pushing to get people out of prisons, and going exactly the wrong direction which is why in chicago, and new york and other cities, you will see the gun violence, and the gun death going up dramatically. so we need to go where the problem is, and that is with better law enforcement, and tougher law enforcement, and closer to the people. and now, just to be precise, because we are almost out of time, and felons, you don t have a problem with convicted felons going to gun shows and buying gun guns? well, look, we know that the crime committed by people with guns by criminals, they get the guns by flauting the law to begin with. they don t go to the gun show, and the washington post came out with a study showing that of the last three or four years of mass shoot inings, there was not anything that the gun laws would have done to prevent those. representative john fleming of louisiana, and congressman, thank you for joining us. yes, sir, wolf. and this is an important programming
same background check that applies when you go to the gun shop should apply when they go to the gun show. i want see what he says, why he couldn t get this approved by congress. why can t he go in and get this approved? you do have to ask that question, chris. why can t you, if something is seemingly cut and dry as you like to say it is, why can t the system work the way it was supposed to be, you know, the way it was supposed to be working, the way it was designed. why isn t he getting republicans and democrats together and doing something? he keeps signing executive orders because he doesn t meet with people. he doesn t like people, i guess. i m sure maybe they could come up with some kind of a plan. don t you think he should do this with congress? i don t think he works very hard at it. okay? i don t think he i don t hear massive meetings taking place where they re all coming in and discussing guns and discussing what to do. i don t hear that. all i hear is he s going to sign
the governors interested. there might be money in the budget for them to do certain things that will nudge them in the right direction. san bernardino, i m going to be there, we re going to be covering it, no question. it s less than 1% of gun crime. chicago has become a metaphor. you can slice numbers different ways, chicago looks more like another big city, not something so special but taken at its worse, why is that happening there? guns that people buy illegally, that s what you need to address. when he talks about the gun show loophole, it s not simply the gun show itself. he s talking about requiring federal licenses even for private transfers. so father wants to sell to brother-in-law. right. you ve got to record that. sort of let the government know about it. it might even be taxed. this got the second amendment proponents all up in arms. the reality is, until you start to get your hands around this, you re just flooding with these
of a gun show are not forcing, that and you have a president who is showing disregard and disrespect for the police officers around the country, and you will see an escalation of the gun violence even against the police officers. if he wants to do something about the gun violence, and particularly in the inner cities, we need to change the policies for the better, instead of going down the rabbit trails that won t make a difference. are you concerned, and the president clearly makes this implication that individuals who have mental problems, who may be involved in terrorism, and who are krcriminals, and who have felony backgrounds can go to the gun show, and buy as many guns as they want. does that not concern you? well, look, if they are criminals, then, and they need to be locked up if they are terrorists or committing crims.s they need to be in prison. this president is out there
sunday. you have said that this plan will not reduce gun crime or active shooter incidents. why do you believe that? because bad guys can get guns on the street. simple as that. anybody who wants a gun can purchase one on the street. and to think that this gun law itself let me tell you something, jim, also i am for background checks for anybody who purchases a gun. let me make that straight. okay. i as a law enforcement officer, i want to see that happen, all right. but what gun owners don t like they don t trust the government because they have been misled so many times by this president for so many different issues in the last couple of years. so they don t believe that the president just wants to do this one thing. they think this is the first step towards taking weapons away from lawful, law-abiding citizens. i understand that point of view. we ve heard it many times. we heard at the gun show that played before you came on.