Fully automatic machine guns illegal. i understand that your daughter was wounded in the 2006 seattle jewish federation shooting. did that have an influence on your decision in terms of the way you view gun-control issues in this country? yes, it certainly did. how so? i saw i saw the inaction that was taking place in the nra and after my daughter was shot and my granddaughter was abducted. i expected some action on their part and support for what are called common sense gun regulations, but i never saw that. sir, the nra tries to position itself, or certainly positions itself as a defender of the second amendment of the constitution. do you believe that it is no longer beholden to that interest of protecting the second amendment? and do you believe the nra
Welcome back, everyone. moments ago, white doves were released at las vegas s city hall to honor those affected by last week s shooting that killed 58 people and wounded hundreds more. just before the doves were released, vice president mike pence addressed the crowd at city hall. he emphasized the need for unity in the wake of the mass shooting, which was the deadliest in american history. just moments ago, the vice president visited a memorial of crosses set up, each one with the name of a victim from that shooting. meanwhile, law enforcement officials still struggling to find a motive behind why the shooter carried out this highly planned attack. nbc news s ron allen is live in las vegas for us. let s talk more about what we heard from vice president mike pence today. what did he have to say? reporter: very heart-felt remarks. he came here because it was a gathering organized by the mayor s office, faith leaders in the community of las vegas. it was the culmination of a march by h
Perhaps mentally ill individuals that s to be determined but maybe i can do a bigger body count. we ve seen it, the pulse went up to 48, now this one s over 50. so i think what stands out, this is horrific event and i think we need to be concerned that we figure out some way to put a stop to them. let me ask you about the role of surveillance cameras and what they might offer in terms of the insights. we know the fbi is using bill boards to ask for the public s help in trying to figure out the motive. but it seems very odd that although despite his age, there s been no digital footprint of the shooter to give us any insights into his mind-set at the time of the shooting. what do you think are going to be the key clues that they can use to try to piece that together? well, i think, of course, if he set up cameras, or many, many