it was more about hurting himself that we were concerned about. bill, some have criticized the president and asking why he waited so long to do this. what do you think? i agree. he s at the end of his second term, these shootings have happened for eight or for a long time. and he s waiting till the very end to do this. i applaud him for finally doing something. but it s why couldn t he have done this four, five, six years ago. you have been frustrated for years and hoping he would take action? yes, absolutely. tricia, several republicans and the nra have vowed to overturn the president s plan. what do you say to them? i ll let bill answer that. i think as i go back to my other statement that i agree with the second amendment.
i agree with all the amendments that they should be upheld. but everybody should not be able to own a gun. i believe that there are some people that are going to hurt themselves or could hurt others that are just mentally unstable. there s got to be exceptions to every rule. and i just i think this is a step in the right direction that i don t think it s destroying or tearing down the second amendment. i think this is saying that we re taking responsible action, finally and looking at this and making the statement that, yes, it s the right to own and bear arms. however, if you re not capable of managing that those arms in a safe way, then maybe you should be excluded from having the possession of harmful weapons. bill and tricia lammers,
health issues and you became alarmed when you found a receipt for a gun in his pocket. were you pleased to see the president addressing mental health today in his plan at the white house? actually i was and i have to say it s about time that something was done to help people with mental illness in their family. why do you say that? well, okay, so the way i look at this is, i don t believe people with mental illness should own guns, no more than taking someone who is intoxicated with alcohol and handing them keys to a car to drive. i feel about the same way. tricia, your son, blake go ahead, bill. no, go ahead. your son is serving 15 years in prison for armed criminal action for statements he made to investigators including he was