a few months a go in response to too many tragedies, this country took up the cause of protecting more people from gun violence. a few minutes ago, a minority in the united states senate decided it wasn t worth it. when the legislation failed, that was as angry and as disappointed in our government and in congress as i have ever been i ve heard folks say the families lobbying for this legislation was somehow misplaced, a prop somebody called them. are they serious? do we really think that thousands of families whose lives have been shattered by gun violence don t have a right to weigh in on this issue?
i have heard folks say having the families of victims lobby for this legislation was so somehow misplaced. a prop somebody called them: emotional blackmail. some outlets said. are they serious? do we really think that thousands of families whose lives have been shattered by gun violence don t have a right to weigh in on this issue? do we think their emotions, their loss is not relevant to this debate? so all in all, this was a pretty shameful day for washington. megyn: joining me now alan colmes hosts the alan colmes show and ben ferguson hosts the ben ferguson show through the radio network. the president went on to accuse the nra of willfully lying in order to stop this bill from getting through.
i ve heard folks say that having the families of victims lobby for this legislation was somehow misplaced. a prop somebody called it. emotional blackmail some outlets said. are they serious? do we really think thousands of families whose lives have been shattered by gun violence don t have a right to weigh in on this issue? do we think their emotions and loss is not relevant to this debate? all in all this was a pretty shameful day for washington. this effort is not over. i want to make it clear to the american people we can still
giffords, the president blasted those senators. we had an obligation to try. and this legislation met that test. too many senators failed those. i ve heard folks saying the families of victims lobby for this legislation was somehow misplaced. a prop somebody called them. are they serious? do we really think that thousands of families whose lives have been shattered by gun violence don t have a right to weigh in on this issue? do we think their emotions, their loss is not relevant to this debate? so all in all, this was a pretty shameful day for washington. everybody talked about how we were going to change something
a. s, particularly junge ambitious das and don t tell me they don t have ambition, they want to be prominent in the the profession. they had to know. i mean if a young reporter can figure it out from afar. what jumped out at me, germany was one former prosecutor down there specifically and a retired judge have both said that way back when they thought this guy was a problem. geraldo: and let people go to death row. and my problem with all of that is that as you guys have been saying you make a great point it is not isolated like this guy is some whacko, the people have to know whether a dog can sniff under water and all the other examples. that surprises me. geraldo: is this intentional ignorance? absolutely. prosecutors often prey on the vulnerability of jurors. prop somebody up and say they are an expert and it is hard as a defense attorney to combat that. put someone up like this fellow