. good morning. thank you for being with us. i'm carol costello. time for political buzz, your rapid fire look at the top political topics. jason johnson, chief political correspondent for politics 365. and we also have contributor and columnist for the daily beast. first up, steven king, the author, the man best known for horror novels, turning his attention to gun violence. king, himself a gun owner, doesn't want to overturn the second amendment, he says it's time for both sides to stop the rhetoric. king says "you can outlaw ar-15s, but you the can't outlaw crazy. the next adam lanza is out there somewhere.