in the state of florida? absolutely. not only the state of florida but we have passed over 150 state level gun violence prevention laws across the nation in states such as florida, colorado, virginia, and more. so, we have made a lot of great movement these past four years but what we need to do is at congress level, make sure that across the nation, we have something that is saving our lives because we needed now than ever. mariah, i wonder if you could give us a little bit of an insight. i read a quote that said that, you know, the senate is where substantive action goes to die. what exactly is the problem with congress, with gun reform? the problem with congress is people are investing money into the gun lobby and receiving money from the gun lobby for their campaign, and they are valuing that more than american lives. and as long as they continue to value that more than american lives, it will be my duty to make sure that they are voted out because they do not
gang violence that we need to address. ok, now, back in 2018, that was the starting point for march for our lives, the terrible shooting that took place in florida. there were some changes that were brought in, won t there? has it changed anything within society in the state of florida? absolutely. not only the state of florida but we have passed over 150 state level gun violence prevention laws across the nation in states such as florida, colorado, virginia, and more. so, we have made a lot of great movement these past four years but what we need to do is at congress level, make sure that across the nation, we have something that is saving our lives because we needed now than ever. mariah, i wonder if you could give us a little bit of an insight. i read a quote that said that, you know, the senate is where substantive action goes to die. what exactly is the problem with congress, with gun reform? the problem with congress
from a equity higher, thank you as well. still ahead, the politics of. guns as the gop has no ideas the guns are the problem, democrats are pleading for common sense gun reforms. we can pass gun violence prevention laws that are constitutional and save lives. all it takes is political courage. i am going to talk to democratic congresswoman mary gay scanlon next, about the possibility for change and the contentious exchange with one republican congressman. we ll be right back. riders! let your queries be known. uh, how come we don t call ourselves bikers anymore? i mean, riders is cool, but bikers .is really cool. -seriously? -denied. can we go back to meeting at the rec center? the commute here is brutal. denied. how do we feel about getting a quote to see if we can save with america s number one motorcycle insurer? should flo stop asking the same question every time? -approved! -[ altered voice ] denied!
political calculus of those republicans. that means, join up with march for our lives on june 11th, on protests all across the country. and it means taking a cue from the folks in indivisible houston, who found had crews in a restaurant and said, hey, why are you against common sense gun violence prevention laws? get behind us in this. we need everybody. if you ve got a democrat or republican, getting involved in this moment, and changing what is politically possible. so, you mentioned, ezra, the ted cruz incident. we have tape of that, that wasn t activists from your group confronting senator ted cruz, right after he attended the nra convention, which took place three days after the shooting in uvalde. like let s have a look at that clip, and we ll get your reaction on the other side. [inaudible] [inaudible]
going to suffer politically. and, so what s our job is in this moment, i m not talking about democratic senators, i m not talking about the president, i m talking about all of us, all of us watching at this moment. our job is to change the political calculus of those republicans. that means, join up with march for our lives on june 11th, on protests all across the country. and it means taking a cue from the folks in indivisible houston, who found had crews in a restaurant and said, hey, why are you against common sense gun violence prevention laws? get behind us in this. we need everybody. if you ve got a democrat or republican, getting involved in this moment, and changing what is politically possible. so, you mentioned, ezra, the ted cruz incident. we have tape of that, that wasn t activists from your group confronting senator ted cruz, right after he attended the nra convention, which took place three days after the shooting in uvalde. like let s have a look at that clip, and we l