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Judiciary Community Committee hearing on gun violence and an initial statement will be given by former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords who was shot two years ago in arizona. Her husband, mark kelly will testify and wayne lapierre, executive Vice President and ceo of the nra. [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] we have more than 200 people here today and hundreds more watching on our Committee Web cast. I expect everybody in this room to be respectful of t...

We have more than 200 people here today and hundreds more watching on our Committee Web cast. I expect everybody in this room to be respectful of the senators and the witnesses speaking about this very serious subject. I do not want applause for or against any position. The Capitol Police have been notified to remove any audience interference in an effort to have orderly conduct for that. That is a warning i give the many hearings. We will hear a lot of perspective on gun violence. I will give opening statements. But we have a former member of congress here, Gaby Giffords who will give a brief...

Student, and she marched in the inaugural parade last week. I can point to one gun store, one store in illinois that account for more than 20 of the crimes in chicago. Straw purchasers buy the gun there and they end up in the hands of criminals in the city of chicago. We have to put an end to this im going to ask a question to the panelists. Mr. Lapierre, i ran into some of your members in illinois and they tell me, you cannot get the Second Amendment. It is not just about hunting. It is not just about sports. It is not just about shooting targets. It is not just about defending ourselves from...

Gun ownership works and the nra has a long and proud history of doing exactly that. Our eddie eagle Child Safety Program has it out 25 million Young Children that if they see a gun, they should do four things. Stop, dont touch it, leave the area and call an adult. As a result of this and other private sector programs, fatal firearms accidents are at the lowest level in a hundred years. The nra has over 80,000 certified instructors who teach our military personnel, Law Enforcement officers, and hundreds of thousands of other american men and women how to safely use firearms. We do more and spen...

The coronavirus a National Emergency during a press conference at the white house rose garden where he and the officials around him and members of the private sector attempted to assure the public they had the situation under control and they were once again working furiously to address a testing shortage, which has left the public with an unclear picture of just how severe the threat really is. Basically it feels as if every week at the white house we get a new promise of improved, rampedup testing. But perhaps the bigger headline out of all of this for the average person watching, looking fo...