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Those are still in place. the idea that the nra can block any kind of gun control. and watching that, it seemed to be blame law enforcement for the shootings. it troubled me because of my brother. law enforcement officials are facing it he have day. >> im going to play something else. on rubios changing positions, what is your response? >> i think you will see other politicians move. this basic idea, a teenager, they cant drink alcohol but they can have an assault rifle. >> theyre talking about ...

You for that. second of all -- oh, i had a thing i was going to say. happens to the best of us. all right. dana loesch, i want to know that we will support your two children in the way that you will not. the shooter at our school obtained weapons that he used on us legally. do you believe that it should be harder to obtain the semi-automatic and weapons -- weapons, and the modifications for these weapons to make them fully automatic like bump stocks. >> well, first off, emma, i want to applaud y...

Past shootings weve had at schools. every one of them was done with some sort of semi automatic weapons. these weapons shunts be in the hands of these people. we need shouldnt a serious conversation about banning these types of weapons so they dont kill innocent children. >> when they find another tool what will we do? ban all the tools? >> what we know is the semi automatic was used in sandy hook and at stoneman douglas. this is about the safety of our children. its about our children. 17 died ...

>> right now it is 18 for semi automatic, but 21 for handguns. >> you have to be 25 to rent a car, but you can be 18 and buy would have of those guns? that makes no sense. and he has also talked about increasing the waiting period. there is a lot of things that they can do. i as floridian, i want these guns banned. but i dont think that is a realistic thing. ive never been a gun position. but this is just too much. it is too close to home. it was, you know -- 40 minutes from my house. this could...

To prevent school shootings. >> there is no longer a chance for you to just dismiss us, for you to ignore us and keep doing whatever it is you want to do while telling us that you want to be safe and you dont want anything like this to happen again, but not taking any action. >> cnns dianne gallagher joining me live from the state capitol tallahassee. what are the students asking for from lawmakers? >> reporter: you know, jake, it is a multilayered request. really demand if you will. but on the ...

Understand? you talk to big donors every single day. >> mm-hmm. >> what do they think about this issue? because money is what matters to politicians. and it seems when you talk about big money, its all about the nra and their contributions to these politicians. >> honestly, the dialogue has changed, about maybe five years ago, it would have been, oh, you know, i cant believe this gun ban, we need to support the nra, d da-da-da. its changed. the cling to the guns movement has kind of eroded over ...

Missouri. >> well, these are strange times. republican strategist noelle n p por is with me. >> the nra is active in a lot of races. i dont understand why, you know, anybody would not immediately move to get some sort of deep regulation or even a ban on the ar-15. the semi-automatic is a special case study, because i dont really feel the need for it. i understand the argument, i do, on gun rights, to have a gun to protect yourself or to have a gun to do sporting, clays or hunting. i understand t...

>> actually, it fixes -- >> hold on. hold on. youre speaking over each other. >> it fits background checks and it is the bipartisan bill that pat murphy, who is a very, very pro-gun control senator and john cornyn, who is a second amendment senator, are taking up in the senate. >> jack. hey, jack, just one second. you know that -- listen. after las vegas, after the hideous carnage there, it seemed that the simplest thing in the world would be to ban bump stocks from being purchased on the intern...

Quote, unquote. what are the chances of the assault weapon ban being reinstated? >> from all the lawmakers on capitol hill were speaking to and others there is very little optimism there wont be a step as dramatic as that or major new gun restrictions put in place. this is a politically explosive issue in the country and not something a lot of republicans will go along with. >> cruz only 19 years old. he is old enough to buy an ar-15 semi automatic but cant buy beer in that state. do you think t...

Wiping away tears. its got to be emotional and powerful. lets take a listen. [ applause ] >> since the time of the founding fathers and since they added the second amendment to the constitution, we do not understand why it should be harder to make plans with friends on weekends than it is to buy an automatic or semi-automatic weapon. in florida, to buy a gun you do not need a permit. you do not need a gun license. once you buy it, you do not need to register it. you do not need a permit to carry...