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A subaru. . there is just absolutely no reason why anyone would be carrying a military-style weapon. and so that is the reason why i would argue that there ought to be a ban on that particular type of weapon. >> well, if there can't be a ban maybe i'll be the one to bring those weapons into the country. listen to this story. that was democratic state senator leland yee of san francisco, in just one of his moves to push for stricter gun control laws in the country, something he feels very strongly about. now, mr. yee faces up to 20 years in prison, because of charges including firearms smuggl...

The availability of these particular kinds of weapons i want to do that. >> yes. democratic state snr sponsored gun control legislation today, the citizens committee for the right to keep and bear arms said, quoting here, if al gayings are true senator yee is easily the biggest hypocrite on gun control to walk the hauls in the capitol of sacramento, if not the united states nra called him a scrum bag. some democratic colleagues are saying he should resign from legislature. his attorney says he will plead not guilty if found guilty facing up to 0 years in prison. >> uncle leland. that is what t...

Meetings. what the white house is saying about the meeting with the pope and what the vatican is saying. why they don't match up. and san francisco state senator leland yee known for his avid gun control efforts. wait until you see what he's accused of taking bribes to buy. this is unbelievable. >> whatever i can do to prevent availability of the weapons, i want to do that. instead of mailing everyone my vacation photos, i'm saving a ton of time by posting them to my wall. oh, i like that one. it's so quick! it's just like my car insurance. i saved 15% in just 15 minutes. i saved more than tha...

>> whatever i can do to prevent the availability of these particular kinds of weapons, you know, i want to do that. >> yeah, the democratic state senator also sponsored gun control legislation and today the citizens committee for the right to keep and bear arms said quoting here, if these allegations are true senator yee is easily the biggest hypocrite to walk the halls of gun control, if not the united states, the nra simply called him a "scumbag." yee's attorney says he will plead not guilty, if he is found guilty he could spend 20 years in prison. >> uncle leland, that is what they call him...

Notorious san francisco gangster known as shrimp boy who operated out of chinatown and now faces eight criminal charges including trafficking in contra ban cigarettes. as for senator yee who represented most of san francisco, he's now free on $500,000 bond. his lawyer says he will plead not guilty to the seven criminal counts he now faces and, bill, he's due back in court on monday. bill: what's the reaction there in california, claudia? >> reporter: well, the reaction is one of shock really. although the democratic leader of the state senate has called on yee to resign immediately saying if h...