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Criminals. if you read the late james wilson, the nation's smartest criminologist, you will see that punishing violent criminals harshly is the key to public safety. so let's recap again in a very simple way. banning guns doesn't work. but limiting heavy weapons like assault rifles should be considered by the individual states. background checks on gun buyers should be mandatory. so should gun registration. but the situation will not get any better in chicago or anywhere else until gun crimes are federalized. by the way, new york state did pass a tough new gun law yesterday and it forbids publ...

Prison terms for chronic criminals. if you read the late james wilson, the nation's smartest criminologist, you will see that punishing violent criminals harshly is the key to public safety. so let's recap again in a very simple way. banning guns doesn't work. but limiting heavy weapons like assault rifles should be considered by the individual states. background checks on gun buyers should be mandatory. so should gun registration. but the situation will not get any better in chicago or anywhere else until gun crimes are federalized. by the way, new york state did pass a tough new gun law yest...

Station in venice, louisiana as we speak and that he got a briefing on air force one as he flew from washington to louisiana this morning. the weather there has been extremely windy today. so his helicopter tour that was planned is questionable at this point. regardless, he will get a briefing as you said there and talk to first responders on the gulf and then give a statement to reporters about what he has learned first hand from looking around and talking to officials there. at stake the economy, of course, of the region, the wet lands and environment and how much this entire effort, jamie, ...

Knowledge of that. it's something we have available to us. >> you earlier today said the national guard was federalized and therefore really wasn't available for some state issues, and you again, it sounds like you're saying the state guard exists in the statutes. would you support the idea of raising a volunteer state guard? >> anderson, let me frame the debate and make sure your viewers understand what i said. i made a benign statement yesterday picked up reaffirming the second amendment rights. we, here in oklahoma appreciate the second amendment rights. without it, our constitution is in d...

State. that's my position on this issue. >> i have to re-ask the question. do you support one way or the other, yes or no, the idea of some sort of armed state guard? >> i support our state guard that's in the oklahoma constitution. it's unquestionable like i support the military and the national guard. here is the problem. the national guard, when they are deployed, they are federalized. the governor has no authority over the national guard. when we send so many members out of this state to fight a war, the state of oklahoma, oftentimes is left vulnerable. we may have ice storms and tornadoes...