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In that area. but in terms of preventing incidents, we know that the one thing that works, is keeping guns out of the hands of people who might abuse them. i'm old enough, i was a prosecutor when we had a ban in place, on semi automatic weapons, the data suggest that that was successful. it reduced violence. all that was in effect, it was permitted to -- about a decade after went into effect. i warning to effect in 1994. there's no reason that we can't have another ban on semi automatic weapons. new zealand instituted something similar after the traumatic shooting in two mosques there, that le...

Incidents, we know that the one thing that works, is keeping guns out of the hands of people who might abuse them. i'm old enough, i was a prosecutor when we had a ban in place, on semi automatic weapons, the data suggest that that was successful. it reduced violence. all that was in effect, it was permitted to -- about a decade after went into effect. i warning to effect in 1994. there's no reason that we can't have another ban on semi automatic weapons. new zealand instituted something similar after the traumatic shooting in two mosques there, that led 51 people dead. but we don't have in th...

Even more chilling, the video published today shows heavily armed officers arresting two men. you can see in this video here, one man was forced out of his home only in his underwear, he walked out of the front door to face officers on the scene holding semi automatic weapons and handguns. another man was handcuffed in his underwear by armed officers after being awoken from sleep. the two men in these videos, ronald miller and robert wood had their cases dismissed last year as was a third last month. state prosecutors plan to appeal those rulings. regardless of any of those cases will ultimate...

War as soon as possible. >> there are some very big news out of the state of illinois. the states democratic governor, jb pritzker signed a bill late into late last night banning the assault weapons in the nation's sixth largest state. that bill prohibits the sale delivery, and purchase of assaults out weapons and high capacity magazines. it also makes it illegal to own and use devices that increase the firing rate of semi automatic weapons. and it would require those who currently on these weapons to register them with the illinois state police. the new law comes six months after a shooting i...

The mcdonald's in downtown chicago -- nine people were shot, to killed. these were done with semi automatic weapons, or weapons that have been altered to make them essentially automatic weapons. and then of course the highland park shooting where there was an ar-style rifle used. so, that plus the fact that we had a very successful november election for democrats who are in favor of gun safety legislation, and so we were able to bring all that together here in early january. it's something very important we got it done. >> when you talk about the nra, they have already said that -- while the s...