before about the weapon. correct. listen, weapons, whether they re a semi-automatic handgun or a rifle, in the hands of a trained individual, can cause mass devastation. we know that. we ve seen that time and time again. i think the question is, why are people who we know should not have weapons, why do they have access to these weapons, how are they getting them and how are they then taking possession of that weapon to enact these violent acts. these are the things we have to get ahead of. this is the challenge for law enforcement. there s a lot of guns out there. that s the thing. it is a challenge this is a threat to law enforcement. officers say all the time, you all have said to me, you don t want people to have these kind of guns, whatever we learn the gun is, in the hands of bad people, in the hands of people who shouldn t have guns. the buffet of options of how to begin tackling this is out there and has been.
representatives passed hundreds of bills dealing with infrastructure, gun violence, climate change and more, leader mcconnell has turned our chamber into legislative graveyard. not one of these bills has received vote in the senate, no vote to save protection for people with pre-existing conditions, although the american people are pleading with us to do it. no vote on bipartisan background checks, although more people die from gun violence admitted by people who shouldn t have guns. no vote on bipartisan election security as russia threatens us. no vote on the violence against women act, when abuse of women continues. president trump over the course of his presidency, also failed to offer proposals to address any of these pressing issues. in many cases, his policies, his
melissa: we could hear the president s plan on gun control this weekend as democratic leaders laid out their demands in a phone call with the president yesterday. nancy pelosi and jumped on my chuck schumer writing in a statement this morning, we made it clear to the president that any proposal he endorses that not include the house-pass universal background checks legislation will not get the job done. as dangerous loopholes will still exist in people who shouldn t have guns will still have access. in the meantime, 2020 candidate beto o rourke getting pushback from his own party for his comments on mandatory buybacks. i think that message doesn t help, but it s not true. there is no proposed to do that in congress. we have legislation that is designed to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn t have them. melissa: and kellyanne conway seeming to
and people who shouldn t have guns will still have access. those kinds of pronouncements are arguing that pelosi and schumer are not helping the negotiations. this morning, president trump .2 to that, tweeting the big questions are is it just a ploy to take away guns? i will be able to figure it out. in terms of what the president may be open to, kellyanne conway said this on fox news sunday. we want this to be bipartisan, but we are not going to allow bad actors, who should not have firearms in the first place, to that murder innocent americans, to be the excuse, that a bunch of liberals and socialists have to confiscate firearms from law-abiding citizens, to legally procure them. because of this new redline raises a lot of changes,
and people who shouldn t have guns will have access to them. they offered to sweeten the deal if the president would endorse their bill and get mitch mcconnell on board they would join president trump for a photo op for a historic signing ceremony. a white house official tells the new york times that trump has instructed advisers to continue to work to find a range of policies that would go after illegal gun sales while protecting the second amendment and expand the role of mental health professionals. mayor pete buttigieg weighed in on fellow candidate beto o rourke s candidates, on suggesting the government take away some guns. watch this. did beto o rourke saying something that s playing into the hands of republicans? yes, look, right now we have an amazing moment on our hands. we have agreement among the american people for not just universal background checks but we have a majority in favor of red flag laws, high capacity magazines, banning the new sale