us. do something. just do something. for god s sake, do something. after columbine, after sandy hook, after charleston, after orlando, after las vegas, after parkland, nothing has been done. this time, that cannot be true. this time we must actually do something. they issue we face is one of conscience and common sense. the second amendment, like all other rights, is not absolute. it was justice scalia who wrote, and i quote, like most rights, the right of the second amendment the rights granted by the second amendment are not unlimited. not unlimited. they never have been. it comes to the carnage we are willing to accept. how many more innocent american lives must be taken before we say enough? enough. let there be no mistake about the silent collage kaletra that gun violence leaves behind. imagine being that little girl, that brave little girl in uvalde, who smeared blood off of her murdered friends body, on her own face, to lie still among the corpses in her classroom to
multiple magazines of ammunition entered marjorie stone in high school and murdered 17 people, that shooting sparked a nationwide youth lead movement for new gun safety legislation. a year later, little had been done at the federal level to curb gun violence. by valentine valentine s day, 2019, then president donald trump was trying to push attention back to his pet issue, building a wall to stop immigrants. at the time, trump was threatening to declare a national emergency in order to try to build his precious border wall without congressional approval. it was that threat from trump which prompted this counter threat from house speaker, nancy pelosi. if the president can declare an emergency on something that he has created as an emergency, an illusion that he wants to convey, just think of what a president with different values can present to the american people. you want to talk about a national emergency? let s talk about today, the one year anniversary of a another man
the push to better police congressional staff training. two thirds of us want this done. the big surprise? lawmakers are dragging their feet. as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle. we got a lot of ground to cover tonight, so let s get smarter. after days of hearing pleas to do something, president biden went on television this evening to ask congress to save the children from americas killing fields. surrounded by 56 candles representing all of the states and territories, biden urged lawmakers to quickly pass stricter gun legislation, including a reinstatement of the federal ban on assault weapons. after columbine, after sandy hook, after charleston, after orlando, after las vegas, after parkland, nothing has been done. this time that can t be true. this time we must actually do something. how much more carnage are we willing to accept? how many more innocent american lives must be taken before we say enough!
at the time, trump was threatening to declare a national emergency in order to try to build his precious border wall without congressional approval. it was that threat from trump which prompted this counter threat from house speaker, nancy pelosi. if the president can declare an emergency on something that he has created as an emergency, an illusion that he wants to convey, just think of what a president with different values can present to the american people. you want to talk about a national emergency? let s talk about today, the one year anniversary of a another manifestation of the epidemic of gun violence in america, that is a national emergency. why don t you declare that an emergency, mister president? i wish he would. why don t you declare that an emergency, mister president? if trump declares a national emergency, at the border, she said, just think about a president with different values can present to the american people. the very next, day donald trump did de
thanks to you at home for joining us this, hour it was february the 14th, 2018, valentine s day. on that day, a 19 year old mass shooter armed with an ar-15 semi automatic rifle, and multiple magazines of ammunition entered marjorie stone in high school and murdered 17 people, that shooting sparked a nationwide youth lead movement for new gun safety legislation. a year later, little had been done at the federal level to curb gun violence. by valentine valentine s day, 2019, then president donald trump was trying to push attention back to his pet issue, building a wall to stop immigrants.