wishes there would have been one more gun there that day. trent franks joins me next. this afternoon came the satd news of the passing of sargent shriver. president obama remembered the kennedy family-in-law as one of the brightest lights of the greatest generation. they will join us to pay tribute to sargent shriver.
classy but reflected a lot of honorable restraint and i thought made a lot of sense. at this point, i have criticized others for making a political nexus or a platform of political discussion out of this tragedy. and so i m going to avoid doing that myself. that was mr. frank s response to a question about whether he would support a specific gun control measure that s been discussed in congress recently. that comment, i will refrain from making a political comment from this tragedy. that i think reflected class from congressman franks. here s something he said right before that. you know, i wish there had been one more gun there that day. you know, arizona is one of
criticized others for making a political nexus or a platform of political discussion out of this tragedy. and so i m going to avoid doing that myself. that was mr. frank s response to a question about whether he would support a specific gun control measure that s been discussed in congress recently. that comment, i will refrain from making a political comment from this tragedy. that i think reflected class from congressman franks. here s something he said right before that. you know, i wish there had been one more gun there that day. you know, arizona is one of the most highly armed states in the nation. it is very easy to get guns there. there, in fact, was a man on
affection, i truly believe the world might have a chance. it goes to the basic principles that there is no such thing as us and them. that there s only us. certainly after world war ii, has deteriorated somewhat. it goes to some of the conversation i was having with staff earlier today, which is events like this, doesn t have to be a horrific tragedy like this, but events like this create a sense of unity. what s not clear, congressman franks, is whether and how it sustained itself. well, i would agree with that. i think eliot is a good example of what happens when you have a person that cares about other people. mr. loughner has reminded us of the tragedy that can follow when that is not present in a person, so a lot of our societial efforts should be to promote and
screenings, explosive detection, which are the levels you see at the highest, then it s going to be difficult to prevent this. if you have somebody with bad intentions, access to weapons, a history of mental illness and is willing to die, then it s very difficult to prevent a situation like this from happening. congressman engel, how would you as a leader in this country, suggest, and same for you, congressman franks. that we channel the energy and the grief of a tragedy like this into and can harness it in a way that allows us to move into not only a healing place, but to a productive place, a place that leads us towards a resolution as opposed to a continued versions of fragmentation and destruction? well, the asassin was not