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Office gave financial incentives for the colt corporation to come to kissimmee to manufacture ar-15s, the same one that wreaked such havoc here, that you all are suffering so terribly from? and so it can in fact be defined, if you're very specific. and that's the bill that i am a co-sponsor of. >> thank you, senator. i want to bring in senior ryan deitch. he has a question for senator rubio. >> first i would just like to say to senator rubio, thank you so much for coming out here. i know especially everybody that i've been working with over the past week, we've just really wanted to reach out ...

And on that list, it also includes the ar-15. and did you know that the state of florida, the governor's office gave financial incentives for the colt corporation to come to kissimmee to manufacture ar-15s, the same one that wreaked such havoc here, that you all are suffering so terribly from? and so it can in fact be defined, if you're very specific. and that's the bill that i am a co-sponsor of. >> thank you, senator. i want to bring in senior ryan deitch. he has a question for senator rubio. >> first i would just like to say to senator rubio, thank you so much for coming out here. i know es...

Comes not from money, the influence comes from the millions of people that agree with the agenda. and millions of americans that support the nra and who support gun rights -- >> all right, senator -- >> guys. >> guys -- >> cameron is having a conversation with senator rubio. let's let them talk. >> i respect -- you can ask that question and i can tell you that people buy into my agenda. i will answer any questions you guys have about any policy -- >> guys, be quiet, be quiet! we're going to be here all night. >> and i think that ultimately, that is not our goal here. our goal here is to move f...

Deterrent, it's good, but if the weapon is a high caliber rapid fire assault weapon, it is hard to go into a fight against that if you've got just a handgun. that's not a fair fight. so get the assault weapons out. [ cheers and applause ] >> i want to bring in -- i want to bring in robert schentrup. robert lost his sister carmen in the shooting last week. she was 16. she was a national merit semifinalist. robert's question is for congressman deutch. robert? >> congressman deutch, today would have been carmen's 17th birthday. but sadly, we are having to celebrate her life instead of celebrating...

Might bring. my question is, if a majority of americans have long supported stricter gun control regulations but our elected officials who have supposed to represent the people have done nothing, does this mean that our democracy is broken? [ cheers and applause ] >> first of all, i'm so sorry, i'm so sorry for your loss. what you're doing here is celebrating her life. what you're doing in asking that question is honoring her memory. and let me answer -- let me be pretty straightforward about that. is our democracy broken? a little bit. a little bit, it is. and i'm going to tell you why. first...