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Majority of americans want background checks on gun sales. there's no excuse. and it's outrageous that people in congress don't have the guts to do what's necessary. >> do you have confidence that the only way in which to provoke change is through legislation? >> it's not -- there's not just one solution that we need, it's a variety of solutions. it's not just one. legislation has a role, education has a role, violence intervention programs have roles. flying today is much safer than it was 30 years ago but airplanes still crash.

Being that site of mass shootings is pretty remarkable. >> in had meantime, yeah, following that deadly moosz shooting in san jose president biden once again called for stricter gun control measures. he's done it so many times this year as president. how optimistic are you that congress can get it done at this point? there's something that's working behind the scenes right now. >> yeah, first off let's point out how much president biden had already done even in the first 100 days of his administration. he's stopping the proliferation of ghost guns. he's addressing community gun violence by cre...

Because, of course, we were inside much of 2020. and i know that you do see it as a public health issue. what can be done? >> you know, i'm heading into work in the er this weekend, alisyn. it's going to be a saturday night in the trauma rooms. i'm anticipating we are going to see a lot of assaults and gunshot wounds. we've seen a dramatic increase in the number of shootings over the last year. but there is so much that we can do to stop this. it is not inevitable and not something that just relies on laws being passed. there are great things like community-based violence intervention programs...

For a available for research. i will also increase funding for the atf to conduct enforcement and community-based violence intervention programs. i will ban guns at all schools and colleges. i will work with business leaders to encourage responsible sales practices and pressure of the gun industry to change. and i will do everything in my power to save lives. my agenda is not some johnny-come-lately list of borrowed ideas, this part of my life's work and i'm just telling you i will get this done whether i get elected or not. i have proven in new york that gun safety laws can be passed and that...

Country and taking input from all the people that we've met to create -- >> give me an example -- >> to create a comprehensive plan. >> give me an example of that, tyah, what have you learned from people as you traveled across the country and how is it, their feedback is, you know, among the elements that you want included in this proposal? >> definitely. so gun violence is about much more than just mass shootings. we learned that almost immediately after the shooting at our school happened, but i think that we didn't really absorb it until we met these people who from cities all around the co...