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Are law enforcement. now i actually believe it's the lawmakers. things have to change in washington, d.c., tallahassee, and state capitals to make these changes. thank you. the broward sheriff's office, we received tips, numerous tips on this killer. some we answered by phone, some were out of state, some we went out there. our command staffer actually looking into some of these tips to make sure we did everything right. if we made a mistake, i'll act accordingly and deal with it. the person responsible is the agent or the detective or the person who received the tip and didn't exercise their ...

I want to see these headlines in the media more. we have to follow up on protocol and why are the states not complying with this law? >> so let's talk about red flags. the next question comes from jim gard. he's a math teacher. he had taught -- he had taught three of the victims and he has a question for sheriff israel. >> sheriff israel, as far as i know, the fbi would be the expert organization and would have the experience and know-how to take tips, conduct an investigation, and conclude whether to act or not to act on such tips. it seems as though the fbi certainly had enough cause to inve...

In miami to come here tonight to answer your questions. they declined. but their excuse that this is part of an ongoing investigation. but if you would address what you can about the red flags, not just the tips called into the fbi, but also the visits by the police to the shooter's house. how does that -- dana is talking about getting those red flags into some sort of system to prevent that person from being able to buy a firearm. how would that work? it obviously didn't in this case. how should it work? >> let's start out by saying, if we had this conversation two or three or four years ago,...

He was going to murder and kill them, i think would qualify under a florida state statute for you to baker act him. >> let me respond to that. first of all, we've talked about the broward sheriff's office and some other local agencies and the fbi getting tips and what have you. america, there's one person responsible for this act. that's the detestable, violent killer. he is responsible for this act. no other -- nobody else but him. there's three things we need to do in america to keep america safe. number one, we have to use through crime prevention, through environmental design. build school...

The broward sheriff's office, we received tips, numerous tips on this killer. some we answered by phone, some were out of state, some we went out there. our command staffer actually looking into some of these tips to make sure we did everything right. if we made a mistake, i'll act accordingly and deal with it. the person responsible is the agent or the detective or the person who received the tip and didn't exercise their due diligence and took it where they needed to be. all that being said, what i'm asking the lawmakers to give police all over this country is more power. in florida, we call...