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Representative caldwell, how did you find out this was, you know, banned on facebook? >> yeah, absolutely, laura. we have been obviously running statewide over a year now and running multiple ads every day just run of the mill stuff. like this, like that. we post this mom and apple pie pro president trump, pro nra endorsement ad and gets flagged immediately. we do what it tells you to. appeal it. let us know why you don't think it should be flagged. we wait and wait. no response. here we are five weeks out from the primary, two million voters and we're losing time while they review it. it gets...

But thus far, there's no other problem with facebook today, right? >> no. they're running our ads now and have told us we shouldn't have anymore problems. but again, it just shows you where their mindset is at. why are guns automatically flagged? but you have things likes abortion. you can run an abortion ad. that would be -- >> laura: representative caldwell, we're out of time. we'll keep an eye on it. i have a feeling this isn't the last time we're going to be dealing with this. we'll be right back.

Safety and getting people in a position to defend themselves in my mind. >> sandra: and so much emotion still around this subject just a little over one week out from that shooting in your state. representative caldwell. thank you for coming on this morning. >> bill: 18 minutes before the hour. nancy pelosi top democrat in the house has dropped a whopper. is mowing the grass a better option than building a wall? what's that all about? context on her comments coming up. >> sandra: top democrat adam schiff says democrats' rebuttal memo could be released this week. is this the week? what's in it?...

Debate a law proposing an assault weapons ban with republicans winning out by 71 nays to 36 yays. almost all the lawmakers who voted against the measure, just to consider this, have an a-rating from the nra. >> the next step of someone with an assault rifle here in florida is going to be on them. it's going to be on them. it's going to be their fault that those people are dead. >> joining me, one of the florida state representatives who opposed that measure. republican matt caldwell. also with us democratic state senator kevin raider. i appreciate both of you. both of you are voices and standi...

Because no one on the campus is able to defend themselves. it's why you don't have this problem any other place. and why it seems to happen in places where people can't defend themselves. >> okay. senator raider, not trying to ignore you. >> you know representative caldwell has to defend why they didn't want to hear a motion to bring in one of the worst tragedies in florida history. and might i add, the reason after the orlando pulse shooting that killed 49 people in orlando, and after the fort lauderdale airport shooting. why we didn't do anything then and talking about it now because this ha...