country to see up close the ugly reality of fossil fuel extraction. during america s 21st century energy boom. that is because fracking, the technique that has revolutionized american energy production can and is being done just about anywhere. even in the peaceful hideaways of well-to-do executives from the very companies doing the fracking. ours is an industry that is built on technology, it s built on science. it s built on engineering. and because we have a society that by in large is illiterate in these areas. science, math and engineering. what we do is a mystery to them. and they find it scary. and because of that, it creates easy opportunities for opponents of development, activist organizations, to manufacture fear. meet rex tillerson, chairman and ceo of exxonmobil, the largest oil company in the world. you ve probably heard of tell. exxon headquarters are near dallas, texas, a complex so ominous as one reporter found it s been nicknamed by employees, the death
let s couch this all in terms of we re here to defend the second amendment rights of everyday americans but that s not really what is going on. it s a business relationship. julian, i m not sure what the most disgusting detail in that new york times article was, but it may be this quote from andy fink who is the editor of junior shooters magazine. he says that semi-automatic firearms are not weapons. they re a tool not any different than a car or a baseball bat. now, julian, i have to put it to you. can you show me a baseball bat that can kill 20 people in a few seconds? we ve made that point. there s nothing else out there that has the capacity to create these kind of massacres in a matter of seconds as does assault weapons. let me say also before going on on this, just remind your viewers, since newtown, there have been 1,300 gun related homicides. so the idea that this is not an