Testified. This hearing is just under four hours. [no audio] we have more than 200 people here today and hundreds more watching on our Committee Web cast. I expect everybody in this room to be respectful of the senators and the witnesses speaking about this very serious subject. I do not want applause for or against any position. The Capitol Police have been notified to remove any audience interference in an effort to have orderly conduct for that. That is a warning i give the many hearings. We will hear a lot of perspective on gun violence. I will give opening statements. But we have a former member of congress here, Gaby Giffords who will give a brief message and believed and captain kelly, thank you for your help in bringing your wife here. Ms. Giffords ok. Thank you for inviting me here today. This is an important conversation for our children, for our communities, for democrats and republicans. Speaking is difficult but i need to Say Something important. Violence is a big problem.
Judiciary Community Committee hearing on gun violence and an initial statement will be given by former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords who was shot two years ago in arizona. Her husband, mark kelly will testify and wayne lapierre, executive Vice President and ceo of the nra. [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] we have more than 200 people here today and hundreds more watching on our Committee Web cast. I expect everybody in this room to be respectful of the senators and the witnesses speaking about this very serious subject. I do not want applause for or against any position. The Capitol Police have been notified to remove any audience interference in an effort to have orderly conduct for that. That is a warning i give the many hearings. We will hear a lot of perspective on gun violence. I will give opening statements. But we have a former member
We have more than 200 people here today and hundreds more watching on our Committee Web cast. I expect everybody in this room to be respectful of the senators and the witnesses speaking about this very serious subject. I do not want applause for or against any position. The Capitol Police have been notified to remove any audience interference in an effort to have orderly conduct for that. That is a warning i give the many hearings. We will hear a lot of perspective on gun violence. I will give opening statements. But we have a former member of congress here, Gaby Giffords who will give a brief message and believed and captain kelly, thank you for your help in bringing your wife here. Ms. Giffords ok. Thank you for inviting me here today. This is an important conversation for our children, for our communities, for democrats and republicans. Speaking is difficult but i need to Say Something important. Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying too many children. We must do so
Student, and she marched in the inaugural parade last week. I can point to one gun store, one store in illinois that account for more than 20 of the crimes in chicago. Straw purchasers buy the gun there and they end up in the hands of criminals in the city of chicago. We have to put an end to this im going to ask a question to the panelists. Mr. Lapierre, i ran into some of your members in illinois and they tell me, you cannot get the Second Amendment. It is not just about hunting. It is not just about sports. It is not just about shooting targets. It is not just about defending ourselves from criminals, as ms. Trotter testified. We need the ability to protect ourselves from our governments. From our government, from the police, if they knock on our doors and we need to fight back. Do you agree with that point of view . If you look at what our Founding Fathers put that there, they had lived under the tyranny of king george and wanted to make sure these three people in this new country
This is piers morgan tonight, the next four years, a live town hall special. Day one, president obamas second term, can he keep his promises to america on guns after another School Shooting today . Our journey is not complete until all our children from the streets of detroit to the hills of appalachia to the quiet lanes of newtown know that theyre cared for and cherished and always safe from harm. The economy. An economic recovery has begun. Americas possibilities are limitless. Social issues. Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. Tonight an unprecedented gathering on business, politics on both sides of the gun debate. Dan rather, mark cuban, grover norquist, a texas gun owner who survived a mass shooting and a couple who stopped a thief with a gun of their own. How would you grade the president for his first four years and what da you want to see in the next four . This is piers morgan tonight. [ applause ] good eve