that anything is going to come out of this. even that smaller background bill, andersen. thanks very much. the question of regulating firearms, arming teachers and what if anything can pass the congress. which seems to be the one question that comes up after every such tragedy. joining us now is florida republican congressman. congressman, thanks for being with us. what do you make of this news that the president appears to be backing away from raising the age limit to buy any gun to 21? i don t think he should be backing away from this issue. he needs to be leading on the issue. he needs to show the american people that he is not going to be beholden to anybody and lead members of congress. show the american people who they all hate about washington, d.c. thinking that people are purchased by different lobbies. that we are not. lead the american people to that conclusion. she them. the president told them that the nra is on their side. and do you think that is true. we find ou
democrats in the senate, that is a nonstarter. so as long as that still has to be paired with even the small bore fix nix background bill, there are problems there. it has put a point on this. speaking to a democratic snore who is very strong on the gun rights issue very strong on trying to push forward some type of gun restrictions and i asked him plainly, do you think anything is going to happen right now. he looked at me and shook his head. he said no. he understands where things are right now and not a lot of optimism. thanks very much. the question of regulating firearms, arming teachers and what if anything can pass the congress. joining us now is florida republican congressman. congressman, thanks for being
concerned with preserving massive sales of firearms for its, the firearms companies that support it. i think that s right. and you said, there is nothing in the law that suggests what they say is at all true. there is no basis for believing that this will lead to confiscation of guns or to or to infringement upon americans rights as secretary of state kerry reiterated this week. it s essential codified in the treaty which really is symbolic more than anything. it creates a set of international guidelines but not enforceable domestically in the united states. and you know, all of that being said. the nra isn t interested in talking about it. they want to hold a 100% line against anything that has to do with regulating firearms. you know one of the ironies here too is, they re political right loves to beat of on the united nations. they always portray it as a
clearly than most other examples that the nra is very much concerned with preserving massive sales of firearms for its, the firearms companies that support it. i think that s right. and you said, there is nothing in the law that suggests what they say is at all true. there is no basis for believing that this will lead to confiscation of guns or to or to infringement upon americans rights as secretary of state kerry reiterated this week. it s essential codified in the treaty which really is symbolic more than anything. it creates a set of international guidelines but not enforcible domestically in the united states. and you know, all of that being said. the nra isn t interested in talking about it. they want to hold a 100% line against anything that has to do with regulating firearms. you know one of the ironies here too is, they re political right loves to beat of on the united nations. they always portray it as a
cnn s nick valencia is covering that story. good morning. good morning, carol. in the national debate after school shootings, we hear a lot about regulating firearms. but a collaborative program between mental health clinicians and police in los angeles is working on preventing violence before it happens. if i were a teacher, i would go mad, i would have an ak-47 disguised as an umbrella. then i will pull the gun out, shoot the kids and then save the last bullet for me. and this is from somebody eight years old? eight years old. an 8-year-old child. for the last few years, they have worked to try to prevent the next school shooting. how are we going to impact this kid? one of the things they ve found is that students who show a strong potential for school violence are getting younger and younger. we don t always get the classic school shooter on his way to school with a handgun or semiautomatic, but see kids in significant distress. and we know if we intervene