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Make a difference. cop killings are up by 53%. and 43% of police officers killed by guns, more than 40% shouldn't have been in their hand, they were prohibited purchasers. so background checks will prevent vaevents like this from happening. we've talked about taking measures that will temporarily remove guns out of the hands of dangerous people. this could have been the case of the u.c. santa barbara shooting. >> let's listen a little bit to the press conference that law enforcement authorities are having right now about the shooting. let's listen in. >> in washington and indiana, we believe t...

Vetoed it. as you know last year senator heller from nevada voted against it. we hope both sandoval and heller reconsider this. there's plenty we don't know but some things we do know. in the 16 states that passed comprehensive background checks, cop killings by gun are 39% lower. that should tell us there is something we can do and do right now. that would prevent the loss of lives like we just saw in nevada. certainly when you hear -- we have to do something about the fact that when friends and family and law enforcement know that there are very, very bad warning signs that violence must occ...

Being, you know, killed at m.i.t., at a university, where students are is -- would engender a significant police response, given that we have just faced the boston marathon attacks, the fact we see so much activity is only because -- may only be because, let me make that clear, may only be because everyone is activated, as they should be, because there are key suspects on the loose. so, this reaction to a cop killing, if it's related to what we're watching right now, cop killings are a big deal still and police officers send a lot of resources to them, even if their underutilized. the fact the...

There is an element of american society cowardly and apathetic. kennedy genovese shouting in new york i'm getting killed and people looking out the window. epidemic of appear theat? apath? >> let me give you some stats. you have, this week, since monday, at least 11 cops shot just this week. you have an increase in cop killings of 40% last year. >> bill: last year up 40%? >> 40%. >> bill: you feel it's anger? frustration? >> i think it's this feeling that nobody really matters. people aren't real. get out of my way. video game. i can be famous have fortune. nothing matters anymore. >> bill: li...

There is an element of american society cowardly and apathetic. kennedy genovese shouting in new york i'm getting killed and people looking out the window. epidemic of appear theat? apath? >> let me give you some stats. you have, this week, since monday, at least 11 cops shot just this week. you have an increase in cop killings of 40% last year. >> bill: last year up 40%? >> 40%. >> bill: you feel it's anger? frustration? >> i think it's this feeling that nobody really matters. people aren't real. get out of my way. video game. i can be famous have fortune. nothing matters anymore. >> bill: li...