it takes an actual illegal modification of the firing mechanism in order to do that. but you listen to the audio and it s very, very clear this was an occupant weapon. it wasn t semi-automatic. there there s a clear distinction. semiautomatic, you have to pull the trigger every time. well, we have video. this is about ten seconds long from the manufacturer. let s watch this. okay, so there s no sound to it, but it shows how a semi-automatic, a legal weapon, can be turned into something that to the civilian eye, looks no different than a machine gun. and that s the point john is getting to. i mean, knowing that this was used to speed up the shots that were so indiscriminate, that wounded 500 people, that took 58 lives. should those be legally sold in this country for 99 bucks? i think it s an important distinction to recognize. it s illegal to have a semi
or, a fully automatic rifle. it s illegal to do that. and in order to convert a semi-automatic to a fully automatic, you have to do an illegal modification of the firing mechanism. now, i m not familiar with the product you re talking about there. but what i just said to you is true. it s illegal to do that. and it may speed up the process of being able but you still have to pull the trigger. look, i think all of us can agree on this. this is a tragedy we haven t experienced before. it s one of too many. let s honor the victims. let s try to comfort their families, let s embrace one another. and i think it will be an opportunity to have these conversations, but let s also distinguish between those things that are legal and those things that are illegal. and it seems to me that this person participated in illegal modifications. congressman, we are going to have to address this again, because there s a lot more to discuss than just this subject. but again, we appreciate your time. we
think he s going to be some justified deal defense. so the prosecutors are going to have to disprove that he acted in self-defense. they are going to do that by examining his actions and arguing to a jury that he simply did not act reasonably when he shot and killed renisha. now, when he said that he was dealing with his gun that accidentally went off, but yesterday a firearms expert testified otherwise. listen to this, faith. okay. one other thing that i did as a part of that testing is what we call a six plain safety check. that six plain safety check is done on the firearm to see if there is anything to be done to make that trigger or make the firing mechanism operate without pulling the trigger. and the way that test is done is with a small hammer. i tap on the six plains of the
amounamoun airport as schools because now the guns must contain a metal part. it s illegal to have a firearm with less than 7 ounces of metal in that firearm. it s about gaining a foothold into the digital manufacture of weaponry. reporter: after a brief delay, the house voted today on a bipartisan basis to reauthorize the undetectable firearms act that was set to expire next week. the legislation now goes to the senate. the atf says the law which dates back to 1988 was forward-thinking 25 years ago, but even with the renewal it may not go far enough because the metal is only cosmetic and not part of the firing mechanism. instead of having a metal bloc that s easily removed from that firearm, forward thinking would be to have metal portion that was part of the functioning of that firearm. reporter: a leading senate democrat says the law s renewal ace no-brainer and he s vowing to make modifications that will
we have 3d printers that can make plastic guns. i have nothing against 3d printers. but i do have something against making terrorists and criminals to get those guns more accessible. will begin 90 minutes from now. jenna: it is understandable the argument against making these weapons legal, is in opposition, where does that come from? there is no opposition, the question is what should this legislation look like in 2013. if it renews as it is, it is meeting the class weapons are made there is a metal piece inserted into them but could be easily removed. some are advocating for change in the legislation making the metal part an integral part of the firing mechanism so once it is out of the weapon, it cannot be fired as a traditional weapon in that sense. so the metal part is not just cosmetics, it would have a