the background check laws, they were really excited to tell me about this bill because they had evidence that it had saved lives. they had stopped people from buying weapons that clearly were dangerous that were threatening harm against themselves or others, because of this law. we now have a much more substantial background checks for younger purchasers of firearms. we don t sell guns to any domestic abusers any longer. we re helping states implement red flag laws, this allows states to take guns away, temporarily, for people who have actually made threats against a school or against themselves. and what i learned is just in the first few weeks of implementation, lives have been safe. so, of course we have a lot more to do. but we should be proud of the fact that this movement, that so many just rank and file regular americans have helped
just like there were background check laws in place in highland park, illinois, where the shooter, nonetheless, got guns legally and murdered seven people on the fourth of july. time after time, the laws appear to be there. the tools appear to be there. but they re not being used by law enforcement. all these warning signs are falling through the cracks. it s an area where there needs to be vast improvement. lives literally depend upon it. we have five days until the midterms. we re going to take you to one of the biggest battlegrounds, arizona. the democratic candidate for governor katie hobbs is here. will her decision to not debate her opponent, kari lake, cost her on tuesday. and should hobbs recuse herself as secretary of state from overseeing her own election? that s next. en when you re not . a plan that includes all your accounts so you can enjoy whatever comes next.
country is the flow of illegal guns from states with loose background check laws, where criminals can easily buy guns into states like connecticut, that have stricter background checks. there is no federal criminal prohibition on gun trafficking. there is no federal criminal prohibition on straw purchasing. that s when somebody goes in and buys guns for someone that is prohibited from buying guns. that s how a lot of these guns get into illegal traffic. so, for the first time, we now have federal crimes that prosecutors can use, threatened to use, to unwind these trafficking rings. i ve heard a couple experts in the field suggest that that provision may actually be the long run, the most important. because to cut down on the flow of illegal guns into places like connecticut, cities like
what is in there, what does it mean? so, you know, one of the biggest problems in this country is the flow of illegal guns from states with loose background check laws, where criminals can easily buy guns into states like connecticut, that have stricter background checks. there is no federal criminal prohibition on gun trafficking. there is no federal criminal prohibition on straw purchasing. that s when somebody goes in and buys guns for someone that is prohibited from buying guns. that s how a lot of these guns get into illegal traffic. so, for the first time, we now have federal crimes that prosecutors can use, threatened to use, to unwind these trafficking rings. i ve heard a couple experts in the field suggest that that provision may actually be the long run, the most important. because to cut down on the flow of illegal guns into places like connecticut, cities like new york or chicago, you know,
action on all levels. i will say this, though, there has been some criticism on line. i want to read for you specifically a tweet from manuel oliver. he is the father of one of the parkland shooting victims, and he said this i was expecting an executive order, and all we got was an executive prayer. what is stopping, josh, at this point the president from taking any sort of executive action? well, the constitution, yasmin. at least that s what president biden recently told reporters, saying, look, i can t just ban a certain type of weapon, i can t just change background check laws unilaterally based on the way that our system is structured. and the reality is that while the white house would like is looking for whatever executive actions they can take, the first time president biden was in the white house, when he was vice president and leading the gun issue for the obama administration, they scoured the federal books to see what is within the president s powers. this white hou