Obama are we really prepared to say that were powerless in the face of such carnage . That the politics are too hard. Cenk that is what he might be saying. Well have that discussion. There is also good news on politicians coming forward to say that theyre going to do something. Then were going to talk about Mental Health, and there is a mother speaking out speaking out as well, regarding her own kid. Im liza long, i am the mother of a mentally ill son. I wonder some day will i be that mom . Cenk thats a powerful story. Then of course we have the idiots on the right. I wish to god she had an gun in her office locked up when she heard gunfire she then she wouldnt have had to lunge with nothing. Cenk what an unbelievable fool. All right, its go time. [ music ] [ music ] obama in the face of un unconsciencible evil, you look out for each other. The principle and School Psychologist who were killed after confronting the gunmen. The leaders in the building did what they needed to do, knowing that that gun shower gunfire was showering the hallways. Noah celebrateed his sixth birthday with his twin sister last month. She survived the shooting. Nothing is more poignant than the sixyearold girl who is who is the only survivor in her class. She laid there pretending she wasshewas dead. We dont carry the idea that every man woman and child can carry an assault weapon. Obama can we say that were doing enough to keep our children safe from harm . I dont have a specific agenda to announce to you. The wave just comes over you when you realize what happened. We will pull together. We will hold each other tightly. And we will. We will get this together again. Cenk its hard to keep it together every time i see those videos. Now you have to understand something, this is not an oneoff tragedy. You know it. Youve seen all the sikh temple shooting, the aurora, colorado, shooting Gabby Gifford and on and on. But what about the one that dont get attention. Some of the shootings since friday. This is in oklahoma, this is a little bit before the shooting in connecticut an 18yearold was plotting to attack his high school. He was going to lock the auditorium shoot all the kids and detonate bombs when the cops came in. Luckily someone tipped off the police and he was arrested ahead of time. In nevada you have a man who shot and killed his girlfriend and then committed suicideby gun. Now to a different city in nevada in las vegas a man shoots a Woman Working in the Excalibur Hotel and then shoots himself. Another case of gun violence. Then in birmingham, Alabama Police shot and killed an armed man who wounded and killed two hospital employees. And then another boy shot multiple times and he dies. We move to california city, california. Murdersuicide again a 76yearold kills a 51yearold woman and then himself. Then we go to charlotte, North Carolina a 21yearold male found dead from gunshot wounds. Were still on saturday. A threeyearold in oklahoma, accidently shoots and kills himself. This is what happens when you have guns in the house. You think oh, no that wouldnt happen to me until the threeyearold accidently kills him. Dont do it. In roy utah, still on saturday, a man shoots at wife and police. He shoots at his neighbors. They have to evacuate the whole area standoff after standoff. Shooting after shooting. Were still on saturday. In Newport Beach california, a man arrested for firing 50 shots and miraculously no one hurt. If these would have landed half the time it would have been an unbelievable tragedy just the next day. Were lucky he missed. Then in birmingham, Alabama Police shoot and kill suspect with an ak47thats two stories in alabama and two stories in nevada, and ive lost track of the stories in california. Were finally on sunday, in topeka kansas two Police Officers and killed in a shootout. One was a new Police Officer and the other had been in the armed forces. Now were back in california, a wellknown tattoo artist Erica Herrera found dead from multiple gunshot wounds. Do we have more . You know what, as i was doing this, there is probably more. It is endless. What is the common denominateor . Are all of these people mentally ill . Did they all play video games . Did they watch the wrong movie . Obviously the common denominator is guns. Let me show you a chart of assault from the u. S. And other countries from the 1960s on. How violent is this country . All the developed countries are down below. All those lines that are blue . See the red one at top were so far ahead of everybody in violence it is absolutely repull repulsive. To give a sense of the last 50 years. Out of the top 25 Mass Shootings, we have 15 of them. Were number one. When is it going to be enough . When we actually do something . All right Michael Moore had a tweet that i found to be interesting. Youll see these and then people will say hey, more guns are the answer. He said, if only the verse victim, adam lanzas mother, had been a gun owner she could have stopped this before it started. Of course thats ironic, and he means it to be ironic. She was a gun owner. He used her guns to kill her and then 26 other people, and then himself. She had 12 guns. What happened . Her mentally disturbed son got the guns, and in the end wound up with 28 dead. Having guns in the house doesnt help you. It gets you killed. Okay, i know, but gun enthusiasts, no, theyll have to hold onto it for the rest of theirs life. Its ridiculous. Michael moore used the shooters name. We havent shown his face here, and theres no way that you can avoid saying his name as you do all these stories right . But i want to deemphasize him. Because, one, its not about him. And in this case, i dont know what his demons were, and well discuss that later in the show. For some of these guys like dli klibold, we dont seen show streakers on tv because you dont want to with regard reward them, they did it to get attention. But we do story after story about these shooters, and we make them famous. I think we got to stop doing that. I think what we need to do is focus on the victims. Now, two of them are being buried today. Every one of these stories rips my guts out inside. Watch. The first of the funerals for the 26 innocent victims gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School began today. Noah posner was the youngest victim. Just last month he celebrated his sixth bird along with his twin sister. She was in a different classroom and survived the attack. Jack pinto also was laid to rest. His obituary said that he died in Sandy Hook Elementary School in the company of his many friends. Cenk one of the teachers, she hid the kids in her closet and took a bullet for them. She was 27 years old. Stop this madness. Im going to talk to michael shure. Hell have news in what the president is planning to do and whether were going to take action this time around. Cenk, the president himself is not delineated what hes going to do, nor do we expect him just today to wake up and say this is what our plan is, the white house jay carney was a little circumspect but understanding that there will be some action. The president last night though took to well it was the airwaves, but also to a gathering, an ecumenical gathering of Service Remembrance in newtown connecticut. Here is the president speaking first about his reflection of what happened there. Obama can we honestly say that were doing enough to keep our children all of them, safe from harm . Ive been reflecting on this the last few days. If were honest with ourselves the answer is no. Were not doing enough. We will have to change. Since i have been president this is the fourth time we have come together to comfort a grieving community torn apart by Mass Shootings. We cant tolerate this any more. These tragedies must end. And to end them they must change. Yeah, hes tolerated them for quite awhile, though. That guy has a lot of pretty words, and i dont know how much you and i agree or disagree, michael, ill do a whole other block on it. He never does anything. Hes an extraordinaryily weak politician. I would say that hes a good politician a weak legislator. Cenk thats what i mean in terms of policy. Listen, the country has not come together around Something Like this. You know, i thought Gabby Giffords would do this. I wasnt waking up saying when are we going to do something Gabby Giffords was shot. Cenk well, youre not the president. No, im not the president but i spoke to someone in the who said they have never seen anything like this. The president will have to lean on this. The congress will have to follow. Both have to work in concert. That has not happened. Im not making excuses for him. Ive been disappointed on guns. And im disappointed we have not talked about it during the collection, and here we are. Cenk he was given an f on gun control here is more from the president. Obama no single law, no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. That cant be an excuse for an action. In the coming weeks ill use whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens from Law Enforcement to Mental Health professionals to parents and educators in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this. Are we really prepared to say that were powerless in the face of such carnage . But the politics are too hard. Cenk thats what hes been saying for four years. He was saying that the politics are too hard. The Justice Department had weak ideas on how to do something and they didnt do it because they were scared about the politics. Im tired of his words. I got to be honest. So is everyone. 20 dead children are cause the president to be different. It is causing people who are rank and file members to a congressman who weve had on this show before, yarmuth from kentucky he said today that he was sorry for how little action he has taken in the past. Here is the yarmuth speaking today to a Community Center handing out cards for the homeless. I intend to be part of that action, and i promise my constituents the families of the bereaved in connecticut my own family and every american family, i will not be silent any longer. Cenk thats how you do it. John yarmuth i believe. That was an apology. He said, i should have done more. Thats what i want from the president , and i want action. One last quick question, do you think president obama actively pushes really hard for an assault weapon ban. I think hes going to. I think it will be multi ammunition gauges and magazines and i think it will be an assault weapons. Cenk right, i disagree. He will do some things he will not go for the assault weapons ban. I hope im wrong. He should do a hell of a lot more than that. Congress is waiting and theyre waiting for the president to lead. Cenk ive been waiting for four years. Were going to talk more about the australian examples which is amazing. Roland, one of our producers put this together. Every time we talk about gun control, this is what its about. Obama we gather here in memory of 20 beautiful children, shar lot Daniel Olivia josephine, ana. [ singing ] dy lan madeleine catherine chase, jesse james grace emmilie. She always had something kind to say about anybody. Jack, noah, caroline Jessica Benjamin alice god has called them all home. vo answer pour disaronno into a flute glass and top with prosecco. Brought to you by disaronno. Be originale. [ male announcer ] red lobsters crabfest ends soon. Hurry in and try five succulent entrees like our tender snow crab paired with savory garlic shrimp. Just 12. 99. Come into red lobster and sea food differently. And introducing 7 lunch choices for just 7. 99. Salads, sandwiches, and more. [ theme music ] so one of the questions now is whether the nra has been chastened by it. The whole gang is here, ana kasparian, michael shure, ben mankiewicz. So at least they have suspended their twitter accountwow. Theyre not on facebook any more. Apparently they feel a little embarrassed. And when meet the press asked 31 of the most pro gun rights senators to come on this sunday, none of them agreed to come on. Its nice to know that theyre slightly embarrassed at the fact that they have the wrong position, and their position led to a lot more people being killed. During the election the nra was not embarrassed at all. They ran ads like this against obama. In the debate obama slipped up and revealed his real plan. Part of it is seeing if we can get an assault weapons ban reintroduced. Obamas national gun ban would outlaw common rifles including rifles used by law abideing citizens for hunting target shooting and self defense, and obama even opened the door to a handgun ban the same obama who backed bans against handguns. Hes targeting gun owners. Defend freedom. Defeat obama. Cenk almost none that have was true. Back in illinois president obama was in favor of banning some guns but since then he has been absolutely terrible on gun control. In fact, he has bragged after the Gabby Gifford shooting how he has relaxed restrictions. Congratulations to him. What happened across the country . Panic. Not just about your kids but panic that we might never take action. The rush started after the mall shooting, but the massive lines formed just after hours Fridays School massacre in connecticut. Yesterday was the biggest day weve ever done in 20 years. Today well eclipse that. Local gun stores are so busy state gun law checks have people waiting up four hours. One man is buying a semi automatic rifle. He believes that his right to buy one soon will be going away. Theyve never right. Theyve been panicked, oh, theyre going to take away my guns. But this time he should. He should take away the assault rifles. I dont think he is going to, and what happens in november, two million background checks meaning two millionthats not true, more weapons. Two Million People might be buying weapons. Those 15 minute background checks sound thorough to me. Cenk that will cover it. Why this has been true of democratic president s at every level, why are you so concerned about appeasing the nra when you do nothing to offend the nra for four years theyre still going to run that ad. You would think at the very least, well back off this year. Or accuse you of what you are doing. You might as well stand up and fight because hes going to be accused as a fighter any way. Cenk they call him a socialist and then he does republican things any way. You get nothing for it. Lets bring in Michael Hastings with buzzfeed, Rolling Stone and hes our known notebook here on the young turks. Michael, any word from the nra . They seem to be hiding in a cave. It seems to they that me that theyre hiding this time of around because they cant make the usual argument, if everyone in was armedtheyre fiveyearolds. After the columbine shooting in 1999, the nra held its conference in denver and would not change the day. They had a lot of backlash against the nra. This time theyre much more careful about how theyre handling their Public Relations campaign. These tough guys in the nra who are always talking about their principles, where are they now defending them when theyre unpopular. If they really believe in these principles, its the most important time to defend them publicly is when theyre under attack and despite their unpopularity you still believe in them. Cenk thats a great point, michael. There is one guy fighting aggressively, mayor bloomberg in new york. Its time for the president i think, to stand up and lead and tell this country what we should do. Not go to congress and say what do you guys want to do . This should be his number one agenda. Hes the president of the United States. And if he does nothing during his second term, Something Like 48,000 americans will be killed with illegal guns. That is roughly the number of americans killed in the whole vietnam war. Cenk well, mayor bloomberg seems to be indisputablely right about that but nonetheless, im not sure that the congressmen will listen to him. Lets look at australia. Rebecca peters on the National Network on small arms, rebecca before we talk to you i want to show the audience a clip that explains what happens back in 1996 in australia. The 1996 transform gun control legislation in australia. Semiautomatic weapons were banned, 700,000 guns destroyed in a buy back scheme. We should be going to the americans and saying, look what we did. The president has the guts to get it done. But they wont do it because theyre worried about the gun control lobbyists and worried about the politics. Cenk rebecca, tell us what happened in australia after they had that very strict gun control . Well, in australia we had had a mass shooting about once a year for the previous couple of decades, and each time the politicians avoided the topic of fixing the gun laws even though it was clear that they needed to be fixed because they were a afraid of the gun lobby but there were 35 People Killed in one day, and by that time the public demand, the public outrage and discuss at our political leaders was so enormous that that was the moment that finally was the tipping point. The Prime Minister called together the states, and basically coordinated them to change their laws. The laws in australia are state laws as they mainly are in america, and the National Government does not have the power to make national laws. We needed the state laws to all change to be uniform at a very high standard. As a result of those changes has been that levels of gun deaths in australia are now half of what they were before, and weve not had a mass shooting in all of that time in the last 16 years. So the laws are a resounding success. Yet, australia