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murphy on the democratic side discussing how we might be able to come together to target the problem, which is mental illness and school safety we ll get back it next week and hope to have some results. you ll note he said mental illness and school safety. that is mitch mcconnell in kentucky. he is someone president biden just called a rational republican. and while biden hopes for a rational response from congress, his counterpart to the north is proposing new gun law the canadian prime minister introducing legislation to impose a national freeze on handgun sales in response to a spike in homicides in his country. we republic news that the vast majority of gun owners use them safely and in accordance with the law. but other than using firearms for sport shooting and hunting, there s no reason anyone in
the gunman. meanwhile, research also shows that more than 1500 children under age 17 were killed by guns last year. that is more than many other high profile categories combined and greater than the number of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, greater than the number of u.s. combat deaths, greater than the number of black americans and all americans killed by police officers last year combined. the united states remains very much at odds over new gun safety legislation, canadian prime minister justin trudeau has proposed legislation in canada that would put a national freeze on handgun sales. also under the new proposal, most owners of what canada calls military-style assault weapons, will be required to turn over their firearms to government buyback programs. we recognize that the vast majority of gun owners use them safely and in accordance with
that s a high bar, given that mitch mcconnell believes the problem isn t about guns. discussing how we might be able to come together to target the problem mental illness and school safety. reporter: meanwhile, in the erytore near its border,ng canada isnd now preparing sweepg legislation that would freeze handgun sales and launch a buy-back program of assault-style weapons. norah. o donnell: ed o keefe at the white house. thank you. let s turn now to the severe weather that left a trail of destruction across minnesota. at least two rare tornadoes damaged dozens of homes and buildings, and knocked out power to thousands. caroline cummings of our cbs station wcco has the very latest. reporter: in the town of feratta, a violent tornado damaged or destroyed more than 70 homes. i thought a bomb went off. i mean, shrapnel everywhere, housing gone. reporter: a path of destruction nearly half a mile wide and two miles long stretched through the town of