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That analysis _ take any action. thank you for that analysis and _ take any action. thank you for that analysis and more - take any action. thank you for that analysis and more detail. j we can speak to robyn thomas, the executive director of the giffords law center to prevent gun violence. thank you forjoining us here on the bbc i was just asking our correspondent in washington if she felt this time round is any different to perhaps the last time we saw a president an appeal like that, barack obama? she is correct that part of the challenge that we continue to face is the republicans in trans...

In which, the poet and activist visits Ground Zero of an unfolding grassroots movement that has escaped the attention of mainstream media

How do you rationalize that, tezlyn? >> well, i rationalize it that people got tired of hearing a vision. they want to see action. you know, anybody can talk about what you're going to do but, see, when it came to the reality of what was actually done, people were over it. you know, we see that as we look across the states, like we've mentioned several times with all of the legislative seats that were lost. you know, this grassroot movement that republicans have been able to successfully implement came from the ground up. and so although he gave a good speech, a great vision, when it came down...

Were hoping for tahrir square moment in syria and work for grassroot movement. with time as a result of the intensification of repression, libyan model was unfolding. and -- skoe basically by the end of august, we have seen the biggest demonstrations yet. hundreds of thousands of people inself val cities, base you cannily triggered the regime to roll in tanks and in those cities. and as a result of that, people start to discussing what now and what can we do to tahrir square is not going to work because the army is not letting go of the regime and not talking their backs on the family. that ba...

Has to restrict this taking of private property, these restrictions which are so horrible that they absolutely take all economic value out of property. this has to start with a grassroot movement of people who tell their legislators that they've had enough of this. 43 states adopted laws to restrict the taking that went on in connecticut. new york has not. new york is the worst state in the nation. there are other states that are just as bad. virginia, for example, has some horrible things going on. and it has to stop. the only way to do it would be for legislation. we're seeing it. we're also...