You must act. Be bold. Be courageous. Americans are counting on you. Be bold. Be courageous. More than a month has passed since twentyfirst graders were gunned down at sandyhook. And the violence is continuing daily. This morning, while the hearing was under way, three people were shot and wounded at an Office Complex in arizona. Reports there has been more than 1400 shootings. 1400 shooting deaths since the massacre at sandyhook elementary school. That tally doesnt include the heart wrenching story of the High School Honor student and band member from chicago who performed at some of president obamas inug ral festivities just last week. 15 years old. She had her whole life in front of her. But, yesterday, she was sholt in the back while sitting in a park. Near her school in the middle of the afternoon. An innocent victim of the gun crisis in this country. Especially the crisis in chicago. This has to change. But the opponents of gun sanity refuse to get it. At todays hearing, the head
Judiciary committee will come to order. I think all of those attendance for the so many people from illinois, and Highland Park area. I am sorry that we have to gather in this room for this purpose, but i salute you for your commitment to sanity when it comes to the lives of this country. I want to show some pictures. You will recognize them. This is eight and mccarthy, two years old, on the morning of the 4th of july, 16 days ago aidan and his parents cabinet arena went out to celebrate Independence Day as a family. They stopped by their hometown parade, of Highland Park. Surely after 10 14 am, aidan lost both of his parents. It happened when a 21yearold gunman, with an eight with a military style ar15 rifle started shooting. Aidans father kevin used his body as a shield to protect even. Kevin and ethans mother arena were killed by gunfire. When the shooting stopped, eight and was found wandering around the parade route with his fathers blood smeared on his legs. I first heard about t
Cspan now, your front row view of washington. Nancy is the mayor of Highland Park. She called for immediate limitation of the federal assault weapons ban. She described the grief of those who lost Family Members and the wounds of those injured in her town during a fourth of july parade. Other witnesses also testified both for and against the band. Sorry that we have to gather in this room for this purpose, but i salute you for your commitment this meeting will come to order. I think all of those in attendance for so many people from illinois and Highland Park area. I am sorry we have to gather in this room for this purpose. On the morning of the 4th of july, 16 days ago aidan and his parents cabinet arena went out to celebrate Independence Day as a family. They stopped by their hometown parade, of Highland Park. Surely after 10 14 am, aidan lost both of his parents. It happened when a 21yearold gunman, with an eight with a military style ar15 rifle started shooting. Aidans father kevin
To order. I think all of those attendance for the so many people from illinois, and Highland Park area. I am sorry that we have to gather in this room for this purpose, but i salute you for your commitment to sanity when it comes to the lives of this country. I want to show some pictures. You will recognize them. This is eight and mccarthy, two years old, on the morning of the 4th of july, 16 days ago aidan and his parents cabinet arena went out to celebrate Independence Day as a family. They stopped by their hometown parade, of Highland Park. Surely after 10 14 am, aidan lost both of his parents. It happened when a 21yearold gunman, with an eight with a military style ar15 rifle started shooting. Aidans father kevin used his body as a shield to protect even. Kevin and ethans mother arena were killed by gunfire. When the shooting stopped, eight and was found wandering around the parade route with his fathers blood smeared on his legs. I first heard about this from a rotary when i calle
florida. right now a state senator from florida wants to eliminate that mandatory three-day waiting period to buy a rifle or a shotgun in your state. that is one of the changes that, if it was eliminated, would undo something that was put in place after the parkland shooting do. you support eliminating that waiting period? zbling the background check should be instant. you have the thing, somebody goes, you can run them, and you can see. if there s a criminal conviction, if they re a felon, they ping. if they have mental health adjudication, of course they re going to ping. but i think you want it to be instant background checks. so, that s what i support. so, you don t support the three-day waiting period. i think it should be instant. you would be okay with eliminating it? i think it should be instant background checks. this is somebody that people that go, law-abiding citizens exercising their rights, you shouldn t have to be on a mandatory waiting period. instant checks w