Climate and Energy Policy, and drug availability. And later, Becky Pringle on recent School Shootings and safety. Host good morning everyone on this friday, february 23rd. We begin this morning with gun owners only. Do you support or oppose what you are hearing from the president on combating gun violence . If you own a gun and you support. Imits, 202 7488000 if you oppose limits as a gun owner, 202 7488001. You can also join us on twitter or join the conversation on facebook. Com cspan. Gun owners only this morning for our first hour. The Washington Post front page this morning with the headline arminges teachers is the president s top priority. Here is what he had to say yesterday when he met with state and local officials on the issue. [video clip] lot have been reading a about it, and i think when you allow a person that has been in the marines for 20 years, who has done nothing but handle guns and handle them safely and well you cannot just get a teacher a gun. One of the Fake New
To be bipartisan proposal that has support on both sides of the aisle . This would basically increase the system of communication on background checks and sending between sirius Government Entities between various Government Entities information. But they will not be happy with that. They want stronger, complete background checks area senator of pennsylvania has said that he will revise the bill that failed a few years ago in the wake of the connecticut shooting. I think it is going to be something that congressional leaders will have to deal with front and center. And remember, the florida movement, the Student Movement which marched to tallahassee come of that is coming to washington this month. This issue will be either the dominant one for much of march. Let me ask you about the momentum building for legislation, first starting in a series of hill headlines concerning with governor rick scott saying that he is bucking the nra on age restrictions on new gun proposals. Then there is
Chief at the hill. Last weeks High School Shooting in parkland, florida, where do you think of issue will go in Congress Returns . It will be on the front burner. The president has put out some proposals, some supported by the nra and a few not. We have seen marco rubio change guns in thes on wake of the fortis shooting. Speaker paul ryan and Mitch Mcconnell will have to answer questions about what now . What kind of Gun Legislation will you move . There is a bipartisan proposal sponsored by senator john cornyn and backed by senator chris murphy, has support on both sides of the aisle. It is supported by the nra. It would increase the system of communication on background checks and. Sending beat and sending between various Government Entities information to the fbi, which critics say needs to be shorter. But critics will not be happy with that. They want stronger background checks. Senator pat toomey of pennsylvania said he will revive his old bill that failed a few wake of the the co
I would like to thank the attorney for his and his offices work as well as a dedicated terry from the Department Civil Rights Division and extend my thanks to the solicitor for being aa partner in this matter. We have a strong working relationship and look forward to continued collaboration at the parallel state and federal prosecutions worked their way through the respective court systems. Thank you for your attention. [inaudible question] yet to be determined. Both cases will proceed through the court system and we will work to reduce unnecessary burden to the families. [inaudible question] deciding who goes 1st. There are a number of factors. Both cases are in the early stages and have yet to have motions. It is difficult to say. This seems to fit the definition of domestic terrorism. There is no specific domestic terrorism statute. However, hate crimes are the original domestic terrorism. The behavior alleged to have occurred his archetypal behavior. We havewe have a defendant who
Did you have a sense at all of whether the cabinet secretaries were speaking to the whole house in their briefing, or maybe just to the concerns of a crosssection of democrats who would be the ones to protect the white house . It was a classified discussion of a very important treaty. I dont see any other motives except to exploited in the way that would encourage us to vote for. Was there any part of the briefing that was contentious or disrespectful . One of your colleagues says john kerry was in respectful. I did not see that at all. All i can tell you is that if we pass this treaty, you can count on the fact that the United States will not be supporting the democratic elements in iran, who are the real solution to the threat to world peace. This goes on boy back to the time when the president first was president and he had all these demonstrators in the street in iran, asking, what side are you one . And our president didnt speak up. If we pass this treaty, that will be held over o