now it s time for the last word with jonathan capehart in for lawrence. good evening my friend. hey, good evening alex. great to see you, have a great weekend. you too. america, republicans are gaslighting you. it s only april, but america has already had 17 mass shootings. republicans want you to believe that most people aren t bothered by mass slaughter with military grade weapons. republicans want to believe that most people feel the solution is to arm more people in more places. republicans want you to believe that most people would think it s cute, not crazy, to give guns to a toddler. little miss adi, who was almost two, they have brought us so much joy. now adi, who you know, soon will need them, i want to reassure you, she already has a shotgun and she already has a rifle. and she s got a little pony name sparkles to, so the girl is set up. only 1% of americans are members of the nra, but the nra controls 100% of the republican agenda on guns. here s tenness
people would think it s cute, not crazy, to give guns to a toddler. little miss adi, who was almost two, they have brought us so much joy. now adi, who you know, soon will need them, i want to reassure you, she already has a shotgun and she already has a rifle. and she s got a little pony name sparkles to, so the girl is set up. only 1% of americans are members of the nra, but the nra controls 100% of the republican agenda on guns. here s tennessee congressman andy ogles, 2021 christmas card. he represents the district where three and nine-year-old children and three adults were killed at the covenant school in nashville last month. congressman ogles deleted the photo of his social media, but not before defending the photo after the mass shooting at a nashville elementary school. here s what americans actually think about anti gun violence member according to new fox poll. 87% of voters support background checks for guns. 81% of voters support improving and the enforcem
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