Jeh Johnson on Gun Violence: The Central Problem Is the Prevalence of Guns in America

BRENNAN And we want ░░░░░░░░ continue that conversation about ░░░░░░░░ of the national security ░░░░░░░░ including gun violence We ░░░░░░░░ going to do that ░░░░░░░░ with two former homeland ░░░░░░░░ chiefs I have got ░░░░░░░░ Johnson who served under ░░░░░░░░ President Obama He s ░░░░░░░░ Montclair New Jersey this ░░░░░░░░ And Michael Chertoff held ░░░░░░░░ job under former President ░░░░░░░░ W Bush He s ░░░░░░░░ home in Washington D ░░░░░░░░ Good morning to you ░░░░░░░░ gentlemen You just heard ░░░░░░░░ conversation Representative Clyburn says ░░░░░░░░ got to work together ░░░░░░░░ also said they can ░░░░░░░░ get anything done in ░░░░░░░░ Senate So where does ░░░░░░░░ leave us in the ░░░░░░░░ of three shootings Is ░░░░░░░░ legislation just not something ░░░░░░░░ should even be talking ░░░░░░░░ at this point Johnson ░░░░░░░░ Margaret I will start ░░░░░░░░ talk CHERTOFF Well I ░░░░░░░░ we could get some ░░░░░░░░ on assault weapons and ░░░░░░░░ would be helpful But ░░░░░░░░ no law is going ░░░░░░░░ deal with the problem ░░░░░░░░ As you pointed out ░░░░░░░░ have people who legally ░░░░░░░░ guns and then committed ░░░░░░░░ horrible acts BRENNAN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ So although legislation is ░░░░░░░░ of the solution another ░░░░░░░░ of the solution is ░░░░░░░░ with what is emerging ░░░░░░░░ be a almost a ░░░░░░░░ health crisis leading to ░░░░░░░░ acts BRENNAN Jeh sorry ░░░░░░░░ Johnson there I want ░░░░░░░░ to jump in I ░░░░░░░░ the it was a ░░░░░░░░ in Charlottesville Virginia It ░░░░░░░░ a handgun in Chesapeake ░░░░░░░░ It was an AR ░░░░░░░░ style in Colorado Springs ░░░░░░░░ is it the a ░░░░░░░░ crisis Is it a ░░░░░░░░ health crisis Which is ░░░░░░░░ Johnson Well first and ░░░░░░░░ Margaret I believe that ░░░░░░░░ problem the central problem ░░░░░░░░ common thread through all ░░░░░░░░ these incidents is the ░░░░░░░░ of guns in America ░░░░░░░░ individual circumstances of each ░░░░░░░░ tend to be a ░░░░░░░░ different The motive tends ░░░░░░░░ be different The location ░░░░░░░░ different The weapon is ░░░░░░░░ But the problem we ░░░░░░░░ in this country nationwide ░░░░░░░░ the prevalence of guns ░░░░░░░░ America I do not ░░░░░░░░ a second give up ░░░░░░░░ the possibility of further ░░░░░░░░ safety legislation We have ░░░░░░░░ get off this point ░░░░░░░░ view of the NRA ░░░░░░░░ if they give an ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ a mile We can ░░░░░░░░ guns in America consistent ░░░░░░░░ the Second Amendment consistent ░░░░░░░░ the constitutional right of ░░░░░░░░ responsible gun owner to ░░░░░░░░ a gun for hunting ░░░░░░░░ their own personal safety ░░░░░░░░ their family And Mike ░░░░░░░░ also right There s ░░░░░░░░ to do on the ░░░░░░░░ health front There s ░░░░░░░░ to do to raise ░░░░░░░░ among co workers families ░░░░░░░░ in school about the ░░░░░░░░ signs of someone heading ░░░░░░░░ violence so that the ░░░░░░░░ are undeniable at some ░░░░░░░░