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>> sahil, it does look like there hasnt been much coordination between the white house and congressional leadership on voting rights while there is on other issues like infrastructure and guns. >> i think thats right, chuck, i think on the issue of infrastructure and economics, one of the reasons the white house is so invested in this, they see a path of getting this done with or without republicans. there is a filibuster proof track that worked on the covid relief bill that is possible with inf...

All of the other social issues that you can imagine certainly were affected by the pandemic in and of itself. so, here we are coming out of this pandemic. but let me be clear about something, from my estimation, this is not because of covid. this is because what was beginning to emerge event before covid. and then covid hit made this much more challenging. but we have to get to the root causes of these issues in our country. and hopefully, that will be addressed by the president today. and that ...

Deck. its all men and women in our police departments. >> yeah. >> but joined by our communities, chuck, that is going to address the issues here and now. they both need to be supportive of each other. everything that you hear the president talk about today is going to be long term. what we need immediate action to stop this that is going on across the country on violent crime. >> said deliberation alexander, former police chief of illinois, thanks to get your perspective, sir. thank you. >> tha...

Have risen sharply in large cities, up 20% in 2020. and up another 24% beginning to this year, lisa monaco told police chief those statistics are staggering and sobering and she also called it profoundly troubling and a bad trajectory. but the crime rate is down. and it is a bit of a nuanced story. president biden comment as will come, with the barrage of attacks from republicans to tie violence on progressive calls from police. even though most prominent democrats and a handful of quite a few p...

Committee to combat the siege if a bipartisan submission is doable in the senate. ♪♪ welcome to wednesday, it is "meet the press daily." im chuck todd on a very busy hump day for the white house and democrats. theyre dealing with the fallout, today, the president puts his focus on the issue of gun violence. democrats are struggling with both of those issues as well as democrats see an opportunity to seize a political advantage. to do anything substantive on the issue, they either need to g...

Issues that this court will weigh in on both this term and next. i mean, affordable care act, but also gun issues -- >> reporter: yes and abortion, as well. the big one. >> abortion, and this with affirmative action. and says you note with a 6-3 very strong conservative majority, lots of implications there. thank you so much. this morning two teenagers are in custody for their alleged involvement in a shooting at an atlanta mall on sunday. the shooting left a security guard in serious conditio...

Breakthrough if congress is able to reach a deal on background checks. other things like shannon was talking about that president biden wants, assault weapons ban, prohibition on high capacity ammunition, that does not have a realistic path in the senate. background checks, we are seeing glimmers of hope this might happen. one reason for optimism is that chris murphy and john cornyn have worked on gun issues before. a modest piece of legislation passed in 2017 with a lot of support to add report...

Thursday, March 11th, 2021 BELLEVUE, WA – Thanks to overwhelming public response, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is adding a third week to its national TV campaign to expose the threat posed to Second Amendment rights by H.R. 127, an egregious gun control measure introduced by Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. “We’re adding 48 more spots to reach millions more people with our 60-second TV message,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “W...

  Understanding how to clear malfunctions is an important part of firearms handling and ownership. Shooting when everything is functioning properly is great. But then, when something goes wrong, your day at the range suddenly gets more complicated. No need to stress, we’ll walk you through how to handle malfunctions in this “Tips and Tricks with Taylor.” Today’s topic: double feeds. WHAT IS A DOUBLE FEED AND HOW TO IDENTIFY IT   A double feed shown close-up. An "extra" round i...

Last week, a controversial gun bill ended up in a Utah legislative committee that usually debates energy and agriculture policies. One government accountability organization questioned why that was the case.