finally pull back the curtain, but with americans attention focused elsewhere, can they make their case? how do we compete with the form of fantasy? i ll speak with senior adviser to the january 6th committee, denver riggleman, ahead. hello, i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is angry at the lack of leadership. senate negotiators say this is the critical week to see if they can do a deal to respond to anything to the mass shootings in uvalde, texas, and buffalo, new york, that took the lives of 31 americans. talks are intensifying as president biden said enough is enough and outlining a series of measures to try to stem the violence, including a ban on some semi-automatic weapons. even with good intentions from some on both sides, the passage of anything the chances still seem remote. as lawmakers deliberate, americans continue to be killed daily in this uniquely american epidemic. overnight three people were killed and 11 wounded after a mass
gina raimondo joins me. plus, prime time event. the january 6th committee will pull back the curtain. can they make their case? the biggest challenge we have is how do we compete with a story of fantasy? i ll speak with senior advise to the january 6th committee ahead. hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is angry at the lack of leadership. senate negotiators say this will be the critical week to see if they can do anything to respond to the mass shootings. the talks are intensifying as president biden delivered a rare primetime address thursday outlining a series of measures to try to stem the violence. even with good intentions from some on both sides, the passage of anything the chances seem remote. as lawmakers deliberate, americans continue to be killed daily in this uniquely american epidemic. three people were killed and 11 wounded after a mass shooting in south street in philadelphia. it s an area less than a mile from where i gr
right now people in this country want us to make progress. they just don t want the status quo to continue for another 30 years. is raising the age limit, as these texas conservatives say they want to happen, from 18 to 21, because disproportionately, crimes committed with semi-automatic rifles, i ve seen statistics that show are disproportionately committed by men between 18 to 21. is that on the table? i think we re trying to figure out what can get 60 to 70 votes in the senate. it is true that the reason why 18 to 21-year-olds are banned from buying pistols is at the time, that was seen as the most dangerous weapon that you could buy. today i think we re realizing ar-15s are the most dangerous weapon that an 18 or 21-year-old can buy. we need to find something that has 60 votes. most of the when you look at gun statistics, still most of the gun deaths are suicides and most of the homicides are still committed with handguns, not
negotiators we re having. we re not going to do anything we want without right now people want us to make progress. they don t want the status quo. is raising the age limits as these texas conservatives say want to happen from 18 to 21, crimes committed with semi-a semi-automatic weapons are disproportionately committed by 18 to 21-year-olds. is that only table? it is true the reason why 18 to 21-year-olds are banned from buying pistols is at the time that was the most dangerous when you could buy. today ar-15s are the most dangerous weapon. right now we need to find what gets 60 votes. when you look at the gun