that word you used the word idiot, i heard you use that before, who are you referring to specifically? i m talking to the people who do this. some of whom are mentally ill, and to them i would say, okay, misuse of the word idiot, but i m talking about other people, we just automatically assume some of these folks are mentally ill. i happen to believe there is evil in the world. but i m not going to so senator, when we talk about guns, hang on, one point here, i m not going to use the word you use there, but if you re talking about mentally ill, the issue is how do you keep guns out of their hands, how do you keep them from getting guns, if they should not have them? what is the tool that you suggest using to do that? we have the tools in place. they re not being implemented. let me say it again. the nics database has holes big
it would take data that already exists in many federal agencies like, for example, in the sunderland springs case, the air force. if the air force had sent its records properly to the nics database, it s likely the shooter in that instance would not have been able to buy a gun. there was a record there that showed he should not have been eligible. the problem was the air force wasn t talking to the system. that s what this bill is supposed to do. it s supposed to take existing current information and rules and make sure that the database has access to it. but of course even that is controversial. it already passed the house, but it only did so because they also attached to it what s called concealed carry reciprocity. if i have a concealed carry permit in virginia i can walk across the state line to maryland and not get in trouble even if i would not be allowed to carry a concealed weapon in maryland. that was something conservatives demanded of the house speaker when this fix nics bil