America now. but is it how we choose to live? no, and i want to walk you through that before i bring in our experts on a story that is important, as i tell you could be our top story just about any night of the year. i say no because not if by choose we mean the chosen preferences of the majority or even the majority of votes in congress where majorities have repeatedly supported at least some gun safety measures only to see a largely republican minority block them in the senate. that was the outcome after one of the deadliest school shootings ever back in newtown. it s the choice people make when asked. people choose stronger safety laws. nine out of ten people want stronger universal background checks. eight out of ten want to raise the age for buying a gun to 21. a super majority backs extending the waiting period to at least a month. that reduces the risk people go out and buy new guns for anger
We face. here are some of the solutions that our communities is talkin to us about. such as red flag laws, such as safety laws. such as trying - executive order for universa background checks. into law it s good enough to be a law we have to have democracy in order to do that and this hold in our democracy or mauve roles instead of th people who are asking to b heard, it to be seen will only lead to the change that we need we have to restore our democracy. restore the voices of ou people, to the people s house. representative johnson, i feel like we say this a lot bu i feel like we re in a tipping point in this country. we re certainly seeing grassroots mobilization, certainly in places like nashville as a result of the tragedy. aaron what has happened when the three of you but what would you like to see done about the national leve if there is something to b done nationally or do yo believe that there is fight ha a better chance locally in the arenas that to you and you colleagues
Many other constitutional amendments. i think you can respect the us constitution, the second amendment, and still enact some gun safety laws. amendment, and still enact some gun safe laws. ~ ., ., , ., safety laws. what about the question of mental health safety laws. what about the question of mental health and safety laws. what about the question of mental health and those safety laws. what about the question of mental health and those who - safety laws. what about the question of mental health and those who havej of mental health and those who have psychological issues was met with a change views on how much people should be monitored on or helped? i thick it is clear that anybody who commits that kind of carnage, who or a church or a grocery store, as happens all too often, anybody who enters that with assault weapons intending to kill people is mentally ill, but the us has shown no will in the last a0 years to spend money on until health, my state of tennessee also does not