and for people who think that's radical, i would point to what florida did after parkland. the debate around arming teachers was a controversial one, but here's what they did. they said if we're going to arm educators they will be required to have 144 hours of training, a psychiatric evaluation, and a drug test. so if republicans in florida think that those background checks and requirements are so critical for somebody to carry a weapon around children on a school campus, why not the same requirements to carry a gun around kids at a walmart in el paso or attendees at a garlic festival in california or a nightclub in orlando or a restaurant district in dayton? we've got to fundamentally crush this culture of guns on demand. that takes urgency of political leadership. without it moderate republicans and those who do nothing will continue to be re-elected. >> the gentleman from florida makes a very convincing argument. yets this is what the gentle lady from nbc news writes, our own span shannon pettypiece. "a senior administration official cautioned that the