think about those kids, it gets me mad. and by the way, it happens on the streets of chicago every day. [ applause ] mr. obama is obviously sincere in his quest for more public safety, but he is missing the big picture. according to the latest fbi stats, slightly more than 8,000 people were victims of firearm murders in 2014. there were 118,000 robberies involving a firearm. and almost 150,000 involving guns. the population of the u.s.a. is approaching 330 million. so you can see there is not a gun crime epidemic. and the vast majority of these heinous crimes are committed by hard core criminals, not civilian shooters. than 300 million firearms in
america. and they are currently all over the place. so there will be a thriving black market for guns no matter what kind of registration laws are passed. as far as terrorist related firearm killings in the u.s.a.? there have been 88 deaths in the past 10 years by armed terrorists. not an epidemic. now, talking points understands public safety and reasonable gun registration laws should, should be on the books. but perspective is very important and restricting law abiding americans from acquiring guns is obviously unconstitutional. again, the gun violence problem primarily lies with hard core criminals. so where iseú the federal law that mandates strict prison time for anyone using a gun in the commission of a crime? where is that law mr. president? you mentioned chicago. that law could do something
reasonable. the fbi should background check anyone buying a firearm in america. that just makes sense. if you are paranoid and believe the government is stockpiling information so they can come to your house and take your guns, that s your problem, your problem. but the government has an obligation to enhance public safety. and that brings us back to harshly punishing people who violate the law with guns. registration is not going to solve the gun murder problem. zero tolerance toward gun crime might. think about it, mr. president. that s the memo. now for the top story tonight, reaction. joining us from palm beach, florida democratic strategist, a georgetown law professor who worked for the clinton administration. where am i going wrong, professor? well, bill, i want to start on a positive note and
think about those kids, it gets me mad. and by the way, it happens on the streets of chicago every day. [ applause ] mr. obama is obviously sincere in his quest for more public safety, but he is missing the big picture. according to the latest fbi stats, slightly more than 8,000 people were victims of firearm murders in 2014. there were 118,000 robberies involving a firearm. and almost 150,000 aggravated as[ involving guns. the population of the u.s.a. is approaching 330 million. so you can see there is not a gun crime epidemic. and the vast majority of these heinous crimes are committed by hard core criminals, not civilian shooters. right now, there are more than 300 million firearms in
reasonable. the fbi should background check anyone buying a firearm in america. that just makes sense. if you are paranoid and believe the government is stockpiling information so they can come to your house and take your guns, that s your problem, your problem. but the government has an obligation to enhance public safety. and that brings us back to harshly punishing people who violate the law with guns. registration is not going to solve the gun murder problem. zero tolerance toward gun crime might. think about it, mr. president. that s the memo. now for the top story tonight, reaction. joining us from palm beach, florida democratic strategist, a georgetown law professor who worked for the clinton administration. where am i going wrong, professor? well, bill, i want to start on a positive note and