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Police officer, particularly in a smallish local force, trying to report his behaviour, and we know how domestic abusers can often be sort of veryjekyll and hyde —type characters, you know, appear to be your mate. if their own colleagues are investigating them, the women have no confidence to report. most women would be very, very fearful of reporting. one the findings actually of this investigation was that only six women out of 10a that they had looked at who had previously reported domestic...

Concerned not to have domestic abusers in the force and would be seeking to put in measures, but, you know, we wait to see how effective that isnt how across the board it is. but yes, it is a mixed bag in summary, really. it highlights the issue, there have been some measures to improve, but we think it should go a lot further. and the actual investigation itself wasnt able to look at some of the most serious allegations that we have heard about because, although it did sort of file reviews and ...

Supreme court ruled on that conceal carry decision based on a new york law that prohibited residents from open carrying in public, excuse me, firearms outside of their house. i spoke to senator gillibrand after that decision. she called the supreme court an activist court. you see on the screen some of what this bipartisan legislation actually does, including closing the boyfriend loophole, which prevents domestic abusers from obtaining firearms, incentivizes states to implement red flag laws an...

Heard that -- just do something. for gods sake, just do something. well, today, we did. >> reporter: bidens praised the legislation despite it not including everything hes called for. the more than $13 billion package enhances background checks for gun buyers under 21, it expands the category of domestic violence abusers banned from buying a gun, it gives incentives for states to pass red flag laws, and gives funds for intervention, school security, and mental health services. the act does not i...

Breakthrough that we have not seen in decades. every mass shooting has a common pattern. the mass shooters tend to be under the age of 21. at the heart of the compromise is enhanced backer trucks background checks for those near the age of 21. so it expands the prohibition on firearms for domestic abusers, to include intimates partners and dating partners. which i believe is a bona fide breakthrough. >> this is actually a hopeful note to end on, and a very concerning if you surrounding gun safet...

Enthusiast, and based on some social media. i wanted as someone who was a pro gun person to weigh in on this with your opinion on what happened with the supreme court and what happened with the legislation on capitol hill. >> i think that the legislation on capitol hill was a step in the right direction. i think what it showcases is that when people on opposing political sides actually put partisan ship to the side and try to work together for the interest of most people, they can calm -- they c...

States. 1973 the supreme court made a decision, it was an abuse of power to legislate from the bench, not checks and balances, not the role of the supreme court and fix that injustice. no longer like china or north korea, the worst abusers of human life, taking a stand, this goes back to the states, the people can decide what they want for their own state. pete: a huge indication of the virtue of a country is how we treat our most vulnerable, the life of the unborn no doubt. donald trump came ou...

Democrats. >> this will become the most significant piece of anti-gun violence legislation congress has passed in three decades. >> reporter: and 29 republicans. backed these changes despite pressure from gun rights activists >> the good we are doing here in our -- the potential we have to save lives is worth any sort of concession we might have had to make. >> reporter: a hard-fought $13 billion compromise package that includes expanded background checks for young gun buyers 18 to 21, blocking ...

Like you, they despise you, you have to understand this. they do not want the regular, ordinary people to be free to defend themselves and their family. why? why dont they want that? because they want you dependent, they want you scared, they want you groveling for whatever scraps they decide to throw at you. they would abolish the second amendment in a heartbeat if they could to. frankly the entire constitution for that matter. thankfully our founders were very wise. they saw how power corrupte...

21. joining us now democrat chris murphy of connecticut. senator murphy, thank you for joining us this morning. i wonder, first, was there ever a point in these negotiations where you felt like the talks were kind of on the verge of collapse potentially? >> well, i mean, probably too many times to remember. there is a reason why congress has not acted on the issue of gun violence in 30 years. for 30 years the gun lobby has had a stranglehold on congress and both parties have found it easier to r...