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Okeechobee county says their first priority is protecting students. >> you cant have a hash tag of putting student it is first and not want to use every opportunity to keep them safe. >> reporter: he says they already have several volunteers. one teacher, who wished to remain anonymous due to safety concerns, says they are ready for their responsibility. >> in my years as a teacher, you know your kids. you wouldnt want to see anything bad happen to any of them. you have to be willing to do what ...

And then he tends to back off, usually after a contact with his friends in the nra, who say, wait a second, dont go down that road, thats a slippery slope. so, the presidents got a bill hes thinking about putting forward, they said theyre going to try to expand an expedite, you know, the death penalty in these kinds of circumstances, but it will not be the kind of thing that satisfies the gun control group s. >> and to that point, a.b., when peter talks about the inside game, hes talking about p...

>> theres a number of laws that exist out there that are not followed. we see people that should not have weapons gaining access to weapons. we need to make sure the laws are being followed. >> you see the red flag being held up there. interesting to see the public pressure that gun control groups are trying to put on republicans. the presidents language was interesting this past week. he got out there and said lets do background checks. he appears to be in retreat. am i reading that wrong? >> t...

Groups are spending $55,000 on digital ads to target senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and other gop lawmakers. the president of every town for gun safety releasing a statement, were unleashing a full power of the grass roots movement and leading most aggressive august spending effort ever to insure that the senate gets the message. the gun control groups are reportedly spending another 385,000 on tv ads, national cable ads, targeting gop lawmakers, mitch mcconnell, florida senator marco ru...

Islamist groups present in afghanistan as replacement for u.s. counterterrorism force would be a bigger mistake than obamas iran nuclear deal. military brass who support withdrawing from afghanistan make the case that u.s. troops on the ground have been reduced to serving as a glorified police force. they say after 18 years of war, it is time for the u.s. to pull the plug. arthel. arthel: gillian turner, thank you very much. eric: gun control groups across the country staging rallies across the ...

Mental health professionals for the cops to evaluate which cases go to court. >> the president is in a unique position to make america safe again. people have to have confidence they can go out with their friends and family to be safe. background checks is the building block we start with. reporter: according to "politico," several gun control groups are spending $55,000 to target mitch mcconnell and other gop senators in hopes of curb of passing gun legislation. jon: congress women ilhan omar a...

Are coming up with the same policies and idea that havent worked in the past. >> even gun control groups want to prioritize solutions. what americans are demanding now is for the u.s. senate to pass legislation to require back ground checks on gun sales and the federal red flag law. there are fears criminals will take advantage of buybacks at great cost to local police departments. the people you are most of worried about, criminals. they are not going to turn in their guns, or if they do they w...

Are coming up with the same policies and idea that havent worked in the past. >> even gun control groups want to prioritize solutions. what americans are demanding now is for the u.s. senate to pass legislation to require back ground checks on gun sales and the federal red flag law. there are fears criminals will take advantage of buybacks at great cost to local police departments. the people you are most of worried about, criminals. they are not going to turn in their guns, or if they do they w...

Incentivizing red flag laws without universal background checks, theyre kind of toothless. were sort of status quo in terms of where this has been in the past. donald trump sounded very strong. there was a lot of public outcry. democrats and gun control groups asking to do something. well be at a stalemate. >> at the same time, lawmakers are asking how to make domestic terrorism an actual punishable crime. its hard to believe it isnt but there are challenges. >> lets go through this. people woul...

The senate in 2020. we know a lot of gun control groups and democratic groups plan on targeting various senate seats like cory gardners seat, susan collins seat that could potentially have a major role in the future of gun control legislation. its interesting to see the candidates really try to make an impact on this, even off the campaign trail. >> hannah, i was curious in reading some of your writing there in the daily beast, you wrote even though the majority of democratic contenders have the...