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>> i want to bring in gabriel edenbaum. he hid in a closet until the s.w.a.t. team arrived. gabriel has a question. >> why can a 19-year-old with mental health issues and other problems walk into a gun store and buy a gun and ammunition, when his mom called the cops on him 39 times? [ applause ] >> first of all, i can't imagine -- i can't imagine how terrifying that must have been for you. and you're right to ask the question. the fact is, in this case, this shooter, 39 times, law enforcement came to visit. there were disturbing, frightening social media postings. the fact is that what we need...

Ryan has a question for congressman deutch. ryan? [ cheers and applause ] >> congressman deutch, my name is ryan schachter. i'm a senior at marjory stoneman douglas high school. my brother alex was killed in the shooting last wednesday. i'm supposed to go back to school in the upcoming week. my friends and i are worried that we are going to be murdered in our classrooms. what reassurances can you give me and what specifically are you going to do to make sure we don't have this fear? >> first of all, i offer my heart if he would condolences. i'm sorry for your loss. and i understand why you fee...

Law that you support, there would still be 2,000 guns that were legal that could do the exact same thing. let's talk about what -- >> i know, but -- >> this is an important discussion because now you're seeing what the debate is about the assault weapons ban. and i just ask, will you ban -- are you in favor of banning any gun that can do what the ar-15 can do? yes or no? >> i am in favor, senator rubio, if you have a concern about -- let me just answer this question because it's important. >> it is. if that's the whole debate. >> and the answer to the question is, do i support banning weapons ...

I would expand further and tell you, there are so many other things we can do, certainly mental health. certainly the question is the sheriff had brought up about putting armed deputies. but when you get right down to it, the gun is what will do the killing. i'll just finally say this. i'm a native floridian. i grew up on a ranch. i've always had guns. i've hunted all my life. i still hunt with my son. but an ak-47 and an ar-15 is not for hunting. it's for killing. [ applause ]

Expired. but if there was a problem with the way it was written, if there were too many loopholes for people to get around it, let's bring up the assault weapons ban and close all those loopholes so we have a bill that keeps people safe. [ cheers and applause ] >> that's an excellent question, gabriel, and i want to answer that one even though it's not a debate. it's an excellent point, it's an issue i want people to understand what it's all about. i appreciate your words. being here tonight is not courage. courage is what you did and what you dies are doiguys are doing teachers and administra...