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Roof then went on to murder a total of nine people. the new bill expands that time frame to ten days. the fbi says between 2000 and 2017, there were 250 active shootings people. there were 2,217 people were wounded and killed. in 2017, alone, there were 30 active shooter incidents in the u.s. 138 people were killed and 591 were wounded. >> robin thomas is joining us now. robin, good to see you again. give me a sense of your reaction of these two bills being passed. we do not know where they stand in the senate yet. is this a big of a deal as we think it is, two anchors on tv that have not been...

Anything at all to work against us. so it's a bit of a protection racket. i want to introduce a couple of our guests. robin thomas, executive director of the giffords law center to prevent gun violence is, a position she's held since 2006. here on set with us is julian, a junior at stone man douglas. he spent that terrifying day hide anything a closet with his classmates. his friend joaquin oliver was one of the 17 victims. he had a funny nickname. i'm trying to remember it. it. >> was guac. >> you hid in a closet. i was just talking to one of your classmates earlier, julia. and i think people...

Guac's parents today. >> yeah. >> robin, help me characterize the nra for people who don't know what it is. the fact is it's more than just donations. >> absolutely. part of what the nra has done really well over the last few decades is to put the money into politics, which we know is what buys the votes for them and they also show up. they do have a very hard-core base that shows up to the local hearings and legislative hearings and they make their voices heard. they're a very kweeky wheel. part of what's so amazing about this moment is they'reliberrying the voices and energy to contend with ...

Boat, a scooter, a snowmobile, a drone, even cold medicine and puppies. all of those things need registration. you also have to get a license for hunting, fishing and, of course, marriage. >> some interesting stats in there. let's go to robin thomas, executive director of the gifford's law center to prevent gun violence. thanks for being with us. a new poll taken after last week's deadly rampage in parkland, florida, shows 77% of americans say congress is not doing enough to stop mass shootings. 62% say the same about president trump. could that, when coupled with the pressure coming from the ...

Has been in the senate before this shooting happened, now seems to have a little bit of momentum behind it. unfortunately, the fix nics act right now is attached to another terrible piece of legislation called a conceal carry reciprocity bill. at this moment, they're linked together. if there was support for fix nics, it'd be attached to a terrible, dangerous bill. the question of where the momentum is and where it might go, we've often found the best progress happens at the state level. after the horrible shooting at sandy hook elementary school, since then, over 200 laws have been passed at ...