problem. in the next hour, we will look at what blue states are doing to counter the gop insane love for guns in this country. as i mentioned, coming up this hour on ayman, new details on that fears mike pence s team have on the safety before the insurrection. i will speak to congresswoman jackie speier in a moment. plus, the house republican that has been forced to quit over his support for gun control in this country. then, reefer madness, the gop will blame anything and everyone but guns for our mass shooting epidemic. i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. ge started. we begin this hour with a stunning report from the new york times about the security risk to vice president mike pence ahead of the capital insurrection.
Mass shooters overwhelmingly fit a certain profile, say Jillian Peterson and James Densley, which means it’s possible to ID and treat them before they commit violence.
When the Columbine High School massacre took place in 1999 it was seen as a watershed moment in the United States – the worst mass shooting at a school in
and co author of a book called the violence project how to stop a mass shooting epidemic. we ve shooting epidemic. heard a lot of strong state m e nts we ve heard a lot of strong statements of condemnation, were also hearing demands growing for tighter gun control laws. do you see this going beyond and actually culminating in proper action? i culminating in properaction? i sincerely hope so. if the slaughter of 19 children and two teachers isn t enough to compel our lawmakers to action that i don t know what would be. it s hard not to lose hope in situations like this because it is a recurring theme for american history. we ve studied over time going all the way back to 1966, there and mass shootings in our project. but i m optimistic that we might finally get some movement here. people are realising enough is