prescott, those heros and of course our hero firefighters across the country and those who fight for our freedoms around the world. thank you so much. i m brooke baldwin. happy 4th of july to you. now we go to washington. the lead with jake tapper is now. cheer up, england. we eventually game friends again. and in egypt, what comes next now that the president has been overthrown and members of the form are rule be party are being rounded up? the money lead, what s the 4th of july without the rocket s red glare? no fireworks for many of our families on bases across the country because our leaders in washington could not get their act to the. and in national news, limits on high capacity magazines. would any of that have stopped newtown, aurora or tucson, where
minutes after today s compromise on background checks was announced the national rifle association put out a statement complaining that they don t always work. we re talking about background checks in part it says this. the sad truth is that no background check would have prevented the tragedies in new tu town, aurora or tucson. there are some other gun control proposals that might have had more of an impact on the recent mass shootings like tracking ining ammunition sales. it doesn t look like the new background check proposals would have helped a lot. mass shootings like in newtown, connecticut have horrified the nation and spurred unprecedented
so we ll wait and what the senate does. speak of boehner s clear need for a couple of aspirin. from highly influential conservative group heritage action, lawmakers will not get a pass on any bill that infringes on the constitutional rights of the american people. while the nra says, quote, the sad truth is that no background check would have prevented the tragedies in newtown, aurora or tucson. president obama should be as committed to dealing with the gang problem that is tormenting honest people in his hometown as he is to blaming law-abiding gun owners for the acts of psychopathic murderers. right. the nra is suddenly terribly concerned about gun violence in chicago. do take note, however, the nra did not urge lawmakers to vote against the background checks deal. nbc s kristen welker joins us
joining us is republican senator pat toomey. we hoped to have joe manchin join us but he s meeting with families of the newtown victims. both senators are strong supporters of gun rights. they have struck a bargain to expand background checks to firearms bought at gun shows and online. a common ground represents on a simple proposition and that is that criminals and the dangerously mentally ill shouldn t have guns. this is common sense. this is gun sense. the senator toomey joins me for the first interview after this announcement. senator toomey thanks so much. here s the nra response to your plan. quote the sad truth is that no background check would have prevented the tragedies in newtown, aurora or tucson. they are right. this bill would not have prevented those tragedies? jake, i never heard any proposal that s a complete and
we also heard mark kelly preface his testimony saying we are a lot like many of our fellow citizens following this debate about gun violence. moderates, gabby was a republican long before she was a democrat. we are both gun owners and we take that right and the responsibilities that come with it very seriously. this time around, the gun control debate hasn t faded from public view as quickly as it did after virginia tech, aurora or tucson. in part, it is because of the way the story line was crafted. an important aspect is this photo-op. you have to say i m a gun owner or show yourself with a gun to get a chance to be part of the conversation. there s a very important reason. this is not about banning guns. we have to send a message this is about gun safety and reform. this is not about breaking down their door and taking their guns. this is about taking guns from