Dan Rather: You Need License, Training to Drive, You Should Need Same for Guns

LEMON Let s discuss ░░░░░░░░ Legendary news man Dan ░░░░░░░░ is here Dan always ░░░░░░░░ pleasure Good to see ░░░░░░░░ Thanks for appearing in ░░░░░░░░ program Here we go ░░░░░░░░ This is a uniquely ░░░░░░░░ situation Another mass shooting ░░░░░░░░ we doomed to repeat ░░░░░░░░ over and over and ░░░░░░░░ RATHER on camera Well ░░░░░░░░ of all Don thanks ░░░░░░░░ having me on By ░░░░░░░░ way congratulations on your ░░░░░░░░ book In answer to ░░░░░░░░ question look sooner or ░░░░░░░░ and I m convinced ░░░░░░░░ will come someday But ░░░░░░░░ or later common sense ░░░░░░░░ got to start prevailing ░░░░░░░░ there is no sign ░░░░░░░░ will at the moment ░░░░░░░░ have to understand that ░░░░░░░░ is happening right now ░░░░░░░░ the gun violence crisis ░░░░░░░░ similar to what s ░░░░░░░░ in some of the ░░░░░░░░ crises we are having ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic And that ░░░░░░░░ that any number of ░░░░░░░░ politicians are playing a ░░░░░░░░ game They want to ░░░░░░░░ the country divided on ░░░░░░░░ issues And for example ░░░░░░░░ Federal National Republican leadership ░░░░░░░░ its NRA allies has ░░░░░░░░ and continues to stoke ░░░░░░░░ and grievances as a ░░░░░░░░ of holding on to ░░░░░░░░ wield power And what ░░░░░░░░ note that a lot ░░░░░░░░ Democrats fall in line ░░░░░░░░ behind them Now everybody ░░░░░░░░ it s no secret ░░░░░░░░ a lot of this ░░░░░░░░ to do with sheer ░░░░░░░░ There s a lot ░░░░░░░░ money being made in ░░░░░░░░ sale of guns and ░░░░░░░░ A lot of money ░░░░░░░░ paid to lobbyist to ░░░░░░░░ politicians vote the way ░░░░░░░░ vote This is in ░░░░░░░░ to the country as ░░░░░░░░ whole That poll after ░░░░░░░░ shows a majority of ░░░░░░░░ a rather sizable majority ░░░░░░░░ Americans are in favor ░░░░░░░░ having say a delay ░░░░░░░░ when you can buy ░░░░░░░░ gun A three day ░░░░░░░░ or a two day ░░░░░░░░ Buy the gun today ░░░░░░░░ pick it up two ░░░░░░░░ three days later and ░░░░░░░░ with background checks This ░░░░░░░░ very popular But year ░░░░░░░░ year decade after decade ░░░░░░░░ doesn t get put ░░░░░░░░ law What is needed ░░░░░░░░ course is a what ░░░░░░░░ call a common sense ░░░░░░░░ If you can get ░░░░░░░░ politicians out of this ░░░░░░░░ m convinced that Americans ░░░░░░░░ good will on various ░░░░░░░░ of this issue would ░░░░░░░░ together for some common ░░░░░░░░ fingers Look you have ░░░░░░░░ have a driver s ░░░░░░░░ to drive a car ░░░░░░░░ have to be trained ░░░░░░░░ driving an automobile LEMON ░░░░░░░░ have to have insurance ░░░░░░░░ A seatbelt And you ░░░░░░░░ to have insurance LEMON ░░░░░░░░ RATHER I mean in ░░░░░░░░ we have And you ░░░░░░░░ we re getting the ░░░░░░░░ Don in this country ░░░░░░░░ even among our friends ░░░░░░░░ places like Australia and ░░░░░░░░ Zealand never mind in ░░░░░░░░ and Russia We re ░░░░░░░░ the reputation for a ░░░░░░░░ of people that can ░░░░░░░░ do anything We have ░░░░░░░░ terrible gun violence situation ░░░░░░░░ can t do we ░░░░░░░░ t do anything about ░░░░░░░░ We have a terrible ░░░░░░░░ and we have trouble ░░░░░░░░ our people even to ░░░░░░░░ a masks This is ░░░░░░░░ for the country far ░░░░░░░░ just any one issue ░░░░░░░░ as gun indecipherable LEMON ░░░░░░░░ agree I agree Listen ░░░░░░░░ Can we do anything ░░░░░░░░ Yeah You re right ░░░░░░░░ that Listen I just ░░░░░░░░ a couple of years ░░░░░░░░ I had to get ░░░░░░░░ driver s license re ░░░░░░░░ right And you periodically ░░░░░░░░ have to get your ░░░░░░░░ s license you got ░░░░░░░░ go back in you ░░░░░░░░ to do the test ░░░░░░░░ got to do whatever ░░░░░░░░ takes to get that ░░░░░░░░ s license renewed And ░░░░░░░░ know so we do ░░░░░░░░ to look at some ░░░░░░░░ gun legislation But again ░░░░░░░░ we have to stop ░░░░░░░░ at it through the ░░░░░░░░ that if someone that ░░░░░░░░ can t even be ░░░░░░░░ at just by saying ░░░░░░░░ want to look at ░░░░░░░░ it could possibly be ░░░░░░░░ That that means you ░░░░░░░░ taking you want to ░░░░░░░░ someone s all of ░░░░░░░░ guns away That is ░░░░░░░░ extremes that people go ░░░░░░░░ And we have to ░░░░░░░░ doing that Because it ░░░░░░░░ not productive or helpful ░░░░░░░░ anyone Dan I want ░░░░░░░░ move on because I ░░░░░░░░ to talk about something ░░░░░░░░ s very important That ░░░░░░░░ draw lots of comparisons ░░░░░░░░ the historic fight for ░░░░░░░░ rights and the path ░░░░░░░░ to curb gun deaths ░░░░░░░░ does that path look ░░░░░░░░ What do you mean ░░░░░░░░ that RATHER Well what ░░░░░░░░ mean by that you ░░░░░░░░ I m old enough ░░░░░░░░ to remember the early ░░░░░░░░ of the civil rights ░░░░░░░░ with Dr Martin Luther ░░░░░░░░ As you know I ░░░░░░░░ honored to cover Dr ░░░░░░░░ in the early 1960s ░░░░░░░░ for a long time ░░░░░░░░ the longest time everybody ░░░░░░░░ listen things aren t ░░░░░░░░ to change There are ░░░░░░░░ going to be any ░░░░░░░░ changes Particularly in the ░░░░░░░░ south when it comes ░░░░░░░░ a thing like voting ░░░░░░░░ for African Americans But ░░░░░░░░ know slowly painfully slowly ░░░░░░░░ determination of a lot ░░░░░░░░ people You know Martin ░░░░░░░░ King himself would say ░░░░░░░░ the heroes of the ░░░░░░░░ with the rank and ░░░░░░░░ people who turned out ░░░░░░░░ protests in the streets ░░░░░░░░ protests And you know ░░░░░░░░ the cause is just ░░░░░░░░ wants to preach about ░░░░░░░░ But if the cause ░░░░░░░░ just and enough people ░░░░░░░░ determined to have the ░░░░░░░░ prevail then progress can ░░░░░░░░ made That it can ░░░░░░░░ done with the gun ░░░░░░░░ And you ve touch ░░░░░░░░ something very important That ░░░░░░░░ that you don t ░░░░░░░░ with the extremes People ░░░░░░░░ own guns many of ░░░░░░░░ have to be assured ░░░░░░░░ is coming after their ░░░░░░░░ If they have a ░░░░░░░░ gun a hunting gun ░░░░░░░░ a practice gun nobody ░░░░░░░░ coming after their gun ░░░░░░░░ re talking about have ░░░░░░░░ few days delay and ░░░░░░░░ people pick up guns ░░░░░░░░ bought so you can ░░░░░░░░ a background check Just ░░░░░░░░ with one sweep step ░░░░░░░░ a time This is ░░░░░░░░ happened with the civil ░░░░░░░░ movement And while we ░░░░░░░░ still in progress with ░░░░░░░░ civil rights movement here ░░░░░░░░ the 21st century progress ░░░░░░░░ made during the 60s ░░░░░░░░ to late 60s into ░░░░░░░░ 70s It can be ░░░░░░░░ So you know people ░░░░░░░░ t lose heart about ░░░░░░░░ gun violence But it ░░░░░░░░ hard not to lose ░░░░░░░░ when we have these ░░░░░░░░ situations such as we ░░░░░░░░ had in Atlanta and ░░░░░░░░ these last few days ░░░░░░░░ Amen Thank you Dan ░░░░░░░░ Always a pleasure You ░░░░░░░░ well Thank you sir ░░░░░░░░ Thanks LEMON The former ░░░░░░░░ Lady Michelle Obama urging ░░░░░░░░ to support the sweeping ░░░░░░░░ voting rights bill to ░░░░░░░░ voting access nationwide.”