The organization stance that gun control legislation is not the answer for stopping violencech the group has been cite sized after the criticized for the Statement Last week pushing for armed guards in every school. In response, to the newtown shooting. But it made no mention of gun control. The fact that something is misused whether its a baseball bat or mass killing at a school or a ax or a knife doesnt mean you ban the baseball bats. What it means is you protect the innocent on the one hand and try to keep weapons out of the hands of those who are likely to commit such crimes. He goes onto say he doesnt support a ban on semiautomatic weapons like the kind that was used at shooting at sandy hook elementary school. Nra has been criticized as being tone deafization make the statement. We are hearing from local politician who is are pushing for tighter gun control. Senator lisa gladden who represents Baltimore City is making it a mission to outlaw extended magazines which allows a gunma
Is it in just a few hours in afghanistan well be meeting to talk about a deal thats thats tribal leaders will meet to talk about a deal that could change the u. S. Mission in their nation. Its up to them to approve or reject a security pack announced by secretary of state john kerry. That agreement was posted on an Afghan Government website allows for some u. S. Troops to stay on the ground through 2024. A main Sticking Point whether u. S. Service personal will have immunity. That has been resolved, and john kerry clarified a key part of the deal. Its chain, quip, resist. Theres no compatrol for the United States forces. And the bilateral Security Agreement is on effort to clarify for afghans and for United States military forces exactly what the rules are with respect to that ongoing relationship. The pact is a setback. They opposed the deal, afghans want the troops out. Jane ferguson has that story from kandahar city. For many in kandahar life has been hard. They are squeeze the betw
Good morning and welcome to al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. The future of american troops in afghanistan is being decided by a group of Afghan Tribal leaders. Afghan and american leaders said yes to a security deal and today afghan President Hamid karzai is pushing a council to accept it. The decision now lies with the loya jirga. Translation you are here representing the afghan nation. I was under pressure not to organise the loya jirga. When it comes to issues of National Significance it is important to hold the jirgas. Up to 15,000 troops could remain in the region if the security pact is signed, including 8,00012,000 american troops. It is entirely train, equip and assist there is no combat role for the United States force, and the bilateral Security Agreement is an effort to clarify for afghans and for United States military forces exactly what the rules are with respect to that ongoing relationship. Here are the terms of the deal u. S. Forces that remain after next year rece
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Return home, some are asking, is the air really safe . Plus oh, babies. A missouri hospital is now caring fair Record Number of newborn twins 12 sets of them. And Steve Hartman on the road, introduces to us a little boy stuck at home. Then his whole world changed. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell. Dickerson good evening to our viewers in the west. Norah is off tonight. Im John Dickerson. Police in london are searching tonight for a motive into a new terror attack in the british capital. It happened today when a man wielding a knife went on a stabbing spree, killing two people and seriously wounding three others. Witnesses say he was wearing a suicide vest, but the vest oak police shot and killed the attacker, but not before people tried to stop him. It happened on the busy London Bridge. Tonight, londons mayor is praising the bravery of those who rushed to help, while investigators search for the attackers motive. Imtiaz tyab is in london. Reporter chaotic scenes follow