Attorney general Jeff Sessions were not introducing a bipartisan prison sentencing reform bill. Will talk about criminal Justice Reform and the role of prosecutors. President trump i want to speak now, directly to americas children, especially those that feel lost, alone, confused, or even scared. I want you to know that you are never alone and you never will be. You have people who care about you, who love you, and you will do anything at all to protect you. President trump yesterday speaking to the nation about the School Shooting in florida that left 17 dead and over a dozen injured. Good morning everyone, the flags in washington remain at halfstaff in memory of the victims and their families. The front pages of the news this morning centering on school safety, and that is where we begin our conversation with you. How to we keep schools safe . Parents and students, we want to hear from you. 202 7488000. Educators, 202 7488001. Aw enforcement, 202 7488002 all others, your line is 202 7488003. On can also go to twitter cspanwj or join the conversation on facebook. Lets listen to more from the president yesterday and what he plans to do, his administration, when it comes to Mental Health and school safety. [video clip] trump our administration is working closely with authorities to investigate the shooting and learn everything we can. We are committed to working with state and local leaders to help secure our schools and tackle the difficult issue of Mental Health. Later this month, i will be meeting with the nations governors and attorney generals , and we will make and making our schools and our children safe to will be our safer will be our top priority. Actually make that difference. In times of tragedy, the bonds that sustain us are those of family, faith, community, and country. Then bonds are stronger the forces of hatred and evil, and these bonds grow Even Stronger in the hours of our greatest need. Today,ys, but especially let us hold our loved ones close, let us pray for healing and for peace, and let us come together as one nation to wipe away the tears and strive for a much better tomorrow. President trump yesterday at the white house addressing the nation. ,he front page of usa today taking its toll. Schools at continued to shootings that schools continue to ponder our hallways. What is the best way to keep our schools safe in this country . , since sandytimes hook, more than over 400 people shot in 200 School Shootings. When a gunman kills 21stgraders and six adults with an Assault Rifle in 2012, it rattled newtown, connecticut, and reverberated across the world. Since then, there have been at least 230 nine School Shootings nationwide. In those episodes, 438 people were shot, 138 of whom were killed. Lets listen to floyd, in jonesville, virginia. Good morning to you. Caller good morning. Thank you for taking my call. The best way i see, there were two teachers, that i understand, that were killed in that shooting. If they had a gun to protect themselves with they could have stopped that right then. We need to find out which teachers is the best to carry a weapon and knows how to use it, and they are right there on the spot. They are right there when it was happening. Host there was a Security Guard on the property who had a gun, but could not get there. As far as you know, he did not engage the shooter. Caller right, but there were two teachers that was there. There was two of them, and if they had a gun, they could have put a stop to it really quick. They need teachers that know how to use a gun and not just any teacher, because not a lot of them know how to use a gun and do not want to. A lot of them believe in abortion and do not believe in rights. Physically, is that possible . If we take a look at this graphic of the wall street journal put together, the shooter entered the school at about 2 21, started at the first floor, and goes up to the second floor, where he shot another there, and goes up from to what looks like the fifth floor. Caller that is why you need teachers. Host im sorry, that was the fifth step. He entered the school and makes his way through the school. Caller that is why you need teachers with guns. Uns, they were trying to save their lives, save the kids lives, and if they had a gun, they could have stood up the gun he was shooting, as i understand, it only carries the and with a22, pistol, you can carry a. 45 or something. To train teachers, not just any teacher, but those that wants to be saving lives. Host all right, lets listen to fred, newbury, florida, a parent as well. What do you think . Caller yes, i am against the ar15. I am a veteran, and the simple fact is they can ban that 11. Ot banning all weapons they want to ban north korea of , if they justs ban that particular weapon, it seems to me that is the weapon of choice for people who want to commit these mass murders. Banning allh weapons, just the ar15s. I have used that weapon. Im a veteran. Host and what do you want people to know about that weapon . A hunting is not weapon, per se, it is an assault weapon issued by the military. Why it is not just a simple matter of banning that particular weapon. I do not know why the nra is against banning that weapon. That is a military weapon. Headline in the Washington Post. The ar15, a symbol of americas easily used and obtained. Randy, chicago heights. Good morning. Caller good morning. I would like to say nothing is this. To get done about something is going to get pushed in the closet and happen again, but i do have a solution to stop this. It is for every state it might cost a little bit of money but for every state to put an entry door, one or two into each there is ae vegetable. When you walk into the first door and get xrayed or whatever, you get some kind of scan. If you are clear of any kind of metal or guns or anything, the other doors will open, and you enter into the school. This is the only way. It might cost extra money, but every state could do this. Nothing is going to get done about this gun control, but if you spend a little money with these doors, i have seen these stores in stores , where the person gets trapped between these two doors, and cant get out until the police get there. That is the only way. But these doors on the school. Host and do you think the federal government should pay for that, taxpayers . Caller the federal government is not going to do nothing. They are not going to do nothing at all. Every state to protect their own schools. Host the wall street journal says the semi automatic rifle allows the user to fire rapidly and use highcapacity magazines. Four of the five deadliest Mass Shootings in modern u. S. History have taken place since 2012, and all four of those shooters used ar15 model rifles in their attacks, including Stephen Paddock in las vegas and adam lanza in newtown, connecticut. Mark in michigan. Good morning, you are a parent. Share your thoughts. How do we prevent these cool puddings School Shootings . Caller i am trying to figure out why cant the nra pony up ,nd pay into a Security Guard and you have a rifle and or ar shotgun Security System behind the person guarding the door. You have tasers throughout the School System, in case someone actually gets in. And you also, of course, since we have to allow the bible and the koran in our School Systems, help the public or citizens know that they are the children of love, and if they want to love, they become a new creature, that might determine this type of attitude that they do not see our government trying to pony up to. That is my point there. The nra pays for the Security System. Why not . Host don, in greenville, ohio, and educator. I believe the Public School system of ours is hurting right now. We have two a policeman within our School System here, and plus toing to teach the teachers defend themselves with guns. What i am saying is we might as well change the Public School system, which is hurting now, over to a military run School System. Simple as that. Dawn in ohio. Lets listen to representative robin kelly, on the floor yesterday, talking about shootings in the chicago area and whether or not congress will act. [video clip] mr. Speaker, i rise today because when this is a day that schoolchildrens should be thinking about baseball tryouts, prom, and college selections, they had used will again living the reality that a gun may strike them down at any moment. Today, 17 children will never again return to their school in florida. Casualties in americas 18th shooting in 44 days. Once again, parents and counselors have to bring the comfort and security that this congress refuses to offer. This weekend in chicago, a decorated police commander, paul bauer, was shot and killed. Another officer lost in a disturbing trend of Police Shootings that we have not addressed either. Teacher in that school asks when congress will do something . A student said the country needs to look in the mirror. He said we cannot get used to this. His cannot become the norm. Do you remember the terror you thatas grown men on baseball field . Imagine those young people in that school, in our neighborhoods, at home, in a park. Despite your words and your prayers, you have proven over and over you do not care about anyone but yourself and your contributions. It is sickening, and shame on you. On the floorelly yesterday. Take a look at the statistics the wall street journal put together in their paper this morning. These go back to 1990, these statistics, and they categorize Mass Shootings, where in the u. S. At least three people were killed or injured. Of those, 24, in 24 of those instances, the shooter had a relationship to the school, a and 23 a former student. These are the shootings by type of school. 22 have taken place in high schools, for in elementary, six in middle schools. By citye the shootings population. There are more happening in rural populations than urban populations in these Mass Shootings at schools. What is the best way to prevent School Shootings . Withis our conversation you this morning. Ed, winchester, virginia. Good morning. Caller thank you for taking my call. I have two comments i would like to make. First, i would like to address the ar15. I served in a combat unit in vietnam. I carried a cold m16 rifle. It shot a. 223 round, which is used in every ar today. I carried magazines that carried 20 rounds. I heard that the shooter yesterday had 20 rounds of magazines. That is exactly what i carried as a combat soldier indian on. T 18 years old in vietnam at 18 years old, i saw firsthand the devastation that a. 223 round can do to a human body. That was burned in my brain and will always be there. The ar15 has no purpose but to kill human beings. Are weak,cians spineless men. Paul ryan, marco rubio, marco rubio he got a check yesterday for his little speech on the senate floor. We need to outlaw this weapon, we need to do it now. Aboutliticians care more the grade they get from wayne lafayette and the nra than they do from the children then the children in this country. Putting in more guns, like the first caller suggested, we need to be training our teachers to be shooters . No thank you. I do not want my children or grandchildren going to a school where the teachers have to be armed to protect them. We need the ar15 outlawed. Mean, you heard marco rubio on the floor yesterday, it sounds like. When folks that argue someone is convinced that this is what they want to do, it is very hard for any law to stop them. The band ar15 and then what . Ok, if he had a 12 gauge semi automatic shotgun, he would have had five rounds and that done. In that gun. He would have had five shotgun rounds. He could not have done the devastation with a five shot magazine. He would have had to stop to reload that gun, which would have given unarmed teachers plenty of opportunity to subdue him. You do not hear about they walked in with a bold action 30 bold action rifle, everyone of these shootings, there is one commonality. They are. Commonality ar. In Virginia Legislature just this month, they had the opportunity to ban bump stocks in the state of virginia, and did not. The state of virginia is an open carry state, which means they lover a Second Amendment can carry his ar15 on his back in the state of virginia. Now, he can carry his ar on his back with a bump stock on it, which makes it a fully automatic rifle. What kind of people are we putting into office that allows this to happen . Again, they are spineless, weak men. The sooner we get women into duties elected off into these elected offices to start running the country sensibly, that will help. These politicians should have to walk through the crime scenes, pick up the children and put them in body bags. Stand in the more while their parents come in and look at their children with these holes in them. Believe me, as your first caller said, it is a pity point to be around a little bitty. 22 round. If you have ever seen the devastation from an ar15 bullet, it is not a. 22 round. It is devastating what it does to the human body, and every time i think of those little children at sandy hook, who at five years old had to face that, it is disgusting. And our politicians need to do something. Host tony, little town, colorado, a parent. What do you think . Myler thank you for taking call this morning. Your previous caller from virginia, i think he really describe this problem eloquently with the weapons and so forth. But i want to talk about a twostep solution. The first is our politicians today say this is a Mental Illness and an evil issue, people are evil or have Mental Illness, and that argument is absolutely taking us down the wrong path for a couple reasons. I do not believe we are anymore evil then we were 50 years ago. I do not believe that man has somehow gotten more evil today than we were then, and i do not believe we are more evil than our cousins in the u k or australia, and they do not have this. So saying it is evil and Mental Illness is not the problem. Is we puts problem these semi automatic weapons, large magazines, and just so your viewers know, right now there is legislation that is going to allow silencers onto weapons. Why would we possibly do that . That is the problem. We have turned this into a cultural issue. Turn this it will not be the legislation that gets passed by our congress and the next year or two, that is certainly not going to happen. This is a cultural issue. As fast as we saw gay rights change, almost overnight, what will happen is as these teenagers that are in these schools it is not the 15 that were shot in the 15 that were injured, it is the hundreds of students that have ptsd from each of these events or from the Movie Theater or from the las vegas shooting. These people are going to become voters, the millennials and the premillennials that are coming into voting age when they hit ing age in 10 dante years 10 years, these guns will be banned so fast that the nra is going to lose their power. Today, that is what is moving the needle, is the money that the nra infuses into these politicians. The millennials and premillennials will have nothing to do with this, and it will change almost overnight. To add to that, the Washington Post this morning, frontpage, has this headline. New critics emerged for the lack of action on guns, and it is the students. You have probably heard the interviews they did on msnbc and cnn, where one student said we are the children, you are the adults. How come youre not doing anything . We failed them. I am in the boomer generation, and we absolutely failed them, because we allowed it to become a cultural issue over protecting our Second Amendment rights. We have no right to carry an Assault Rifle. What is next . We have the right to have grenade launchers . I realize that is extreme, but there is another argument that says we have to arm people up, metal detectors, guards, teachers with guns. Their argument becomes the only way to stop a bad pablo with a gun is a good pablo with a gun. That is the extension of their argument, and it does not work. Host i will leave it there, and give viewers an update on where legislation stands in congress. After the las vegas shooting, which left 58 people dead last october, there appeared to be bipartisan agreement to take some kind of narrow legislative stocks,o ban bump and the sensory that can effectively turn a semi automatic rifle into a machine gun. Association rifle even appears to endorse restrictions. As attention faded, that influential organization and Republican Leaders changed or, bureau ofat the alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives would be best prepared to deal with the problem through existing regulation. Since then, Public Officials have publicly and privately indicated that they think they do not, in fact, have the authority to regulate v devices. With the official review still underway, that has effectively suspended the proposal. Allowing a lapse in the gunmen in Sutherland Springs to a by his weapon, despite a demented violence conviction. Proposal incentivizes state and federal agencies to report criminal offenses and other information to the National Instant criminal background check system. The house passed the measure last december, but only if it was attached to a dramatic expansion of the right to carry concealed firearms virtually anywhere in the country. That is a nonstarter in the senate, and the background check bill has yet to see a vote. None was planned. Esther cornyn took to the Senate Floor Thursday to urge its conside