it is notable where you are seeing so much gun imagery. john avlon with a reality check. you know the onion headline, right, no way to prevent this as the only nation where this regularly happens. it cuts to the heart of our bloody american exceptionalism when it comes to guns. how did we get here? well, we don t blink at the fact that we had more mass shootings than days so far this year, where the mass shooting last night at a hospital in tulsa, which killed at least four people, is the 20th mass shooting in america since the slaughter of 19 school kids in uvalde, texas, just over one week ago. this isn t about the second amendment, it is not about self-defense and it isn t going to be fixed by thoughts and prayers. we all know on some level the stalemate is because of our politics and culture, gun politics, gun culture. take a look at our political ads. because they have been increasingly gone gun nuts. this is a frog in a boiling pot of water problem. the ads are local, so it can
so while lawmakers remain divided on capitol hill the fact remains that an overwhelming majority of americans support at least some gun control measures. so why hasn t congress acted? john avalon with our reality check. 19 children murdered in their classroom. look at their faces, say their names and know that we do not have to accept this as normal in america. thoughts and prayers are not enough. and it s not politicizing a tragedy to ask what we can do to make this heartbreak happen less. that s the least we can do in a self-governing society, right? because this is not inevitable. it s a choice. you know that onion headline they reprint after every major mass shooting, no way to present this says only nation where this regularly happening. that s the dark truth. after all, we live in a country where guns outnumber people. america has more guns per person than yemen which is almost eight years into a civil war, and all
joe biden is 14 points underwater on americans believing he has the mental sharpness to serve effectively. just 40% believe he has the mental sharpness to do the job, 54 percent do not. that is an impression that is very difficult to reverse. it will lead to a red tsunami in november midterms with republicans now up ten points and generic ballot. that is big time trouble. we are talking 70 seats being flipped and the republican party if that number holds. todd: what is so interesting to me about what you said, joe. look at the numbers. some people obviously having major buyers remorse right now. got to get your thoughts on this. this is a controversial topic if ever there has been one. a fema people to wear masks in the case of a nuclear event. not a joke. not an onion headline. here it is go to the basement or middle of the building. stay away from outer walls and maintain distance 6 feet between yourself and people who are not
weapons. that sounds reasonable. but they were cops. but they were cops. on duty, in uniform. they say hey, you re not welcome here. so i m about to get into that now with the chief of police from san francisco. and i ll leave you with this. i m going to quote bill maher. when your position sounds like it could be an onion headline, you have gone too far to wokeville. wokeville. we ll be back in a moment. lipton. stop chuggin . start sippin . [ marcia ] my dental health was not good. i had periodontal disease, and i just didn t feel well. but then i found clearchoice. [ forde ] replacing marcia s teeth with dental implants at clearchoice was going to afford her that permanent solution. [ marcia ] clearchoice dental implants gave me the ability to take on the world. i feel so much better, and i think that that is the key.
it might begin with cutting the feed if they re displeased. it also could begin with making life difficult for anyone up and down the ladder of the nbc hierarchy. it just feels half-assed to be. either they re deserving of the boycotts and athletes don t go, or don t even play this card. you know i love having you here. make sure you vote at smerconish.com on this survaive question. okay. you know i live on the internet. reach out, continue to reach out via social media, and i ll report back as to what you re saying as the program progresses. ahead, controversy over, listen to this, bob, over a restaurant denying service to three people who sat down with weapons. that sounds reasonable. but they were cops. but they were cops. on duty, in uniform. they say hey, you re not welcome here. so i m about to get into that now with the chief of police from san francisco. and i ll leave you with this. i m going to quote bill maher. when your position sounds like it could be an