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It's not enough to respond and grieve these things. we must actively work to fight and stop them because they're happening over and over again, and it is on us every time. >> bradley, thank you so much. i'm very sorry for what you and your family are enduring, and as a mother, i keep thinking about how i would even begin to answer the questions that your little one is asking. and i'm just so sorry that you're experiencing this and the world is seeing this yet again. thank you. >> thank you. >> it's on all of us, he just said. every time it happens, it's on all of us. well, next, former fbi e...

County police officer. he's in highland park. he's holding his head in utter shock and despair. i mean there have been 319 mass shootings just this year and 17 in the first four days of july. i mean you're talking about parade, bars, a hospital, a grocery store. i mean the violence, as i've talked about, it's like it's fundamentally altering how we live our lives. so i wonder from your perspective, paul, what needs to happen for that to no longer be the case? >> well, it was a hopeful first step, a small step, but the first time in almost 30 years that congress passed any kind of gun safety la...

Communities act is a very important first step. i think it's critical that we not only enact laws to prevent gun violence but make sure that we do everything we can that they are implemented. look, the red flag law is part of the safe communities act. look, that would have applied in this case, textbook case. this shooter in this case, his social media posts, his comments, his actions, he is a mass shooting suspect time bomb ready to explode, and no one reported it. no one raised a red flag. law enforcement, as you mentioned, laura, were called to his home twice in 2019, and he still was able ...

About the idea of if they're looking for a witness here and he is talking to investigators, what more are they asking about, and what else will they look at? is it social media? is it discussions with his family members? can they rely on his words alone? what would you look for? >> sure, they can rely on his statement, and i'm they've tried to take one from him. and that with other circumstances here, there's going to be video on fixed locations and video from the spectators at the parade. i think at the end, there's going to be an overwhelming amount of evidence here, not just of the premedit...

We need to look at the offenders. and the more we can look at offenders in this case and the mental health and using these red flags to prevent these is a very good first step. i'm not opposed to looking at curtailing assault rifles to those under 21, but it's an important conversation that needs to be had by republicans and democrats in washington. >> see, paul? i mean the idea of more reasonable republicans. alice stewart is a case in point on this very notion. but you spoke about implementation, both of you. everyone should be aware that highland park actually did try to implement their own...