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I sure disappointment in that briefing. we heard a lot of thoughts and prayers and nothing about policy change. i'm here tonight as a pediatrician and a mom. i carry with me the anger of moms from all across this country. we are so fed up with a living in this hellscape that has been created by the gun lobby, creating the gun laws in this country. this tragedy and all tragedies we've seen day today in this country are preventable. they are the direct result of weak gun laws we have like in the state of texas. >> to secretary castro's point about representative jeff leech, the state representat...

Said he lives about a mile from that site in allen. if you go to jeff leach dot com, on his website, right there he has a huge banner that says, endorsed by the nra. how proud he is to have been endorsed by the nra. he was running last time for state representative. this is what we are dealing with in the state of texas, and other states, in congress. people who will stand up there and act like they really care, but those are empty words because they don't follow that up with action. >> yeah. that is exactly the sentiment that i've walked away from after watching that briefing. dr. anders, let...

Talked about the house district, state house district representative says he lives a mile from that site in allen. if you go to jeff which.com, on his website, right there he has a huge banner that says, endorsed by the nra. how proud he is to have been endorsed by the nra. he was running last time for state representative. this is what we are dealing with in the state of texas, in other states, in congress. people who will stand up there and act like they really care, but those are empty words because they don't follow that up with action. >> yet, that's exactly the sentiment that i walked aw...

We need real reforms. people and constituents aren't asking for us to -- they're asking for us to raise the age, to fight for universal background checks. to make sure that we are looking at making sure the legislature is looking at red flag laws. and to make sure the people who are an extreme threat, we can protect yourselves from. we also have to look at making sure that we get these guns off the street. most people want to say that guns aren't the issue, but they are the issue that we have to fight. they are the number one killer right now, of our children and family members. >> representat...

We appreciate that on the ground reporting. sit close if there is anything no that percolates in the hour. we'll come back to you. thank you. joining me now is democratic texas state representative, redub hours. she represents garland, texas, which is next door to allen. state representative, first i want to say that our hearts go out to the victims of this deadly shooting and their families. this is just an experience no family should have to have. have you spoken to any of the people who were impacted by this tragedy? >> thank you, simone. this is state representative reddit andrews bowers. ...