when is the anger so intense and so focused that it draws significant concern and should draw police attention or mental health help? what are some of the things that you see coming from somebody that is angry and has had a change in their life that is momentous, so focused and so troubling that it ought to draw us to see something say something? as opposed to just saying hey, look, calm down. that happens in america many more times than this happens in america. but i think there is an opportunity to strengthen gun laws. certainly peer-to-peer purchases of we pens. there s talk about gun show loop hole, a lot of people running background checks through the fbi at gun shows. the problem is when you go in the parking lot with somebody carrying an ak or ar, they re
gun legislation pay. today he sent a letter to top contributors urging them to cut contributions to senators. those senators include max baucus, heidi highcamp. the letter put out by bloomberg, the next time these four senators want you to support them, tell them you cannot, until they show they will stop bowing to pressure from the gun lobby, can you not support them. was this the best way for the governor to make his point? ed rendell joins us, former governor of pennsylvania. do you believe there should be another vote along the same lines as the gun safety measure which called for wider background checks including those at gun shows? sure, i think it s time to revote. i think these four democrats have heard from their
which called for wider background checks including those at gun shows? sure, i think it s time to revote. i think these four democrats have heard from their constituents and they re mad. i support the mayor on this 100%. and let me tell you why. why would four very decent democrats vote against reasonable and responsible controls on gun violence? because they believe that second amendment rights voters are single issue voters. the vast majority of us who believe in responsible gun controls in gun violence are not. well, there has to be consequences for their action. and the mayor is delivering a message. the message,we ve had it, and we re angry enough that we re going to be single issue voters. we re going to be single issue donators. if you cross us because you can t stand up to the gun lobby. there will be consequences for that. unless we start doing this nothing is going to change. let me go to bob herbert. i don t know where you stand, tell me? i almost always agree with gov
lobby. you should not support them. was this the best way for him to make his point? ed rendell is a msnbc political analyst. governor, will this work? first of all, do you believe there should be another vote along the same lines as the gun safety measure which called for wider background checks including those at gun shows? sure. i think it s time to revote. these democrats police kelly ayotte have heard from their constituents. because they believe that second amendment rights voters are single issue voters. but the vast majority of us who believe in a responsible gun controls on gun violence are not. well, there has to be consequence for their action. the message is we ve had it. and we re angry enough that we re going to be single issue
after his recent troubles may not be the best slogan. we ll talk a little bit about that as well. people aren t completely over his past yet. seems women do not want to let that one go. yeah. but we begin this half hour with a battle over gun control. front and center today in the senate. lawmakers will get on the record today voting on whether to open a full debate on the gun issue. it is looking increasingly likely the debate will be had right now a bipartisan pair of senators, having to craft this deal to expand the background checks on gun buyers. those checks will apply virtually to every commercial sale including those at gun shows, online, the nra opposes this agreement and says it won t solve violent crime and won t stop the next school shooting. as the gun issue simmers in congress, first lady, michelle obama made an emotional plea for action in her hometown at a school that knows the pain of gun violence all too well. abc s eric hong reports from chicago. report