legislation? background check now. exactly. 90% of americans support universal background checks. it is my great privilege to be joined by former u.s. congresswoman gabrielle giffords, the co-founder of one of the most prominent gun safety organizations in the united states. stopping gun violence takes courage. the courage to do what is right. the courage to be responsible. on this vote, the yays are 219 and the nays are 2010. the bill is passed. they would expand background checks by those purchasing weapons at gun shows and through private transactions and give authorities ten business days for federal background checks before a gun sale can be licensed. we ll be meeting with senator murphy. the legislation will face a
can t beat me even with a motor. smokin you. gabby knows the devastation that gun violence has wrought on communities across the country. she is so critical to this fight for gun safety. no, i won t back down what are you hoping to achieve with gun safety legislation? background check now. exactly. 90% of americans support universal background checks. it is my great privilege to be joined by former u.s. congresswoman gabrielle giffords, the co-founder of one of the most prominent gun safety organizations in the united states. . stopping gun violence takes courage. the courage to do what s right. the courage to be responsible. on this vote, the yeas are 219 and the nays are 210. the u.s. house of represents approved a pair of gun control
other business leaders to enter the korconversation. are we at a tipping point in the discussion? if we just take a step back and look in just the last five years how far we ve come, we beat 18 nra endorsed members of congress in this legislation. we passed background checks in the house of representatives. of course, we need to vote in the senate. and now, credit to walmart and kroger, big retail chains are taking action, and it s because moms and community groups and gun safety organizations have converged and come together. the nra, by the way, is on the ropes. we re going to look back and see because we organized and stepped up, we protected ourselves and we protected our kids. the question is how quickly can we see some movement? as you well know, we re not even sure, it could be the president, it could be mitch mcconnell. mitch mcconnell is waiting to hear from the president.
made it clear, quoting president obama, that the fight has only begun. what we saw in the past few months in this debate about gun safety legislation that failed in congress will pick up again in the run-up to the 2014 elections and perhaps even beyond. frank, gabby giffords group announced they re going to be running radio ads thanking john mccain for his vote and running ads against senator ayotte and mitch mcconnell. you did an assessment of the last, oh, it looks like 20 years of spending, and it looks like the nra outspends gun safety people by about 10 to 1 on campaigning. 10 to 1, if not a great deal more. there are exponential differences in terms of the nra spending tens of millions over the year, $14 million over the past 15 years where gun reform organizations, gun safety organizations have spent in the neighborhood of $50,000. and i think that the gun
answered. the family lives in tasmania not far from a town where 100 people are still not accounted for after fire swept through and destroyed their homes. so far, no official reports of any deaths. i m shepard smith. this is the fox report. it s the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. the president is determined to take action to prevent deadly shootings like the massacre at sandy hook elementary in newtown, connecticut. that s the word from vice president expwro biden at meeting gun force task force the president asked him to come up with a recommendation or series of them this month. today the task force met with victims groups and gun safety organizations. tomorrow, he is set to hear from the national rifle association and wal-mart. the nation s biggest gun seller. carl cammeron on the top story at the bottom of the hour from d.c. tonight. carl, it sounds like the president is willing and considering taking matters into his own hands without the congress. an executi