what are they supposed to do on gun appreciation day? shoot guns? buy ammo? the sandyhook tragedy affected every american in different ways. but we need to move forward together to keep a tragedy like this from happening again. joining me now is larry ward, chairman of gun appreciation day campaign. thavn thanks for coming on the show tonight. thanks for having me, reverend. so often in this debate, it seems like gun control advocates don t talk to one another. i m looking forward to our conversation. me, too. i want to read something you said about why we need gun appreciation day. you said, we decided that the politicians have forgotten out americans feel about their guns and it s time to remind them. how have politicians forgotten how people feel about their guns, larry? well, you know, there s a lot of talk about gun control. you know, we this gun appreciation day, just so we re
battle station in star wars with the blast powerful enough to destroy an entire planet. the white house said it would cost too much to build and the administration is not in the business of blowing up planets. so that helps. how often do you see vice president joe biden, mayor bloomberg and m.c. hammer. it will be hammer time at the u.s. conference of mayors next week in washington. he s been experiencing a bit of a resurgence on thursday more than 270 mayors are scheduled to attend that. hammer time. armed guards or police officers at school in it s an idea that s come up a lot lately, but it has worked before. the former chief of security for city schools will join me next about what it could mean in 2013 and while inauguration preps are under way, so are the preparations for gun appreciation day and the lead organizer of that event will join us in the next hour. some questions for them. you re watching msnbc, the place for politics. when you have diabetes.
of the largest pro-gun lobby in the country for your gun appreciation day weekend? that s a great question. they re more than welcome to join us. i imagine they ve got their own, you know, initiatives that they re working on. believe it or not i m right next door to their lobby office in d.c., and, you know, i ve never met with them or spoke to them, so larry, if we can show the gun appreciation day graphic again. we see two people, guys in the control room if you can show that again. two ladies in the firing range and a small handgun. i don t think that there is anybody that wants to take a handgun away from someone s home, larry. do you think that that s what this discussion is about? well, if you look at the feinstein bill. she certainly talks about handguns with high capacity, and
gun extremists won t give up and are as wacky as ever in the face of reform. the latest civil rights. i believe that gun appreciation day honors the legacy of dr. king. michael eric dyson sets them straight tonight. congressman phil gingrey backs up todd akin s disgusting lame. a woman s body has a way of shutting down so the pregnancy would not occur. he is partly right on that. karen finney on the gop s newest charge on women. howard dean gives us the outlook on filibuster reform. and the trillion dollar coin. you guys have a position on this trillion dollar coin business? it s just crazy enough to work. chris nowinski of the sports legacy institute lays out the next steps on taking on brain injuries in the nfl. good to have you with us, folks. thanks for watching. president obama says the country needs the take immediate action on gun violence.
his first term and climbed to 55% in his second term. other post-world war ii term presidents, harry truman and richard nixon all lost ground in their second terms especially nixon. congress approval rating stands at just 14%. that s down from 18% in november and december. the 2012 congress averaged just 15%. it was the lowest rating in gallop s 38-year history of tracking congressional approval. new york s governor has now declared a public health emergency due to the flu epidemic and we ll bring you the latest on the number the illnesses as well as the death tolls across the country. gun appreciation day has is set the same weekend as we celebrate martin luther king jr., who was gunned down by an assassin s bullet. keep it locked in here. you are watching msnbc, the place for politics. and completely reimagined it?