School. That day i put my boys on the bus and my friend was calling and she said nick ole, its a shooting and its at our school. It was the day after thanksgiving i was in my familys home in chicago. My son was with his father in florid florida. I picked up the phone and there was just this dead silence and i said where is jordan . What happened to jordan . And thats when Jordans Dad said jordan has been shot. Youre 25 times more likely to die from Gun Violence in the united states of america than any other developed nation in the world. What does this say about us as americans . Were just willing to let people die because were afraid of The Nra . There is no other single issue in the lobby in the united states that had as much success against the wishes of the majority of the country. Gun Vie Lepsolence is taking at a historic rate. Its only getting worse and worse and were focused on the right to bear arms and not the right to live. The nra had managed to convince millions of America
Pregnancy, before many women even know theyre pregnant, but it alSo provides no exceptions for rape or incest. And it relies on citizens, regular citizens just like you and me to enforce it, basically letting them sue anybody who helps a woman get an abortion and awards them ten stacks if they succeed. The most pernicious thing about the Texas Law, it Sort of creates a Vigilante System where people get rewards to go out anyway. And it just seems i know this Sounds ridiculous, almost unamerican what were talking about. President biden says the Justice Department is looking At The legality of the new restrictive abortion law, but this is a huge blow to roe v. Wade. It has spurred democratic leaders to try to codify the protections into federal law after the Supreme Court just allowed it to stand. But no surprise, other states are already working to use the law as a blueprint for copycat measures, and Texas Lawmakers have advanced yet another restrictive bill limiting access to abortion m
Facilitate the discussion with the speakers. We are looking forward to a valuable hour of presentation and discussion. This briefing is part of an ongoing series sponsored by the national History Center that brings historical perspective to issues confronting congress and the nation. The center is nonpartisan and as such the purpose of the briefing is not to advocate for any particular policies or public positions, but to provide historical content to inform policymakers and the public. As ever, we are grateful to the Mellon Foundation for funding this and the office of congressman connolly for booking the room. Todays subject is the history of gun rights and regulations in america. The Depth And Complexity of the politics of these or any subjects should not make us shy from the historical record. History is whether we are aware of it or not the context for every discussion we take, whether individual daily ones, such as assumptions that the trains will run on time or not, based on our
Welcome. Please note that we have distributed cards. Ill be moderating the Q A. The cards are on your chairs. The purpose of those cards is to facilitate the Q A. Jeff is standing outside. There you go. Theres jeff who will collect those questions. I will collate the cards and facilitate the discussion with the speakers. We are looking forward to a valuable hour of presentation and discussion. This briefing is part of an ongoing series sponsored by the national History Center that brings historical perspective to issues confronting congress and the nation. The center is nonpartisan and as such the purpose of the briefing is not to advocate for any particular policies or public positions, but to provide historical content to inform policymakers and the public. As ever, we are grateful to the Mellon Foundation for funding this and the office of congressman connolly for booking the room. Todays subject is the history of gun rights and regulations in america. The Depth And Complexity of th
Dana im Dana Perino. If the president will take a shot at them you can imagine they would push back. Not exactly constructive. But the feud is erupting after President Biden singled out texas and florida for banning Mask Mandates saying those states account for 1 3 of new infections. He said help slow the spread or get out of the way. Ron desantis firing back. Joe biden suggests if you dont do Lockdown Policies you should get out of the way. Let me tell you this, if you are coming after the rights of parents in florida im standing in your way. Dana Griff Jenkins is covering the story from the White House. Governor desantis has been standing in the white Houses Way as loudly as humanly possible, i think. Remember he was an immediate hard no on School Mask mandates and now he is not taking lightly being called out by the president on tuesday. President Biden Governors not willing to do the right thing. If you arent willing to help at least get out of the way for the people trying to do t