIOLENCE AND TO
COMPLETE THE WORK SENT TO THEM
BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MORE AMERICANS WILL DIE.
WE’LL HEAR FROM FRED GUTTENBURG
IN A MOMENT.
BUT I WANT TO SHARE THIS.
SINCE THE PARKLAND SHOOTING AND
MANY OTHERS, THERE HAS BEEN A
LOUD CHORUS FOR CHANGE.
BUT NOT MUCH HAS ACTUALLY
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. AT LEAST ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE
SENATE TO TAKE UP TWO BILLS THE
HOUSE PASSED BACK IN FEBRUARY.
HR-8 KNOWN AS THE BIPARTISAN
BACKGROUND CHECKS ACT OF 2019.
IT REQUIRES BACKGROUND CHECKS AT
GUN SHOWS, OVER THE INTERNET OR
PRIVATE DEALERS.
PRIVATE DEALERS. RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO CHECK
REQUIRED FOR SALES AT SHOWS
BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS.
BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS. HR-1112, ENHANCED BIPARTISAN
BACKGROUND CHECKS ACT WOULD
REQUIRE DEALERS TO WAIT AT LEAST
TEN DAYS FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE
BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM.
RIGHT NOW THE SALE CAN GO
THROUGH AFTER JUST THREE DAYS IF
THERE IS NO RESPONSE.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME INCREMENTAL
CHANGES ELSEWHERE.
CHANGES ELSEWHERE. DICK’S SPORTS GOODS RAISED THE
GUN SALE AGE TO 21 AND IS
REVIEWING WHETHER THEY WILL
CONTINUE TO SELL GUNS ALL
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. WALMART RAISED THE AGE TO 21.
THREE STATES RAISED THE AGE TO
21, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA AND
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. AND THERE HAS BEEN A NEW FOCUS
ON RED FLAG LAWS DESIGNED TO
TAKE GUNS FROM PEOPLE WHO MIGHT
BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS.
17 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA NOW HAVE THOSE RED FLAG
LAWS.
LAWS. BEFORE PARKLAND, ONLY FIVE
STATES HAD THEM.
JOINING ME NOW, THE AND YOU ARE
AUTHORIZE OF THAT OP-ED FRED
GUTTENBURG AND ALSO FROM THE
CENTER FOR GUN POLICY AND
RESEARCH CAME
RESEARCH CAME RESEARCH CASS SANDRA KAFARSI.
YOUR DAUGHTER WAS A DANCER, A
STUDENT, WHEN SHE WAS KILLED.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE CHANGES
IN GUN LEGISLATION IN THE LAST
TWO YEARS?
TWO YEARS? >> YOU KNOW, I’M GLAD THAT YOU
DISTINGUISH BETWEEN WHAT IS
HAPPENING NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY
ABOUT BECAUSE YOU HAVE MAYORS,
GOVERNORS AND STATES ATTORNEYS
GENERALS WHO ARE DOING AMAZING
HEROIC THINGS.
HEROIC THINGS. YOU HAVE BUSINESSES WHO ARE
DOING AMAZING HEROIC THINGS.
ED STACK OF DICK’S SPORTING
GOODS IS MY HERO.
BUT YOU ALSO HAVE WASHINGTON,
D.C.
D.C. AND WHAT IS HAPPENING IN
WASHINGTON, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF SPEAKER PELOSI AND
SOMEWHAT ROWIC PEOPLE IN THE
HOUSE HAVE PASSED LEGISLATION
THAT IF ENACTED WILL START
SAVING LIVES IMMEDIATELY.
AND SADLY MITCH McCONNELL AND
THE WHITE HOUSE WITHSTANDING ON
IT.
IT. THEY WILL NOT ALLOW ANYTHING TO
GO FORWARD.
GO FORWARD. AND SO IT PUTS EVERYTHING AT A
STAND STILL.
STAND STILL. AND WHAT THEY DO, IT IS WORSE
THAN DOING NOTHING.
BECAUSE THEN THEY TAKE THAT AND
THEY ACT AS IF THEY ARE DOING
SOMETHING AND THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES ISN’T AND THAT
IS THE ULTIMATE LIE.
AND I WILL TELL YOU THIS NEXT
ELECTION CAN’T COME SOON ENOUGH.
>> IT WAS A SPECIFIC TWEET BY
THE PRESIDENT THAT SET OFF YOUR
RESPONSE TO BOTH HIM AND MITCH
McCONNELL WHERE HE WROTE THIS,
NANCY PELOSI, ADAM SCHIFF, AOC
AND THE REST OF THE DEMOCRATS
ARE GETTING NOTHING -- ARE NOT
GETTING IMPORTANT LEGISLATION
DONE.
DONE. HENCE THE DO NOTHING DEMOCRATS.
USMCA, GUN SAFETY, PRESCRIPTION
DRUG PRICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
ARE DEAD IN THE WATER BECAUSE OF
THE DEMS.
THE DEMS. THAT WAS THE TWEET.
WHAT WAS YOUR IMMEDIATE
REACTION?
REACTION? >> I CALLED HIM A LIAR.
BECAUSE HE USES HIS TWITTER
PLATFORM TO REDIRECT AND TO
PROTECT HIMSELF.
PROTECT HIMSELF. THAT IS WHAT TWITTER IS TO HIM.
IT IS A PLATFORM FOR HIM TO USE
SELF PROTECTION.
SELF PROTECTION. HOWEVER, HE SHOULD BE FIGHTING
TO PROTECT THE SAFETY AND
CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY FROM
GUN VIOLENCE AND OTHER POTENTIAL
RISKS.
RISKS. AND HE IS NOT.
AND IT IS DISHONEST.
AND HE LIED.
THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING.
THERE WAS A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE
THEY WERE WORKING WITH CERTAIN
SENATORS LIKE SENATOR CHRIS
MURPHY ON TRYING TO COME UP WITH
SOMETHING AFTER THE SHOOTING AND
THE TEXAS SHOOTING.
BECAUSE THEN HE WALKED AWAY FROM
THE PROCESS.
THE PROCESS. HE GOT FRUSTRATED.
AND NOW HE WILL LIE ABOUT IT.
THE REALITY IS THIS, THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS SENT
LEGISLATION THAT COULD BE --
THAT HEARINGS COULD BE HELD
RIGHT NOW IN THE SENATE AND
VOTES COULD BE TAKEN RIGHT NOW
IN THE SENATE.
AND THAT IS THE WAY DEMOCRACY
WORKING AND THEY ARE NOT DOING
IT.
IT. >> CASSANDRA, LESS THAN ONE
MONTH AFTER THE PARKLAND
SHOOTING, FLORIDA PASSED THE
HIGH SCHOOL PUBLIC SAFETY ACT.
AND THAT BANNED BUMP STOCKS,
PERMITTED TEACHERS THAT WERE
TRAINED TO BE ARMED, AND IT
RAISED THE MINIMUM AGE TO
PURCHASE A FIREARM FROM 18 TO
21.NA
21.NA NRA FILED A LAWSUIT CHALLENGE
THE AGE RESTRICTION.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE
SOLUTION?
SOLUTION? >> I THINK THE GUN VIOLENCE IS A
POLICY THAT DOESN’T HAVE ONE
SOLUTION.
SOLUTION. IT WILL TAKE A SUITE OF POLICIES
FOCUSED ON A RANGE OF ISSUES
THAT CONTRIBUTE TO GUN VIOLENCE.
BUT IT IS ALSO JUST NOT GOING TO
BE POLICY.
BE POLICY. WE NEED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY
BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION
PROGRAMS AND WE NEED MEANINGFUL
INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITIES
THEMSELVES SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN
TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE.
>> ATTORNEY GENERAL BILL BARR
RECENTLY ANNOUNCED WHAT IS KNOWN
AS PROJECT GUARDIAN, A
NATIONWIDE EXTRA STRATEGIC PLAN
TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE IN PART
THROUGH IMPROVED BACKGROUND
CHECK ENFORCEMENTS.
CHECK ENFORCEMENTS. WHAT IS YOUR THOUGHT ON IT?
>> IT CERTAINLY IS A STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION.
RIGHT DIRECTION. BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE SEEN AS THE
END OF THE PATH.
ANY CONVERSATION THAT WE HAVE
RELATED TO REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE
NEEDS TO BE FOCUSED ON RISK AND
ACCOUNTABILITY.
ACCOUNTABILITY. WE NEED TO FOCUS ON WHO IS AT
GREATEST RISK WITH CAUSING HARM
WITH A FIREARM AND CREATE A
SYSTEM THAT INCREASES
ACCOUNTABILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE WHO SHOULDN’T HAVE GUNS
DON’T GET THEM.
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT REQUIRING
PURCHASERS TO GET A LICENSE,
STRONG LAWS THAT DISPOSSESS
DOMESTIC ABUSERS AND PROTECTION
ORDERS THAT TEMPORARILY REMOVE
SOMEONE’S FIREARMS ARE ALL
EVIDENCE BASED POLICIES FOCUSED
ON RISK AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
>> FRED, UNDER THE PRESIDENT WAS
A LIAR, BUT YOU DIDN’T MENTION
HIM BY NAME IN YOUR OP-ED.
WHY?
WHY? >> I ACTUALLY HAVE GONE AWAY
FROM MENTIONING HIM BY NAME.
>> WHY?
>> WHY? >> WELL, NUMBER ONE, THE MAN
LOVES TO HEAR HIS NAME.
IT IS HIS BRAND.
BUT HE HADN’TEHE HARNTSN’T EARNE
FOR A POSITIVE ACCOMPANY LATE.
>> I DON’T THINK THAT YOU WOULD
BE USING HIS NAME POSITIVELY.
>> I’VE BEEN WAITING TWO YEARS
FOR HIM TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
AND EVERY TIME HE HAS A CHANCE
TO DO THE RIGHT THING, HE
BEHAVES IN A WAY THAT IS
INFURIATING.
INFURIATING. AND I JUST -- TO ME, THAT TITLE,
YES, I UNDERSTAND HE RESIDES IN
THE WHITE HOUSE, BUT HE DOESN’T
BEHAVE IN THE WAY THAT I’M USED
TO MY PRESIDENTS BEHAVING.
AND I HOPE HE CHANGES MY MIND.
LISTEN, YOU’VE HEARD ME SAY FROM
DAY ONE, ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO DO
THE RIGHT THING ON THIS ISSUE,
AS SOON AS THEY DECIDE DO THE
RIGHT THING ON THIS ISSUE, I
WILL EMBRACE THEM.
BUT UNTIL YOU DECIDE TO DO THE
RIGHT THING ON SOME THIS ISSUE
AND WHEN YOU ARE PURPOSEFULLY
DOING THE WRONG THING AND
HURTING THE WRONG PEOPLE BECAUSE
OF THIS ISSUE, I CAN’T BE
SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.
I HOPE HE CHANGES HIS MIND.
SORRY, THIS IS FALLING OUT.
I HOPE THAT HE DECIDES TO TURN
AROUND AND DO THE RIGHT THING ON
THIS ISSUE.
THIS ISSUE. BUT HE HASN’T YET.