Nras power. Mayor Michael Bloombergs right hand power. Will real america come around on common sense gun laws . John nichols on the conservative push to keep common sense gun laws out of the middle of the country. Plus, republican obstacles to reduce violence with jonathan and alex wagner. And dr. Gail saults on the role Mental Health professionals need to play to reduce the vie lensz. No single law. No set of laws can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. But that cant be an excuse for an action. Good to have you with us tonight. Folks, thanks for watching. Almost 24 hours ago, president obama called for a change in this country. Now, its up to all of us to make sure changes come to pass. The community of newtown connecticut is still deeply mourning the lives of 26 people, 20 of them children. The president struck an almost impossible balance of heartfelt emotion and out rage. Clearly, president obama feels the weight of the moment. N
can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. but that can t be an excuse for an action. surely, we can do better than this. this is a moment in history where an event alters the direction of a country and moves lawmaker fos unity. diane feinstein was the first to announce an update on an assault weapons ban which she introduced in congress and will introduce it early next year. i intend to introduce a bill. and i intend one way or another, no matter how long it takes, to get that bill through. there s one thing i m sure of. that in the absence of doing something, that is sound, that is practical, that is workable, these incidents are not going to stop. i ve watched them now since the texas bell tower in 1967. feinstein was author of the weapons ban which was allowed to expire under george w. bush. it would include semi-automatic rifles, handguns and shotguns. it bans devices capable of carrying more than ten rounds of ammu