Pelosi Answers a Question About Gun-Free Zones By Talking About Background Checks

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Thank you ░░░░░░░░ having me Leader Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ ve been talking about ░░░░░░░░ to pass as many ░░░░░░░░ or the laws in ░░░░░░░░ to save the most ░░░░░░░░ The very law that ░░░░░░░░ passed in order to ░░░░░░░░ my safety while I ░░░░░░░░ on my college campus ░░░░░░░░ in fact what guaranteed ░░░░░░░░ attacker an unmatched victim ░░░░░░░░ night he raped me ░░░░░░░░ gunpoint less than 50 ░░░░░░░░ away from the campus ░░░░░░░░ office on the same ░░░░░░░░ of the parking garage ░░░░░░░░ they park their cruisers ░░░░░░░░ so my question to ░░░░░░░░ is how does rendering ░░░░░░░░ as a law abiding ░░░░░░░░ protect anybody else from ░░░░░░░░ violent crime I m ░░░░░░░░ I missed the verb ░░░░░░░░ does limiting How does ░░░░░░░░ me defenseless me lining ░░░░░░░░ law abiding citizen by ░░░░░░░░ away my ability to ░░░░░░░░ myself in the manner ░░░░░░░░ which I believe I ░░░░░░░░ be able to choose ░░░░░░░░ where I want to ░░░░░░░░ does rendering me defenseless ░░░░░░░░ anybody else from a ░░░░░░░░ crime Pelosi Well let ░░░░░░░░ be a consolation to ░░░░░░░░ no one is advocating ░░░░░░░░ We re not talking ░░░░░░░░ taking guns away from ░░░░░░░░ What we re talking ░░░░░░░░ is to make sure ░░░░░░░░ people who have guns ░░░░░░░░ and that there are ░░░░░░░░ checks on that to ░░░░░░░░ other people from being ░░░░░░░░ harm s way No ░░░░░░░░ is questioning your right ░░░░░░░░ have a gun or ░░░░░░░░ limit your safety at ░░░░░░░░ not at all So ░░░░░░░░ that clarification because that ░░░░░░░░ part of the argument ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ away nobody s taking ░░░░░░░░ anybody s gun All ░░░░░░░░ re saying is you ░░░░░░░░ have a background check ░░░░░░░░ people responsible gun owners ░░░░░░░░ the hills of Arizona ░░░░░░░░ the duck blinds of ░░░░░░░░ all over say we ░░░░░░░░ all law abiding we ░░░░░░░░ many guns we have ░░░░░░░░ many guns as he ░░░░░░░░ but we have background ░░░░░░░░ If I may just ░░░░░░░░ up with that I ░░░░░░░░ what you re saying ░░░░░░░░ not wanting to take ░░░░░░░░ our firearms I didn ░░░░░░░░ have my firearm that ░░░░░░░░ because my university is ░░░░░░░░ gun free zone I ░░░░░░░░ asking about the gun ░░░░░░░░ zone Right just because ░░░░░░░░ don t have the ░░░░░░░░ I ll repeat the ░░░░░░░░ She s saying there ░░░░░░░░ a law that had ░░░░░░░░ gun free zone which ░░░░░░░░ seen as obviously a ░░░░░░░░ Amanda saying it worked ░░░░░░░░ reverse in her case ░░░░░░░░ she wasn t allowed ░░░░░░░░ carry the bad guys ░░░░░░░░ always get the guns ░░░░░░░░ they get them illegally ░░░░░░░░ don t worry about ░░░░░░░░ it the way a ░░░░░░░░ citizen would so they ░░░░░░░░ an advantage Should you ░░░░░░░░ creating laws that give ░░░░░░░░ to the wrong people ░░░░░░░░ you have had a ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely You would have ░░░░░░░░ carrying a gun Yes ░░░░░░░░ the time of my ░░░░░░░░ I had a concealed ░░░░░░░░ permit however being a ░░░░░░░░ abiding citizen I follow ░░░░░░░░ law and did not ░░░░░░░░ my firearm with me ░░░░░░░░ Look statistically Amanda was ░░░░░░░░ rare breed right That ░░░░░░░░ had a concealed carry ░░░░░░░░ and you could have ░░░░░░░░ in a position to ░░░░░░░░ a weapon but the ░░░░░░░░ kept you from doing ░░░░░░░░ and you followed the ░░░░░░░░ And the other person ░░░░░░░░ the law That s ░░░░░░░░ But in general most ░░░░░░░░ don t have concealed ░░░░░░░░ permits But the principle ░░░░░░░░ When you make it ░░░░░░░░ for someone like Amanda ░░░░░░░░ me to get a ░░░░░░░░ then you are making ░░░░░░░░ easier for bad guys ░░░░░░░░ they don t follow ░░░░░░░░ law Let me just ░░░░░░░░ back to what I ░░░░░░░░ We re talking about ░░░░░░░░ bill that would say ░░░░░░░░ have to have a ░░░░░░░░ check Right 72 hours ░░░░░░░░ s a very short ░░░░░░░░ check So I m ░░░░░░░░ making it harder for ░░░░░░░░ to have a gun ░░░░░░░░ we re just saying ░░░░░░░░ that you have to ░░░░░░░░ a background check That ░░░░░░░░ was on the campus ░░░░░░░░ a gun is a ░░░░░░░░ of that and they ░░░░░░░░ have had better protection ░░░░░░░░ you But people are ░░░░░░░░ trying to protect as ░░░░░░░░ people as possible Your ░░░░░░░░ is heartbreaking I sympathize ░░░░░░░░ you you re my ░░░░░░░░ s age so I ░░░░░░░░ myself in that kind ░░░░░░░░ a situation as a ░░░░░░░░ how I would feel ░░░░░░░░ that But it isn ░░░░░░░░ as horrible as the ░░░░░░░░ was we re trying ░░░░░░░░ protect stop as many ░░░░░░░░ incidences And the evidence ░░░░░░░░ clear that when we ░░░░░░░░ have the background checks ░░░░░░░░ all of this gun ░░░░░░░░ and Internet purchases and ░░░░░░░░ rest hundreds of thousands ░░░░░░░░ not a couple million ░░░░░░░░ were prevented from happening ░░░░░░░░ that saved lives All ░░░░░░░░ We need to take ░░░░░░░░ break.