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We've all seen the video. why did you choose to destroy your gun? >> so, over time i came to the conclusion that people don't really need semi automatic weapons. and also i was sort of starting to advocate against other people having them and realized it was hypocritical that i had one as well. i thought the best thing to do would be to get rid of it. >> before we go further we should also point out you have been personally affected by gun violence. do you mind sharing that? >> yeah. three standout examples for me would be first and foremost my brother committed suicide with a gun and that was...

Purchasing guns from private sellers or going to gun shows. the existing background check system is a joke and it is too easy for people to buy automatic and semi automatic weapons and i think what the students are saying is what most of the country is saying, it's time that congress did its job and started protecting the american people the way most other countries protect their people. >> lea: i want to get your reaction to what julian just said. enforcing what is in place isn't enough. your reaction. >> we have children who need to be rallying for their schools and asking for more security ...

>> what's the catalyst? >> the assault rifle. >> semi automatic weapons? >> semi automatic and assault rifles. nobody needs to own one. when they say they're using it for target practice, what are you targeting? it's no need. it's a power struggle for them to fire it off. it is everybody's god given right to defend themselves and have weapons but there are some weapons in this world that our children do not need access to. >> thank you for everything you did in helping those kids, ashley. i'm so who are sorry you had to go through that. i appreciate you standing next to me and using your voice...

Was driving to school with her children in the backseat the young mother was shot she's in the hospital with life-threatening injuries her son was also hit but he's going to be okay. things gets really frightening when the shooter goes to the school with a semi automatic weapons fires 30 rounds shoots through the walls and glass, as least one boy was injured, he's suspected to survive. very frightening situation. because the school quickly went under lock down many, many lives were saved. >> is there anything else we know about this shooter? >> we do know, don, that he does have a criminal rec...

Was able to purchase a firearm in the first place. he lied on his application, had a history of mental illness, and there were bureaucratic failures. rob: we determined all victims of the tragic shooting were kids, the oldest just 16 years old, 11 people recovering. senate democrats going full steam ahead introducing a major gun-control bill in the wake of that tragedy, the legislation would make it illegal to sell and manufacture 200 different types of semi automatic weapons and ban the sales of bumps stocks to make those semi automatics into automatic weapons as used in the las vegas massacr...