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Evil is evil is evil. >> we have a lot of mental health problems in our country as do other countries. but this isnt a guns situation. this is a mental health problem at the highest level. its a very, very sad event. these are great people and a very, very sad event. but thats the way i view it. >> as you heard president trump there say this is a mental health problem, the source of this mass shooting in texas, he said, was a mental health problem. not a gun problem. but the president actually q...

Congress that he signed as president was a change in regulations specifically and only to make it easier for people whove been adjudicated mentally ill to obtain firearms. i mean, if the president believes that theres no gun problem here, the only issue here is a mentally ill person obtaining and then misusing a gun, well, this president took overt action as soon as he became president to make it easier for mentally ill people to get guns. so in terms of what, if anything, motivated this latest ...

This this country going down or being basically flat, 2015 and 2016, it is ticking upward. broad base. thats really something that is maybe for lawmakers a more worry some number than the individual horrific events as bad as they are. they may not tell us about the gun violence overall. the basic number does tell us something. that it is increasing. wolf? >> very significant. thanks very much for that. president trump said the mass shooting in texas that left 26 people dead does not represent a ...

Purely as a mental health problem, how can law enforcement even act on those threats then? is there anything that can be done? if its purely mental health related? >> well, look, there is a whole mental health community. you can talk to communities. you hope that their family members come forward. so long as we bifurcate sort of the mental health issue and the access to weapons, its almost impossible. >> you cant keep an eye on everybody who has a mental health problem or who presents a mental h...

We have a lot of mental health problems as do other countries, but this is not a gun situation. >> ben cardin is a democrat from maryland. a true tragedy in history. what do you think of the presidents assessment that its a mental health and not a gun problem. >> its good to be with you. this is no simple answer to gun violence. mental illness is part of it, but where i disagree with the president, gun safety would make a difference. we need to take steps and at least try to help protect our com...

Saying that i think that this is a mental health problem, not a gun problem is really what a lot of people are focusing on. >> yeah, they are. to some extent i guess we should always be focused on mental illness but other countries have mental illness, as well. i think you know all industrialized countries have issues with mental illness but they dont have gun violence at the rates that we have here in the united states, 15 to 20 times the death rate from gun violence in any other industrialized...

Space and provide the american military equipment to do that. that was yet again another point of agreement they seemed to share. kelly: stands by with me. we think we have john roberts again. john, are you there? kelly: you are having a little bit of trouble with your cell phone. lets see if we can muddle through this. whats your finding with the presidents first trip to say shah and japan? -- to asia and japan? reporter: let me focus in on the sutherland springs reaction. that was top of every...

Do you think the debate should move that people that have been moved and become activists should have a serious conversation about the second amendment instead of talking about the margin? >> this is why i raised it in the op ed. >> i think a lot of the conversation people have, lets get rid of the so-called assault rifles or this or that. our tinkers of the margins of our gun problem and at least we ought to open the conversation and say, is it really part of the constitution of liberty in the ...

The gun lobby, there isnt any simple answer but there are many small fixes that might make a big difference. universal background checks, restrictions on military-style weaponry, of which banning bump stocks would be a tiny first step. a ban on selling to people with a history of domestic violence or substance abuse. but first we have to stop the dodges and the diversions. when you consider americas stubborn inaction in the face of this continuing and preventable epidemic of gun violence, i some...

They are very good at doing is stopping legislation that, in their view would go too far. were talking about bump stocks. thats a tiny fraction of the gun problem in the united states but the nra has said heres a solution. well come forward and propose a change. now its interesting to note that despite my republican colleague here, her discussion of the hill and congress, what the nra is calling for is for the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms to go before congress. they know there will be...