possible way forward on gun safety legislation. the senator leading those talks, chris murphy of connecticut, will join me a little later, but after yet another community has been devastated by yet another mass shoot, we twin the reidout tonight with a hard conversation about the gun because we need to understand how we got here, and we can in the avoid talking about the ar-15 and the industry that gives murderers the tools to success. former prosecutor ryan busy explained how the ar-15 conquered the american market. prior to about 2010 or 2012 there was never a gun sold in the united states commercial market that was desert tan color. now a significant percentage of guns are sold in desert tan color. why? iraq and afghanistan? adding about 1999 in the columbine shooting, the nra set its political course. we re in the culture war business. then you have these you have these wars happening, ar-15s, patriotism, islamophobia all of that in the culture at the same time. busy
columbine shooting, the nra set its political course. we re in the culture war business. then you have these you have these wars happening, ar-15s, patriotism, islamophobia all of that in the culture at the same time. busy was speak is specifically about the company that manufactured the weapon used by the murderer in uvalde, daniel defense. it s a company that makes no bones about its place in the culture war leaning hard into right wing christian conservative red meat and hypermilitaristic branding. just days before its ar-15 was used in uvalde, the company tweeted a photo of a young boy holding an assault rifle with a bible proverb. train up a child and the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from t. it s easter advertisement, an assault rifle with a spinal and a cross and the caption he has risen. now, if you re not churchy that refers to jesus, the
william jefferson clinton in 1994 notched even better numbers than these for the comparative quarter in his presidency and he took a shellacking in november of that year. historic one. conversely we have had presidents like obama was who suffered similar fates even though things were growing. we also had presidents where things were going well in the first term and they won. so you can t tell at this point. but what you do know is this. this is the rallies cry for the republicans. the high flag on the hill. that now if they get out of their own way, this is what paul ryan and other republicans are saying for a long time. sell the tax cuts. the first quarter that reflects the consequences of the tax cut. go sell the tax cut. go sell economic prosperity and opportunity. forget about the rest of the stuff. get away from the culture war business. focus on people getting richer and people being prosperous. that is what works for g.o.p. martha: yeah.