, independents, call 202 7488002. Twitter,omment on or on facebook. Obama has frequently railed against congresss refusal to pass additional gun control curbres in an effort to Mass Shootings. Especially in the wake of the december 14 2012 massacre of 20 students, six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in newtown, connecticut. On thursday, he delivered remarks in which she feared from anger to incredulity as he described his amazement at a slew of horrific attacks had failed to spur a response from washington political establishment. Country isg how the willing to devote a more enormous resources to address other threats to human life ranging from terrorist strikes to unsafe bridges, obama questioned why there is a different response when it comes to guns. Heres a little the more the president. [video clip] president obama this is a Political Choice that we make. To allow this to happen every few months in america. We, collectively, are answerable for those families who lose their loved ones because of our interaction. In action. When americans are killed in mining disasters, work to make mines a safer. When americans are killed in floods and hurricanes, we make communities safer. When roads are unsafe, we fix them. Fatalities, we have seatbelt laws because we know it saves lives. That gun violence that ourifferent freedom and our constitution modest regulation weapon,e use a deadly when there are lawabiding gun owners all across the country who hunt and protect their families under such regulations, doesnt make sense. Oregon state recently tightened gun laws, the location of the latest deadly shooting. Host still, oregon does not prohibit the transfer possession of assault weapons, nor does it have a gun purchase waiting period. More than ever, the u. S. Is a patchwork of laws with the ghastly murder rampage at sandy hook element tree school in 2012 failing to produce the National Reform the guncontrol activists had hoped from a divided congress. Of thefront page washington times, is this article. The Community College debated guns, opted against armed guards. The Community College, the site of the latest shooting has grappled firsthand with the complex questions of gun violence, opting last year against having armed guards and developing plans to deal with an active shooter after a fatal incident at a nearby high school in 2006. Host we begin with dan in verona, new york on the democrat line. You are on washington journal. Caller thank you for letting me be the first collar. Yesterday afternoon, i was sad to see the president cannot in jump on this bandwagon rights,king away your my rights to defend myself. I will point this out again. On the there were people campus who were armed and trained to defend those students, this would have ended in a matter of seconds. Understand one thing. Unless there is a Police Officer standing right next to, the only person who can protect you, is you. This person was targeting christians. New ballgame,e folks. Im a registered democrat. But, the liberal mindset in this country has destroyed the moral fabric of our country. And its wrong. I want to see anybody get hurt. But the time has come that we ought to stand up and realize we have to defend ourselves. The politicians are not going to do it. The laws will not do it. The laws are supposed to be a deterrent. But generally notice the cops show up after the fact. I appreciate you letting me speak my mind, and i have kids in school, have kids in the military. I have family out there sending kids to school. Kids in your great schools, colleges, the next time it will be a shopping mall. They will go to these gun free zones and do whatever they want. Host that is dan in verona, new york. But as feed news shows a candlelight vigil in roseburg, oregon at uc see. Lawrence and st. Paul, minnesota. Ted koppel did a special in 2003 where they talked about the global gun business. Heres what i took away from it. 80 of the guns traded in this 20 is aboveal, the water, the legal part. We did with alcohol back in the 1920s, we band it and see if that will solve the problem. In fact, he created a criminal underworld and made instant citizens innocent citizens criminal. We need to educate children along the lines of gun safety early in their youth, middle school, high school, and quite frankly, we need to have a better moral compass in this country in terms of respecting other individuals. Peter, thanks for your time. Wayne is in shreveport, louisiana. Republican line. Caller i watched obama play politics yesterday on this guncontrol stuff. We have enough guncontrol bills regulate whocant has a brain and who aint. This stuff is going to happen, man. Some of the shootings, like that guy that shot his mom and took her guns, guncontrol law isnt going to stop it. You cant violate the Second Amendment because as obamas rhetoric goes, he wants to disarm america, just like he wants to shut down our energy and everything in this country. We are living under a dictatorship right now, man. All these murders going on in chicago, you dont hear nothing about that. They dont say a word about chicago. He brings up Something Like this. , we have a right to keep and bear arms in this country. We will be like germany in world war ii. Look what happened to the jews over there when they gave up their guns. History repeats itself, you know that. Mean, its a shame it happened, but you cant give up your freedom for maniac, you know . Host wayne, are you a gun owner . Caller i used to be. Anymorehave them because i had to get rid of them, but im in a member of the nra, the story about my guns is a long story. Thanks for calling in. This is from the gun violence gun violence 2015, so far this year, the number of incidents, 39,529, the number of 9956, 20,000uns, plus injured. In next call comes from tom maryland, in the suburbs. Democrat, you are on washington journal. I am sneaking to you from the perspective of Police Officers and what i want the public to know is that when you police, we are coming. We have to keep in mind is, when you dial 911, first, you have to make a call, which will take whatever amount of time. From when the call goes the call taker to a dispatcher, the police are handling multiple things at the same time when they are in a metropolitan area. That call finally gets out to to 10lice, it easily five minutes of gone past. This entire time, you are still at risk. And so you having to defend yourself is absolutely essential. Offduty, i carry have no issue with lawabiding citizens getting guns. Criminals do not care about laws. , making it the law illegal for lawabiding citizens to have firearms is the most ludicrous conclusion you could possibly come to. I support president obama on just about everything in most categories and situations. But i cannot agree with him based on his decisions as far as firearms. Mrs. A man who has many guns protecting him, just like the congressman has many guns protecting them. Host how long have you been a Police Officer . Caller i have been a Police Officer for four years. Host dear fellow Police Officers agree with your view on this . That lawabiding citizens should be allowed to carry . Caller most Police Officers have no issue with lawabiding citizens carrying guns, mainly because we dont have issues ofh the lawabiding citizens guns. We have issues with individuals who arent lawabiding citizens with guns. People who have stolen guns, people who are felons, people who commit crimes. You having a gun in your house, or if you decide to have you an adult making decisions they want to make a firearm and not saying carrying a firearm is for everyone, because it really isnt. Its not something you should have if you are to make that decision to defend yourself. It could put you at risk. Myts why i have given fiance pepper spray, because is not a good thing for her to carry, because for making that decision is not something i believe is within her capability, expect except under the most extreme circumstances. Or making itllegal more difficult for lawabiding ridiculous. Buy is i live in maryland right now. I went to purchase a firearm for myself that was more compact and i could have out of the way. Ofa Police Officer, because the way laws have been changed, even as a Police Officer, tobias firearm, i would have to spend close to 1000 for one handgun. That is utterly ridiculous. Host could you, if you wanted to, i want to legally illegally . Caller i would never buy a firearm illegally. Host could you . So, im sure if that was what my intention was, to not follow the laws of that nature, im sure its possible. But theres a right way to go about things. In the state of maryland theres a process i would have to go through to get a firearm, which i went through the process. When they explained to me the process, he i said you mean to tell me the firearm itself is 500, and i would have to pay 400 in taxesost and fees and various other things when i carry a firearm currently every single day. In every location that i go into. Host you know, in maryland and and the district of columbia, the laws are a lot different virginia, arent they . Caller yes, virginias gun laws are dramatically different. The district of columbia, a lot of their gun laws have gone back and forth in court and been struck down by various courts at different times. As an everchanging policy, they are just finally know getting clear on what you can actually carry in the district, very few have gotten that. Issues witht of being able to get firearms, im saying putting additional obstacles for lawabiding citizens to get firearms is not in the best interest of the public. Host thats the perspective of a Police Officer in maryland, heres the perspective of someone who lives in virginia, sam is calling in from manassas, virginia, on the republican line. Caller good morning. I want to have a decent approach to everything, i hope you dont cut me off. Basedeve this is all because lucifer, the falling angel has entered our society. In 1973, we had roe versus wade. After vietnam fell, and everything had been going to hell, let me say this also. In 2008 in california, people voted for same against samesex marriage and then samesex marriage was approved by some judge up there. Wererying to say is going against the scriptures. Nextad one thing after the since roe versus wade. And its going to get worse because there are more blessings in this country from god and i think was first running wild. Host bets from manassas, virginia. The organ congressional delegation all tweeted out reactions of course to what roseburg, oregon. We show you those as we take this next call from harry and brandywine, maryland on the democrat line. Caller yes, hello. Basically, i have an issue with these gun laws. The gun laws are so loose that the gun lobbyists are in control of these legislators. They control everything. Basically you have people who are dying by people who can own ors, dont have any medical psychological checks. Nobody is checking these people. You have to check these people before you put guns in their hands. Thats my problem with the whole issue. People are losing their lives with mental with guns in the hands of mental and sick people. Who is taking care of that . Who is stopping them . That is harry in brandywine, maryland. The oregonian in portland, oregon, heres their front page grief follows campus carnage. Paul in tampa, republican line. I am responding to the president for he gave their about you listed things the country does when things happen. When people have car accidents, we get seatbelts, when their floods, we do flood prevention. Hypocritical that he failed to mention two things he does nothing about. When Illegal Immigrants seem to kill people, he doesnt mention it here in not only that, he releases tens of thousands of them, criminal illegals back into our country, refuses to deport them, and he doesnt mention that. The other thing he does nothing about we know that muslims are coming into the country, and they are leaving and going in joining isis. He doesnt mention that. Why doesnt he do something about that . There are two things he does nothing about that he does nothing the board on his list. I wonder why . Hes so political about guns but hes not political about the two things he does nothing about it ignores. Host that is paul in tampa. The white house never misses a chance to politicize strategy, to divide americans. Because of partisan rant is what America Needs after an event like this. Heres a little bit more the president from yesterday. [video clip] president obama tonight, as those of us who are left to hug , our thinkinger about the families who are so fortunate. Id ask him American People to think about how they can get our government to change these laws. And to save lives. And to let young people grow up. And that will require a change of politics on this issue. It will require that the American People, individually, whether you are a democrat or republican or an independent when you decide to vote for are making a determination as to whether this cause of continuing death for innocent people should be a relevant factor in your decision. Problem,ink this is a you should expect your elected officials to reflect your views. Askuld particularly , who are gun owners using those guns properly, sport, forunt, for totecting their families think about whether your views are being properly represented by the organization that suggests it is speaking for you. Host on our facebook page, lets read a couple of quick comments. Through says why is the media so hesitant to mention his motive . The man who is targeting christians. When a white man speaks shoots of a church with a motive to kill blacks, its all over the news. Michelle says shooting a gun free zones, i know lets ban guns. And democrats wonder why no one takes them seriously. Senseless. The president is right. We have become numb by these Mass Shootings. 45 Mass Shootings in 2015 alone. Joey says that obama praised a muslim kid for bring a suitcase to school made up like a bomb. East orange, new jersey on the independent line. Go ahead. Caller good morning. What i would like to say this morning is simply that it is the hate in this country that causes the violence. The country was built on hate. The first people to come to this country other than the ones that were living here, the indigenous indians, killed people that were here for their land. The hate that is all over the television, movies, the violence , the hate of muslims, the disregard for muslims in their own country, the alcohol into their country. Not covering their head, thinking that its ok for women to walk around in bikinis all of that is what is causing the violence in this country. The fact that there are people in this country that think that this should be a predominantly and exclusively white country, and that no one should come here unless they are going to be practically a slave for the predominantly Majority Community in this country is wrong. This country was built on hate, we hear on television is hate, we see on television is hate. Demonize thoseto of other religions, those that look different, those that think differently, those that simply want to be equal to everyone else if we continue to think that the laws in this country, that our constitution which says that everyone is eagle is wrong, if you think that its ok to walk into a bar, drink, have your gun, and shoot it up if you think its ok to get on television or for trumped to get on television and talk about hate and then not see the repercussions of it then yes, theres a problem with education in this country. We forgot how to reason. We dont know how to reason. If we did, would show some respect, stop the violence, stop the hatred, and live in peace. East thats gladys in orange, new jersey. This is john in North Carolina from twitter. I cant imagine going to bed without a handgun within reach. I live in the country and the sheriff is only 30 minutes away. Steve is calling in from indianapolis. Caller yes. I agree with a lot of what obama said. We do need some sort of regulation. Goodobbyists do a really job of scaring people in this country. Saying were going to take your guns from you. Nobody will ever, ever take your guns from you. To sit and say there should be no regulation thats not right either. There has to be some intelligence in this country that we can come up with some solution. Unfortunately, in todays society, youre not going to stop someone crazy from walking in anywhere a restaurant, a school, any public facility public area we are all in danger, anything could happen at any time. But to sit back and the same guys its always republicans, obama, obama, obama he tried. Hes tried to do things. Sit and turn a blind eye you are politicizing it as well. Everyone the calls and today if it had been your loved one that got killed yesterday, you or any day, then what would you feel like . Host that is stephen indianapolis. Shington post, headline in avoidable tragedies. So far this you there eventually 94 mesh shooting incidents in which four more people are killed or injured by gunfire. Thats only 274 days into the year. Host sensible gun control laws, including ones backed by vast majority of americans, such as bringing gun show and internet gun sales and is a reasonable revelatory framework. Host paul, jasper, georgia, republican. Go ahead. Caller good morning. Is a noted forensic psychiatrist at the university of missouri who coauthored a paper on the mentally ill and firearms. Clearly set forth that the Mental Health community, physicians, are required as a matter of federal law on the books today to alert Law Enforcement of any individual, including their that would be a harm to themselves or others. And for Law Enforcement to then ascertained by investigation whether that individual has access to firearms. To take into custody this firearms and if they find them, and to have a responsible member of the family petition a court to have them released. We are not insensitive to whats happening here. Anymore than we are insensitive to the 20,000 deaths on american highways. The situation is not going to be resolved until someone follows the advice, like a professor at , whoni