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See what the perception was of the person at the time they used deadly force. if the jury agrees that he was acting reasonably in his mind when he thought he was going to suffer serious bodily injury, and it was reasonable for him to use deadly force, they will find him not guilty because of self-defense. if they disagree, he will be convicted of manslaughter. >> this case is so fascinating to people, and being so widely watched around the world in fact. and i talked to people in britain, theyre...

If the jury agrees that he was acting rsonably in his mind when he thought he was going to suffer serious bodily injury, and it was reasonable for him to use deadly force, they will find him not guilty because of self-defense. if they disagree, he will be convicted of manslaughter. >> this case is so fascinating to people, and being so widely watched around the world in fact. and i talked to people in britain, theyre gripped by it. it cuts to everything, doesnt it? it cuts to guns, to race, to s...

Sake, but they were worried about themselves. when they were requested to provide more information, they t didnt provide it. you know, i do want people to understand one thing. our law enforcement resources are very heavily taxed right now and theres no question, we need to increase the number of agents we have and this is just my opinion, in the fbi, in the secret service and in a number of other agencies. for example, like the atf. we talk about the gun problem in the country. i dont want to g...

The fight for gun legislation in this country has been long and hard, but now for the first time in a long time were on the brink of a major breakthrough. a group of senators have reached an agreement on a bipartisan bill that would make gun trafficking a federal crime for the first time. their proposal would crack down on straw purchases, people who buy firearms for individuals barred from owning one. it would also punish sellers who have reason to believe the gun would be used in a crime. this...

Going to talk about it, its a position that smart people shouldnt take. >> in the meantime, there does seem to be some movement on capitol hill on gun control. theres a bipartisan senate bill that would make gun trafficking a federal crime. at the same time thats going on, i dont know if youve seen it, congressman, but the nra is out with a new ad that specifically targets african-american youth. let me play a clip for you. >> its not a gun problem, its a culture problem, its a poverty problem, ...

Welfare as the result of the violence were incurring right now. >> your reaction? >> the reality is that in communities where there are precious few welfare people and people on welfare, young men with easy access to military assault weapons are going to movie theaters and schools and mowing down women and children. so you know what? the gun problem is universal irrespective of his opinion on the poor. >> thank you very much. im very grateful to all of you. coming up, the political ad you almo...

Awareness of the people within that agency of what they can do and how they can transform it. so it does matter, but it is from the perspective of a senate republican a pretty symbolic battle. so its going to be very interesting to see how senate republicans are reading the current lay of the land politically -- >> yeah. >> -- to see whether they really put up a fight. >> and of course in terms of how symbolic it is versus what a practical impact it will have, he has another job. hes a u.s. atto...

Politically -- >> yeah. >> -- to see whether they really put up a fight. >> and of course in terms of how symbolic it is versus what a practical impact it will have, he has another job. hes a u.s. attorney at home i think in minnesota, and he commutes in and out and tries to do both jobs sort of as full-time, part-time thing. so hopefully wed get him full-time. do you think that having some -- having the atf not be this sort of neutered agency, if president obama could sort of fully empower it, ...

In terms of the power they have, the latitude they have, the awareness of the people within that agency of what they can do and how they can transform it. so it does matter, but it is from the perspective of a senate republican a pretty symbolic battle. so its going to be very interesting to see how senate republicans are reading the current lay of the land politically -- >> yeah. >> -- to see whether they really put up a fight. >> and of course in terms of how symbolic it is versus what a pract...

Generation whose parents are immigrants korean, chinese, italian who dont speak any english. why are we doing this? >> bill: get a translator to tell them they have to pay the fine. we can do that. >> i think they should good it know english why have different standards for these people. >> bill: amnesty do whatever they want citizenship with no penalties or anything like that. not going to happen nor should it. ms. omara, first of all, lets take the talking points memo. reasonable, very well ar...