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Shield program, one that can be individually tailored to make our schools as safe as possible. Its time to throw an immediate blan ket of security around our children. About a third of our schools right now have Armed Security already because it works. And that number is growing every day. Right now state officials local authorities and School Districts in 50 states are considering their own plans to protect children in schools. In addition, we need to enforce the thousands of gun laws already on the books. Prosecuting criminals who misuse firearms works. Unfortunately, we see a dramatic colla...

Be bold, be courageous. Americans are counting on you. Thank you. Giffordss testimony was followed by an intense day of questioning including Patrick Leahy and dick durbin taking on the head of nra. Wayne la pierre. Should we have mandatory background checks at gun shows for the sales . If you are a dealer, thats already the law. Thats not my question. Im not trying to play games here. If you could, just answer my question. I do not believe the way the law is working now unfortunately that it does any good to extend the law to private sales in collectors. Worry all due respect that was not the...

It will be hard, but the time is now. You must act. Be bold, be courageous. Americans are counting on you. Thank you. Kelly, obviously that was a gripping way to start the hearing. Where do we go from there . It is rare you have something so emotionally and politically charged and have a witness like Gabby Gifford that is the panel can relate to so personally. That made today more compelling. Key issues, democrats and many of them are supporting the idea of universal background checks to expand how they would know the background mental history and that sort of thing. Also what to do about ammu...

Republican party are digging in. Well look at what president obama can and cant accomplish on gun staft at the top of the program. Plus does president obama want a deal on illegal immigrati immigration . Which would be huge on his legacy. Or does he want the issue hanging around so republicans get punished at the polls by latino voters. Well get some answers tonight. And it may be last call for the tea party. Consider this. Republicans with National Ambitions claim they want tome to stop being the stupid party. Conservatives are working with democrats on illegal immigration. And fox news parts...

Good evening. Im Michael Smerconish in tonight for chris matthews. Leading off, gun fight. The pictures alone were dramatic. Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords nearly killed by a bullet seated at the same witness table as the nras Wayne Lapierre. You must act. Be bold, be courageous. Americans are counting on you. As the rest of the country comes to the realization, something must be done to prevent gun violence. The nra and the allies in the Republican Party are digging in. Well look at what president obama can and cant accomplish on gun safety at the top of the program. Plus does presid...