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expertise. thank you so much. okay, fred, thank you. all right. still ahead. i would do things like redefine by executive authority what constitutes a firearms dealer. i ll take executive action in every corner with the department of justice, with atf to move as much as i can. democratic candidates are in iowa today telling voters how they plan to solve the gun violence problem in the u.s. we call it the mother standard of care.
that is completely false. the washington post op-ed writer said that and i am taking action. like somebody said there is nothing of importance you can do until you pray but many things importance you can do after you pray. i m glad the president is considering the possibility of background checks and red flag laws but the fact is if we depend on legislation alone to solve the gun problem we are going to be sadly disappointed. the state of illinois has the most stringent gun laws in the country and a chicago hospital had to stop accepting new patients because it s trauma unit was overrun with gunshot victims. there was a spiritual component of this gun violence problem we must address, and alongside any proposed legislation.
that s completely false. the washington post op-ed writer said that and the fact is i am for taking action. it s like somebody said, there s nothing of importance you can do until you ve prayed but there are many things of importance you can do after you ve prayed. shannon, i am glad the president is considering at least the possibility of further background checks and red flag laws. the fact is if we depend upon legislation alone to solve the gun problem, we are going to be sadly disappointed. remember, the state of illinois has some of the most stringent gun laws in the country and yet just last week a chicago hospital had to stop accepting new patients because its trauma unit was overrun with gunshot victims. there is a spiritual component, shannon, to this gun violence problem that we must address not in place of legislation but certainly alongside any proposed legislation. shannon: governor mike huckabee, frequent guest here, he wrote a blog. here s what he said. he said th