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0 because thats all were ever allowed to have anymore is an interim acting director, the current one is a commuter. he is part-time. he also has another job being the u.s. attorney for the state of minnesota. same thing is true at the end of the bush administration. at this time, the atfs interim acting director was also a commuter. he also had another job as a u.s. attorney in boston. and, you know, why bother having somebody do this job full time? its like the way people who make keys and peop...

Control on the table. >> on the surface, the comments are very encouraging. but when things get specific, we can understand why this country has so much difficulty arriving at common sense gun safety. >> connecticut has the fifth toughest gun control laws in the country, including an assault weapon ban that bans 35 different weapons. the weapon used was not an assault weapon, therefore it wasnt banned. >> the definition of assault weapons has been gamed by the gun lobby in the service of the gun...

Any of those things. >> yes. >> but many americans would consider that to be a assault weapon because they had 30-round clips in there. i mean, where do you draw the line? >> well, i think a lot of the things that you mention are actually cosmetic parts of a gun. they might make it look ugly and mean. but the real question in my mind is can you pull the trigger one time and have multiple rounds fired. because thats what would make an assault weapon. and connecticut does have an assault weapon ba...

And i think thats probably what shocks the nation. you know, when they read that a 6-year-old was shot from 6 to 11 times. you know what a 6-year-old looks like. i know what a 6-year-old looks like. i know what gunshots look like. that has tipped the country to say wait a minute. well protect those hunters. they can go hunting. we will protect the right to be able to own a gun to protect your home. but what ive been saying for years, the average citizen does not need any of this. >> no doubt. co...

But when things get specific, we can understand why this country has so much difficulty arriving at common sense gun safety. >> connecticut has the fifth toughest gun control laws in the country, including an assault weapon ban that bans 35 different weapons. the weapon used was not an assault weapon, therefore it wasnt banned. >> the definition of assault weapons has been gamed by the gun lobby in the service of the gunmakers, no doubt. if the bushmaster rifle with 30 rounds per clip doesnt qua...

massacre. there is some surprising news out of michigan on that issue today that were going to be getting to. there is news about who is going to be in the united states senate in this next congress. we found out yesterday who is being tapped to replace senator jim demint, who is leaving the senate. we also found out yesterday who might replace john kerry if he leaves the senate to be secretary of state. we found out today who is the odds-on favorite to replace long-time hawaii senator...

is some surprising news out of michigan on that issue today that were going to be getting to. there is news about who is going to be in the united states senate in this next congress. we found out yesterday who is being tapped to replace senator jim demint, who is leaving the senate. we also found out yesterday who might replace john kerry if he leaves the senate to be secretary of state. we found out today who is the odds-on favorite to replace long-time hawaii senator daniel inouye, ...

senate in this next congress. we found out yesterday who is being tapped to replace senator jim demint, who is leaving the senate. we also found out yesterday who might replace john kerry if he leaves the senate to be secretary of state. we found out today who is the odds-on favorite to replace long-time hawaii senator daniel inouye, who died yesterday. weve got all that news ahead. but we begin tonight with something that is an important story in its own terms. but for those of us a...

In germany with the gun control law us. did it prevent anything? what happened in connecticut, the fifth toughest gun control laws in the country? it did not prevent anything. so what im saying is, you cant just stop at guns. you have to look at mental health. what about having a toll-free number for people who have somebody like an adam lanza in the house who say, im concerned that my son may have a tendency towards violence and insane acts. what do i do? i think we can fund grants on that, wor...

Assault weapon ban was in place, there were huge loopholes. how does the congressman ensure that any legislation going forward, if, ed, we get anything, if we get anything, has real are teeth to it? >> well, there arent as many shootings when we had the assault weapons ban in place. thats a fact. congress cant run from that. i commend the president from doing this in a very timely fashion. but i think what the president and the commission need to do is talk to the gun advocates. bring the nation...