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Ourselves to get to this point. state representative, your thoughts on that aspect of this in terms of where we are as a country. dr. andrews is saying that we are traumatized, and i wonder if for a lack of a better word, we are even thinking clearly as a country about this issue because we are so traumatized that we are finding ourselves in a state of paralysis to deal with this issue. >> yeah, i think we often forget that we are the only country in the world that allows this to happen. the uni...

Several law enforcement agencies are responding to a reported shooting at an Allen outlet mall Saturday afternoon.

Have 87% of americans saying that they want and can agree on universal background checks, and lawmakers are not getting -- republican lawmakers not getting it done, thats not a problem just with guns, its a problem of democracy, that a democracy is not functioning the way it should be. >> i totally agree, and if this is an issue that is that important to 87% of the american public, then they need to make the wish known at the bout box. if they dont have representatives that are carrying out thei...

Several law enforcement agencies are responding to a reported shooting at an Allen outlet mall Saturday afternoon.

Investigation. weve had tremendous local, county, and state, and federal support. we appreciate that. i will turn it over to congressman keith self. >> thank you, chief. first and foremost, we need to keep the families impacted by this tragedy in our prayers. we will never know how many lives were saved by the swift actions of our first responders. what we do know is that we owe a debt of gratitude to first responders that ran toward the gunfire and acted swiftly to neutralize the threat. i will...

I sure disappointment in that briefing. we heard a lot of thoughts and prayers and nothing about policy change. im here tonight as a pediatrician and a mom. i carry with me the anger of moms from all across this country. we are so fed up with a living in this hellscape that has been created by the gun lobby, creating the gun laws in this country. this tragedy and all tragedies weve seen day today in this country are preventable. they are the direct result of weak gun laws we have like in the sta...

Said he lives about a mile from that site in allen. if you go to jeff leach dot com, on his website, right there he has a huge banner that says, endorsed by the nra. how proud he is to have been endorsed by the nra. he was running last time for state representative. this is what we are dealing with in the state of texas, and other states, in congress. people who will stand up there and act like they really care, but those are empty words because they dont follow that up with action. >> yeah. tha...

Talked about the house district, state house district representative says he lives a mile from that site in allen. if you go to jeff which.com, on his website, right there he has a huge banner that says, endorsed by the nra. how proud he is to have been endorsed by the nra. he was running last time for state representative. this is what we are dealing with in the state of texas, in other states, in congress. people who will stand up there and act like they really care, but those are empty words ...

We need real reforms. people and constituents arent asking for us to -- theyre asking for us to raise the age, to fight for universal background checks. to make sure that we are looking at making sure the legislature is looking at red flag laws. and to make sure the people who are an extreme threat, we can protect yourselves from. we also have to look at making sure that we get these guns off the street. most people want to say that guns arent the issue, but they are the issue that we have to fi...

We appreciate that on the ground reporting. sit close if there is anything no that percolates in the hour. well come back to you. thank you. joining me now is democratic texas state representative, redub hours. she represents garland, texas, which is next door to allen. state representative, first i want to say that our hearts go out to the victims of this deadly shooting and their families. this is just an experience no family should have to have. have you spoken to any of the people who were i...