mines. right, now i am grateful for a week of perspective. one that reminded me why i d what i do. tonight, my national actio network s annual conferenc closes out here in new york. as always, i had the pleasur of hosting some of the mos influential people in th world. most of them black from cabine members to venture capitalist. but i am proud to say th keynote speech yesterday cam from the most powerful black women in the world vice president, kamala harri who covered several topics but as casualties mount from recent mass shootings, she specifically address the impac of our gun culture has had o black immunities where gun violence is often commonplac but public sympathy is not often there. let s reject the fals choice that some are pushing t suggest that you are either in favor of upholding the secon amendment or you are in favo of passing reasonable gu safety laws. let us reject that false choice, we are not falling for the oke dokey. of course, the vice president sob
even as we endure mass shootings, almost by the week. what does that say to you as a member of congress who can potentially have t work with one of them as president? i mean most gun owners want to see background checks and they are not even calling for that. what you see is a party tha is completely controlled by th extremists they are controlled by fear. fear of the nra. so they are putting thei political fortunes and fear at the nra in front of the safety the safety of school children. the safety of people who wan to go warship. the safety people who want t go to the movies these mass shootings tha mentioned earlier and make a lot of news and 85% of mas shootings reverend, are done with assault weapons having a ban on assault weapon for civilians is common sens gun reform as you mentioned earlier people who support gun rights, before gun owners themselves