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used to be posse comitatus and the whack jobs into the far west that were into that. we have them here, too. i have had constituents come up to me and say why are you allowing black helicopters coming over our areas? and i say, well, we don t have them coming over our areas. probably when the president comes into town. but, i mean, this is the fear that they keep putting out there all the time. and i think by the way, i believe most americans aren t buying that. because, again, the polls are still showing that they feel that the nra leadership has become too radical in their thinking. i hope they see it that way. maybe that s the good sign. the silver lining could be they re so wacky and awful and indecent when they talk about the president s kids having bodyguards and they go that far into that ditch, maybe the american people will break three to one against them. thank you very much congresswoman carolyn mccarthy of new york and cynthia tucker. good to have you back. coming ....
He is also from connecticut and actually used to live about ten minutes from sandy hook elementary school. thank you both for joining me tonight. congresswoman mccarthy, i have to ask you since your career in politics began with this cause, what was it like for you to be at the only, the only presidential announcement in history of gun control initiatives being initiated and pushed by the president of the united states. well, i have to tell you there were times where i was about ready to break down and cry. to be in the audience with so many of the victims and to see so many of the different groups that i have worked with for years, and some new ones and to hear the president take a very, very strong stance. i m very proud of president obama and certainly vice president joe biden who has done so much work on bringing everybody together. i really you have worked on the hill. you know what it is like here. it is going to be a tough job ....
Julie, i will try very hard. the witnesses to history today as the president made his announcement included children, cabinet members, and a sadly large group of people who are united by tragedy. the living victims of gun violence, some who have lost family members. others who have been shot themselves and survived. joining me now, two people who were in the room with the president today, congresswoman mccarthy of new york, her husband was killed and her son injured in the massacre on long island railroad. and steven barton who was shot in the aurora massacre in july. he is also from connecticut and actually used to live about ten minutes from sandy hook elementary school. thank you both for joining me tonight. congresswoman mccarthy, i have to ask you since your career in politics began with this cause, what was it like for you to be at the only, the only ....
You still have, what is it eight shotgun pellets in your body from what happened in colorado? did you have a chance to speak to some of the families of the victims of the sandy hook tragedy? i did get a chance to speak with speak with several families. and you know, the heartbreak that they have endured and are enduring now, is really the heart of the debate. the lives of the children of this country, so many of them who are killed by gun violence every single day. so you know, it has only been a month since 20 young children were brutally murdered in connecticut. and you know, i really commend the president and vice president for acting so quickly on this issue that you know, has long required this sort of serious discussion. and i m glad that we re having it now. congresswoman mccarthy, there was a lot of talk say three ....
Connecticut. and you know, i really commend the president and vice president for acting so quickly on this issue that you know, has long required this sort of serious discussion. and i m glad that we re having it now. congresswoman mccarthy, there was a lot of talk say three weeks ago by pundits saying oh, well, you know they re going to wait until january. the momentum will go out of this issue by that time. it felt to me like there was an awful lot of momentum today. and it felt to me like something less than a month had gone by since joe biden went to work on this. you re absolutely right. and i have to tell you, i mean, the energy that was in that room. the attorney general came over to me and gave me a big hug and said, carolyn, this is all of your work finally coming to a place where we can get something done. so listen, it is not about me. it is about the victims. it is about the victims we hopefully can save. ....