in socially and they were merely a way this is a story that we ve heard before, young men, middle class and upper class in need of help. and they get help. and then engage in acts of mass murder. why? ted rollins is outfront. i will destroy you. reporter: 22-year-old santa barbara shooter elliot rodger joins a disturbing group of rampage killers that have a lot in common. the columbia killers and jared loughner from the tucson massacre were all in their late 20s at the time of the shootings. all of them grew up in relatively stable environments, except the columbine shooters all attended at least some college and all of them had
gabby giffords and who was shot in the tucson massacre praised senator john mccain for his yes yovote on background chec. i would like to thank you so much for the vote on the manchin/toomey background checks. that s where americans stand now on guns. that s why the far right is far from over, far from over is this fight gns the far right on this issue and that s why president obama is vowing to push the background checks. joining me now, melissa harris-perry. thank you for being here. thank you for having me. melissa, aren t we seeing the disconnect between the nra and the allies in congress with the american people? yeah, it s kind of stunning. certainly at this point it s
themselves. gun violence or who have had a child or a loved one murdered by a gun. that was patricia naish expressing her outrage. joining me for an exclusive interview, roxana green, the mother of christina-taylor green, the mother of the youngest victim in the tucson shooting. thanks for joining me. thanks for having me. what was it like to be in the gallery today when you saw those votes go down? it was very, very disappointing. i was very disgusted by the outcome but not defeated. we ll be back. it will happen. and talk to us just on a personal level how you get the
smarter, and sharper. we are tyco integrated security. and we are sharper. . proponents of new background checks on gun buyers are vowing to fight on this morning after the expected and nonetheless stinging defeat in the senate yesterday. that bipartisan compromise to expand background checks failed to get the 60 votes needed to move the legislation forward. only four republicans broke ranks with their party and voted for the measure. four democrats from pro-gun states voted against. the defeat sparked an angry outburst from the survivor of the tucson massacre. shamin you! there will be order in the senate. at the white house a fuming president obama surrounded by newtown families and former congresswoman gabby gifford lashed out at lawmakers and
moral truth to power was patricia, who has been a recurring guest on this program because she is the woman that helped tackle the shooter in the tucson massacre when he had to reload. also, rocks anna green, the mother of christina taylor green who was murdered in that tucson parking lot that day. christina taylor green would be alive if he fired only ten bullets instead of 33. we ll get her reaction about what happened today. because of a republican procedural road block, all of the amendments voted on today required 60 votes to pass. after the votes, president obama flanked by family members and a former congressman who was shot in the head, the president tried