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I could have spoken -- i wished i could have asked the nra lady a question. i would ask her, how she can look in the mirror, considering the fact she has children, but maybe -- >> i'm sorry, what was that? >> i don't freaking know. >> the question is about nra money. >> number one, the position i hold on these issues is the position i held as i entered office in the city of west miami -- the answer to the question is that people buy into my agenda. and i do support the second amendment. and i also support the right of you and everyone here to be able to go to school and be safe. and i do suppo...

Our next question comes from first-year student, michelle lepido. she has a question for senator nelson. michelle? >> first, i want to start with, my school is not going to be just another statistic in the 18 shootings that happened this year. my school is going to be the last and the beginning of gun control. stoneman douglas is strong and will be heard, because our kids and our staff did not die for nothing. they died for change and they died for each other. their deaths will not be taken in vain, but as a calling for the change, gun control and safety in america. they're watching us from he...

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 of all, when...

But an ak-47 and an ar-15 is not for hunting. it's for killing. [ applause ] >> 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

He has a question for senator rubio. [ applause ] >> senator rubio, i just listened to your opening, and thank you. i want to like you. here's the problem. and i'm a brutally honest person so i'm just going to say it up front. >> yes, sir. >> when i like you, you know it. when i'm pissed at you, you know it. your comments this week and those of our president have been pathetically weak. [ cheers and applause ] so you and i are now eye to eye. because i want to like you. look at me and tell me. guns were the factor in the hunting of our kids in this school this week. and look at me and tell me ...