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It is? >> to call it a coincidence seems like a stretch. to say these incredibly from stances and then to immediately backpedal on them after having a meeting with the nra. and not a lot of a time. difference. its sketchy. >> chris: the nra says that what you are doing such as take away semi automatic weapons, you really want to take away peoples guns. heres one of your fellow students at parkland, kyle, talking during the march yesterday. >> they truly dont know what theyre marching for. they t...

>> remember when there was that march for life, the anti-abortion rally on the mall. he did that simulcast speech from the rose garden. and mike pence went in person to that event. the president was prescheduled to be out of town this weekend -- >> he set the schedule. >> that is truech but wh but ri he left for the golf course, they sent out the statement where he touts the two pezures that he signed into law in the omnibus spending bill. but those two measures were so modest all they do is rei...

Governor rick scott who is a strong supporter of the nra said it was important to balance individual rights with public safety in this law and he believes its an important first step to better protecting fortis children. >> will this bill make a huge investment and dramatically improve school safety in hopes of never seeing another tragedy like this again. will this bill provide more funding to treat the mentally ill? will it give far more tools to keep guns away from people who should not have ...

Douglas high school who told us about what it had been like that day trying to keep the kids in her class safe. since the shooting students from the high school have been leading a national movement for changes in gun law in their state, in florida, and across the country. well, today their state, state of florida, did do something. governor rick scott signed a new law with changes. the law will raise the age from buying a gun from 18 to 21. it will ban bump stocks, an accessory which allow semi...

The high school have been leading a national movement for changes in gun law in their state, in florida, and across the country. well, today their state, state of florida, did do something. governor rick scott signed a new law with changes. the law will raise the age from buying a gun from 18 to 21. it will ban bump stocks, an accessory which allow semi automatic weapons to fire more quickly. put more state funding toward mental health. and the law will probably put more guns in schools, making ...

One-fifth of the entire gun stock from the country. looking in america, ive lived here now for three years the problem you have is you got this whole debate about mental health checks, fine. but i think if you really want to arrest the rate of mass shootings, you got to do something directly about automatic and semi automatic weapons, because their ability to cause mass carnage within a few seconds is there and its transparent for us all to see. we saw it in australia once or twice before 1996 a...

Say on semi automatic weapons or something leak that. joining me the former prime minister of australia, president of the policy institute. welcome to the show. >> good to be on your program. >> it is easy for me to say all the different ways you did if australia cant happen, cant work here in the united states the biggest being our constitution. you dont have a right to bear arms if yours. we do. what do you believe is transferrable from what you guys went through to what were experiencing now?...

Of washington, d.c. its a press dent that says gun bans will never be -- >> thats nonsense, anti-tank weapons, why not a tactical nuke, its a nonsense, the only people who actually have a right to use or have been in possession of automatic and semi automatic weapons are members of our military. thats what theyre there for. i grew up in a farm in rural australia. we had lots of wild manimals. my foouts father used a rifle. frankly, were supposed to have the most dangerous, most poisonous critter...

Written in response to a revolution. you didnt have that same experience when your constitution was written. >> the british come back, you dont need a semi automatic to deal with it. things have rolled on. >> i dont think its the british we have to worry about. >> i understand the revolution, i am a student revolutionary war. number marks to you guys, because you won, they set up a convict colony in our part of the world. thats a byproduct. the bottom line is this, to think that you are now help...

With the sheriffs office, the nra, with the american culture i think there is blame to be placed. the president has an opportunity here to show leadership. i hope the president is watching right now because what he needs to do is not only make sure that people feel safe but also do something so that people can actually be safe. those are just common sense things like getting semi automatic weapons off the street. making it so if you are -- you have to be 25 to rent a car. you shouldnt be able to...