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>> we need to come to grips with the idea that we are in the midst of the next world war. >> it's not a gun control issue. this is not about gun control. if you think the shooting in california is about gun control, then you don't understand what's going on in the world. it's about two people who have bought into an ideology that's just absolutely insane in nature and has to be combated. >> the solution to stop these mass shootings, is it gun control? is it mental health? >> mental health. and it's also really strength. we need strength. we have weak government. >> meanwhile, in the senate tod...

People on the government's terror watch list from purchasing firearms. the amendment needed 60 votes to pass. it did not get them. almost every republican voted against the measure to keep people on the terror watch list from buying firearms while almost every democrat supported it. joining me now, charlie pierce, writer at large for "esquire." charlie, there's a lot of reason people are skeptical of the terror watch list. there's been notorious examples of people like late senator ted kennedy appearing on the no-fly list and i think those concerns are all valid. it still strikes me the politi...

In this instance. >> it was a warning sign. the talk that's been going on for the past couple days is how did this individual actually get firearms. i think the important fact to remember is that under the gun control act, this individual was not prohibited from purchasing firearms. he wasn't a convicted felon. he was not an illegal alien. he was not dishonorably discharged from the military. nor was he found mentally defective by a court. therefore he was able to go into a gun store and buy a gun. >> let's talk about that. he bought the gun in virginia. and he didn't live in virginia. he was ...

The economic issues that continue to face the nation. it was also expected that he would make some brief mention of syria. then a man with a gun and a history of mental illness walked on to the naval facility, where he had recently started work as a civilian contractor and opened fire, killing 12 people and injuring several more. and so the president's planned remarks had to be preceded by what he called, quote, yet another mass shooting. thinking of syria for a moment, when roughly 60% of americans told their representatives in washington that they were opposed to a military strike, congress ...

Closer to 80 say they are in favor of background checks for ammunition purchases. keep in mind. right n right now the law says that criminals, drug addicts seriously ill people are barred from purchasing firearms. not only about who deserves a vote but what measures deserve a vote. the high capacity magazine p prohibition and school safety. so there has to be a strategy and we deserve to have a vote, people can vote against it. but the american people deserve a vote. and small minority should not