victims at the pulse nightclub massacre five years ago. president joe biden announced the site will become a national memorial and called on congress to approve gun control legislation, writing in a statement, there is more we must do to address the public health epidemic of gun violence in all of its forms. mass shootings and daily acts of gun violence that don t make national headlines, some local leaders also calling for action, fearing gun violence will continue to rise. the reality is in georgia, we can t be mad. the guns are everywhere. we need stronger gun laws in georgia, nationally, but we also need to teach our young people better decision-making. reporter: now, bottom line, cities are trying to find solutions that can work. they ve pointed to things like economic hardships in the community from the pandemic, strained police resources in some cases, also the amount of
is in very, very bad shape. i make no apologies this is me the deadly surge in gun violence as the nation paused to remember the 49 victims at the pulse nightclub massacre five years ago. president joe biden announced the site will become a national memorial and called on congress to approve gun control legislation writing in a statement there is more we must do to address the public health epidemic of gun violence in all of its forms. mass shootings, in daily acts of gun violence, that don t make national headlines. some local leaders also calling for action. fearing gun violence will only continue to rise. the reality is, in georgia, we can t be mad that guns are everywhere when georgia law allows guns to be everywhere. we not only need to have stronger gun laws in georgia and nationally but we also need to have is to teach our young people better decision-making. reporter: and on the question of why. there are a lot of factors at play here, some law enforcement
reporter: in cleveland, three were killed outside a gas station. later that day, four were hurt in a shooting in cincinnati, including two children police say were in critical condition. anytime you have gunfire that age, it will be critical. specifically the eight-year-old is in very, very bad shape. reporter: the surge in gun violence as the nation paused to remember 49 victims of the pulse nightclub massacre five years ago. president bojoe biden announcedt will be a national memorial and called on congress for gun control legislation writing in a statement there s more to do to address the epidemic of gun violence in all forms, mass shootings, daily acts of gun violence that don t make national headlines. some local leaders are calling for action, fearing gun violence will only continue to rise.
arizona and michigan are holding their republican primaries this tuesday which gives us a chance to take a deep dive into both places. take a look at michigan and, more specifically, the amazing city of detroit in a bit. we start with arizona. a winner take all state where mitt romney has opened up a 16-point lead according to wednesday nbc s marist poll romney is leading santorum and gingrich and poll polling third and fourth. aside from arizona s notorious immigration bill that directs police to check for people s papers at traffic stops, state bills usually don t make national headlines but to give some sense how unusual the state s politics are we thought we should other states bills that have passed the arizona state senate. banning the funding of ethnic studies programs in public schools. intentionally or knowingly creating a human animal hybrid.