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most gun control advocates thaw the weapons ban was eventually going to be put aside so something else could pass. the ending is very good and they have lots of republicans in fear of running, getting primary if they cross them. they re kind of careening from side to side here, when we all know what s going to be an eventual bill and haven t done anything to correct, to change the 80% number in favor of background checks and some of the limitations that people t t gabrielle giffords wants. goldie, talking about the legislation. you re there in atlanta and there s this awful story that we ve been following out of georgia. brunswick, georgia, specifically. that 13-month-old baby in a stroller pushed by his mother shot to death. this is one of the 911 calls. take a s listen. woman says that her baby s apparently been hit in the head or shot. her baby has been hit in the head or shot? shot.
in far, far south georgia, but we re talking about communities that are saint simon s island, impoverished communities. people just trying to survive, cope and make it. a couple things about this case when the facts come out. cheap, illegal handgun used by whoever the assailant is was always illegal at the time. that, two it was probably used in the commission of another crime. i m going to belt you that, three, it was bought in its original purchased by a straw purchaser. when we see gun legislation come out, we ve got to see those kinds of problems addressed. because that s where the lion s share of violence? taking place in this country, and on our streets, with cheap, illegal handguns bought by straw purchasers, sold on the black market. the country is awash in them, and until we see some legislation that addresses that, we re going to have 17-month-old not their strollers in brungs wiig, georgia, 6-month-olds in chicago shot while having their diapers changed. when i was a kid t
idea who their member of congress is or that they vote for them, or that short of their life depending on it, that they know how to get in touch with them in order to express their feelings. one thing is xleclear. the gun manufacturers and national rifle association, they know how to call everybody s congressman. they re more organized? more organized, but more concerned. you know, money cannot buy good legislation. it takes people to do it. i don t care what the issue is or mou or how much money is spent. if the people behind it would actually talk about these things as though their life depended on it or their country depended on it, we would find change. if those people who talked about health care and education and safety, i don t know where they are, but they certainly are not lobbying washington. imagine what would happen if every church and every synagogue
multiple rounds without reload. they do want those things. you won t see it in this legislation, but what mayor bloomberg and other mayors around the nation are doing will be a kick in the right direction. a lot of opposition from republicans and a number of democrats as well against the assault weapons ban specifically mayor bloomberg on meet the press earlier. pretty much saying that it probably won t pass. take ap listen. we are going to have a vote for sure on assault weapons, and we re going to have a vote on background checks, and if we were to get background checks only it wouldn t be as good as if we got both, but we demanded a plan and then we demand add vote. we ve got the plan. we re going to get the vote. sounds like the mayor can conceding the assault weapons ban won t pass and many of acknowledging that. how much of it will we see?