any single gun law can t solve all these problems. we re going to have to look at mental health issues, we re going to have to look at schools, there are going to be a whole range of things that joe s group looks at. we know that issues of gun safety will be an element of it, and, you know, what we ve seen over the last 20 years, 15 years, is this sense that anything relate td to guns is somehow an encroachment on the second amendment. what we re looking for here is a thoughtful approach that says we can preserve our second amendment, we can make sure that responsible gun owners are able to carry out their activities, but that we re going to actually be serious about the safety side of this.
somehow in the installation process of our seats we introduced a failure. not sure mechanical failure or human failure. american is saying it has identified what caused three flights to be aborted in mid flight because seats came loose. in one case, flipping passengers on their backs. the seats came in rows of three. and the row is held to the floor with what s called a saddle clamp. it s that clamp that was improperly installed on the planes where the seats disengaged. on the safety side of this particular situation, american s coin all that it can do right now to ensure that those seats are being looked at and making sure that they re installed as correctly as they re supposed to be. american says the investigation is still under way, but so far the airline cannot give a solid answer as to why now. these seats have been in use for up to 20 years and never come loose before. aviation sources say the last eyes and hands on the saddle clamps in all three loose seat incidents bel
our seats, 14 abc i think are totally disconnected. somehow in the installation process of our seats we introduced a failure. not sure mechanical failure or human failure. reporter: american saying it identified what caused three flights to be aborted in mid flight because seats came loose. in one case, flipping passengers on their backs. the seats came in rows of three. and the row is held to the floor with what is called a saddle clamp. it s that clamp that was improperly installed on the planes where the seats disengaged. on the safety side of this particular situation, american is doing all that it can do to ensure that the seats are being looked at and making sure they re installed as correctly as they re supposed to be. reporter: american says the investigation is still under way, but so far the airline cannot give a solid answer as to why now. these seats have been in use for up to 20 years and never come loose before. aviation sources say the last eyes and hands on th
politics and response in terms of the country, you ve written a book about this. we have talked about the political response and the response by the companies, what do you think it would take? would it take anything in order to get us to mobilize as a country on the safety side of this? i don t know what else could urge us toward progress in that direction, if not this. unfortunately, rachel, i think the only thing that will motivate the politiciansç to d something is another catastrophe. there s already been three other incidents in the last year. not nearly as serious as a deep water horizon, but potentially that serious. i m afraid to get the american public s attention, it s going to take another incident where oil is coming onto people s
you don t know how to get on top of the well head if you have a rig laying on top of it, and that s something the industry simply hasn t dealt with. in terms of the overall politics and response in terms of the country, you ve written a book about this disaster, you and i talked about it while it was going on, and we have sense talked about the political response and the technological response by the companies, what do you think it would take? if it wasn t the bp disaster, what do you think it would take? would it take anything in order to get us to mobilize as a country on the safety side of this? you don t have to be hostile to petroleum as a product to want it to be something we deal with safely as a country, but i don t know what else could urge us toward progress in that direction, if not this. unfortunately, rachel, i think the only thing that will motivate the politicians to do something is another catastrophe.ç there s already been three other incidents in the last year.