rapid idly escalating risks. the issue is at the forefront of secretary of state rex tillerson s trip to south korea, japan and china this week. it comes as north korea calls last weekend s launch of four missiles a trial run for an attack on u.s. military bases in japan. joining me now, former new mexico governor bill richardson. he served as the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. and is the energy secretary during the clinton administration. great to have you with me and you ve experienced negotiating with north korea dating back to the 90s. what is the current threat to the u.s. bases in japan? how seriously do you take north korea? well, it s a serious threat and they ve increased their technological capability, their missile capability. they use that toxin poison on kim jong-un s brother, the leader of north korea is increasingly unpredictable and not appearing to be interested in dialogue. you ve got china upset about that potential anti-missile
you know, not only are the overwhelming majority of americans in favor of background checks, 80% of people who own guns are in favor of them. you know, we know that the right to own guns and second amendment can co-exist with solutions to actually accomplish all of our goals, making this a safer nation. so i think it s important at a time like this not to let one deranged individual or a few of them distract us from the right conversation that s actually going on in the american public. you talk about this being from a deranged individual. i just want to remind our viewers a few facts about what ricin is. it s a toxin poison. it s found naturally in castor beans. but this poison can be made into a white powder, orange-colored liquid, aerosol mist, and people of died fromm ingesting or inhaling ricin. mark glaze actually received this letter but he is okay.