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Buying semiautomatic assault rifles in washington state. the voter approved law is part of the gun safety initiative, that s what they are calling it making washington state s gun laws some of the strictest in the nation. this has drawn a court challenge now from gun rights advocates, including the nra. they say the move violates the constitution. here to debate nra correspondent and attorney noar and democratic strategist jonathan harris. good morning to you. good morning. good morning. thanks for having me. ed: john, you say this is a step in the right direction? yes. absolutely. this is something that s been passed in several other states. 60 or 70 measures are passed across the country to combat gun violence. it s very important they recognize this is a complex issue and this is just part of the problem. and this isn t anything that s a major change. it s just basically ups the age from 18 in washington state to 21. nothing major and as i said it s part of a complex solution ....
Disregard for constitutional rights that i felt like i had no choice but to stand up for the people that i serve. the new gun law bars 18 to 20-year-olds from buying semiautomatic rifles and makes it a potential felony if the gun ends up in the wrong hands. creates enhanced background checks and mandatory firearms training. voters across washington state passed the measure 59-41% but in theory county, nearly 3 out of 4 voters opposed it. the mayor is considering an ordinance proposed by the police chief to make republic a sanctuary city for gun rights. everybody and republic has a gun. we don t have a giant crime rat rate. nobody in their right mind is going to come to a house where people have guns and know how to use them. and the chief announced his sanctuary city proposal, he got a standing ovation. in seattle, the reaction is very different. their job is to enforce the laws that are passed, not necessarily just the ones they ....
18-20-year-old from buying semiautomatic rifles and to make it a felony if it ends up in the wrong hands. it also enhances background checks and mandatory firearm training. in this town, nearly 3 out of 4 voters opposed the bill. the mayor is considering an ordinance to make republic a sanctuary city for gun rights. everybody in republic has a gun. we don t have a giant crime rates because nobody in their right mind is going to come through a house where people have guns and know how to use them. wendy chief announced his sanctuary city proposal, he got a standing ovation. in seattle, the reaction is a very different. their job is to enforce the laws that are passed, not necessarily just the ones they approve of personally. the second amendment foundation along with the nra sued to strike down the new state law. its leaders use poetic justice ....
Stock legislation. the president said he will do this himself. at some point on capitol hill will there be action? there is a demand as polls have shown among the american public, an increased desire for increased gun legislation yet over here there have been discussions about what that could be. there is one being discussed to further enforcing federal and state authorities to better implement and put in criminal history into the federal database. that is the one piece of legislation that may have a shot of going somewhere. at the same time that s already law there is another idea that rubio, senator flake, senator collins suggested they would be a participate of which would raise the minimum age requirement for buying semiautomatic weapons from 18 to 21. but senate leadership on the republican side suggested friday they re not sure whether that legislation could get the 60 votes. ayman, i think the 60-vote ....
Limits for semiautomatic rifles. is the president willing to stick with his he s willing to do what s right to ensure safe to ensure we have safe schools. reporter: so, among the ideas that the president has floated, anderson, is arming, quote, highly update teachers and also giving them bonuses, those teachers who go to firearms training. but today raj shah was pressed on the specifics of that. how would that work? where would the money come from? and he was unable to provide those specifics, saying, again, they re just in the listening phase right now. anderson? the nra opposes the president s idea of raising the age limit on semiautomatic rifles. what does the white house say about that? reporter: the president seemed to signal today that the nra would eventually get onboard. when asked about this, he said, i don t think i m going to be going against anybody. and shortly after that, the nra sent out another statement reiterating that it opposing raising the age limit for ....