would get to the president s desk and the president will sign. when it comes to the nra and what their role in this is, the members need to be listening to their constituents and constituents are sick and tired and i m sure parents hearing members say there s nothing they can do are not going to be happy with that, but we need those folks to ultimately go out and vote as well. it s not a mystery what the nra hold is other members of congress. it s money. it s tens of millions of dollars they ve contributed to political campaigns. the members with the most money get the rating from the nra. as much as they have decreased their power, they still have a lot of money and it still has an impact. there s got to be other ways to motivate some of those lawmakers. i want to share what a shooting
comments today and his renewed call for a ban on assault weapons? i was just watching those remarks thinking what is going on in his head and what s going on in the white house right now. they re thinking, there was an assault weapons ban. he was one of the authors of it back in the 90s. it s possible for congress to pass it. he was quite honest in telling the public it s not going to happen right now. we know that because the house is controlled by republicans. he wants the public to hear from him this is something we can do and should do and it s such a driving factor in all of these mass shootings. we know that from data. things can happen in states. we ve seen that happen in states like red flag laws. it needs activism and vocalism. the president has got to call for that. there is one big roadblock and will hurd is well versed in
been far worse without this response. hopefully there won t be the need for this response, because we won t have future incidents, because congress will get it right. look, i don t think that s a realistic prospect, at least short-term. hopefully we ll see more departments handle making entry in a situation like this the way the nashville police department did. i think the body camera footage also underscores just how bad uvalde s response was. watching the officer in this body camera footage move so quickly through the school, he s almost running through the school. i was watching his surroundings. he s running past these coat racks and small desks and trained for it. when he realizes exactly who he was going for, he figures out where the shooter is, he does not hesitate at all. that s what you hope that law enforcement will do if it s a terrible situation where kids
grand jurors irrespective of the outcome. the fact that trump only respects them when he thinks they re tilting in his favor is unfortunate and perverse and shows how donald trump only views our values of democratic processes only. thank you both for being with us to break all of this down. coming up next, steaming over starbucks. we are live on capitol hill where a showdown is brewing between senators and the ex-ceo of starbucks over the coffee giant s labor practicesment. plus, president biden is once get putting congress on notice over its inaction on gun. i call on congress to pass the assault weapon ban, pass it. it should not be a partisan issue. will lawmakers listen now, and what house speaker mccarthy is and is not saying about this issue. stick around.
his own. i have my exec ty executive authority to do anything on my own on guns. congress has to act. the majority of americans think having assault weapons joining us now is julie tsirkin. you re set to talk with congresswoman slotkin. talk to me about what they would do. why these bills would be different from other gun safety measures that have not moved and what the speaker is saying about any of this, if anything. reporter: yeah, i ll sit down with slotkin who is introducing these two bills alongside those students from school shootings that happened in her district 11 months apart. now, her bills have to do with the transfer of firearms. the first would prohibit anyone convicted of a misdemeanor that either carried, possessed or used a firearm from being transferred that weapon from a family member or anyone else for