And oak creek, it is newtown that may end up being the inflexion point for measurable change. President obama suggested as much last night. We cant tolerate this anymore. These tragedies must end and to end them we must change. Its monday, december 17th. Joining me today msnbc contributor and editor of the grio. Com joy reid, former pennsylvania governor ed rendell, deputy new york city mayor Howard Wolfson and editor of the New York Times magazine edward lindgren. Jansing and companys Chris Jansing joins us now. You have been on the road a lot this year to some very terrible places in the wake of some very serious american tragedies, but this one, if i dare say it, seems a little bit different. Give us your sense of your take on the move as far as the mood on the ground and how the community is reacting m days since the tragedy. Alex, it would be difficult to even begin to try to express the depth and the breadth of the pain that this community is feeling and will feel all weeklong. T
0 average american citizen anywhere in the country, red state, blue state, that we need action, and people say, well, it has to be comprehensive, and, sure, it has to be comprehensive, but there are certain things we can do right away. we could get rid of assault rifles. we can get rid of magazines that have more than ten bullets in them. had this guy been limited to a magazine clip that had ten bullets, nearly half those children would survive. it would wouldn t limb nature on incidents like this, but we can cut down on the carnage significantly. we can also close the gun show loophole. you know, it s shocking, alex, that 40% of the guns purchased in america are purchased without the buyer being subject to a background check. even nra members, 74% of nra members and 89% of all gun owners want background checks before anybody can get a gun, so the men and women in congress have to stiffen their backs, not be afraid of the organization the nra, because the members of the nra are better