michael? have they spoken about the type of gun used? this glock semiautomatic, and the ease with which the alleged shooter got ahold of this legally. indeed they have. to even mention gun, glock, firearm or semiautomatic. it s interesting, alex, because you can sit back and watch the phone lines light up. a certain segment of us are dug in on this position. to some it s the nra-inspired mindset which is that if you have any conversation about any gun regulation whatsoever then it s the first domino to fall and people s second amendment rights will be jeopardized. that s not my view. my view is you can have a reasonable conversation about access to firearms, the size of the clip, the magazine that he had on the firearm. that should all be in play because, you know, that is an unbelievable killing machine. that s what it was designed for. unfortunately it got into the
we would be upset if our child had diabetes, if our child had cancer. it doesn t have the shame of saying i think you seem very odd and bizarre right now and you might have a mental health problem. until the shift occurs, there won t be more providers. that was another problem in arizona. they don t have as many providers there as people to see people quite honestly. until the shift occurs we need more providers, we need more funding, we need more science and something to destigmatize these mental health issues so people can say you need help and something is going on. it s an illness. thank you for being with us. what did it take for jared loughner to get that deadly glock semiautomatic pistol. we ll give you all of the details in just a moment.
well, hindsight is always 20/20. i can t comment on all of the specifics. i don t have details of the specifics of this particular case. reporter: even if his behavior was alarming, loughner had not made threats, had not carried weapons to school and had not physically attacked anyone. here at the tucson store with loughner bought the glock semiautomatic pistol back in november, he didn t fit any of the prohibited possessor categories that would have prevented the purchase. he passed an instant federal background check and was on his way. he first tried to buy ammunition at this walmart start but abruptly left and made the purchase somewhere else. now an accused assassin was ready to strike. long before loughner allegedly took pointblank aim at representative giffords, the congresswoman and her staff had become concerned about her safety.
and something to destigmatize these mental health issues so people can say you need help and something is going on. it s an illness. thank you for being with us. what did it take for jared loughner to get that deadly glock semiautomatic pistol. we ll give you all of the details in just a moment.
these mental health issues so people can say you need help and something is going on. it s an illness. thank you for being with us. what did it take for jared loughner to get that deadly glock semiautomatic pistol. we ll give you all of the details in just a moment.