firearm from someone not federally licensed without a background check or go on the internet and purchase a firearm without a background check. most people say that makes no sense. what it also does is it invites those that should not have firearms to more easily access them and there have been recent studies to suggest that that is exactly where those who are not able to get one. 48% of americans say they grew up in a household with guns. there is a strong gun manufacturer lobby that supports a lot of people that run for elections that think that anything that is not the status quo on guns is an encroachment on gun ownership in bill as i read it is not an encroachment on people who are able to able
and if you start from the point of view that they re not getting early childhood education and they re going through this checklist of things that will get them in prison, we re not necessarily sure releasing people into society with the tools necessary for them to be able to succeed once they re out. well, i m not sure that s our intent. our intent is punitive and you understand that but at the same time does that necessarily serve the interest of larger society? we re going to put these guys away. they are going to get out. they re not all serving life sentences. their social skills atrophied because they have been institutionalized so long, they make very few choices for themselves within those confines. those skills have atrophied but what s been heightened is their ability to survive in a violent space. the pell grants were available at one point before the omnibus
time ago, laura, so how much will this be a factor? well, carol, there s two different points in time. of course you have the confirmation hearings, where he already has the benefit of having republican-led congress which probably makes him a shoo-in for the position. then you ve got the issue of actually what happens when he indeed runs, if he is confirmed, the department of justice. remember there have been two things that have been the hallmark of the eric holder and now loretta lynch administrations, running the department of justice. and that has been a concerted effort to reverse some of the effects of the omnibus crime bill and the mandatory minimum sentences, and also with a push towards immigration reform. neither of which jeff sessions has been a fan of. in fact, he is somebody who has been very vocal about the immigration reform movement and also about being opposed to drug minimums, and the justice system. but this is also a person who appears to be respected by his colle
there were harsh penalties leveled at african-american men, men of color, and now you have hillary clinton with the opportunity to discuss some of this reform that s needed in the criminal justice system that was once supported by her husband. and i questioned her about it on my show politics i talked to bill keller about it this weekend on sunday s show. bill keller, who was the one that president obama did this conversation with yesterday, he s going to be one of our guests on sunday morning. and i think that it is important that since mrs. clinton is running now, we go back to the fact that this omnibus crime bill signed by president clinton, that he is saying ended up going too far. we clarified then what does a hillary clinton presidency look like, how is she going to deal with it, and the specifics of that. i think that s one of the reasons that all of us want to have these continual forums with the candidates going in, but nobody can set the agenda better than the present pre