Reid to Michigan A.G.: We Have a Big Platform But We’re Utterly Powerless ... We’re at the Mercy of Gun Lobbyists and Gun Manufacturers

REID You know it ░░░░░░░░ amazing that you know ░░░░░░░░ have as attorney general ░░░░░░░░ power law enforcement power ░░░░░░░░ yet here you are ░░░░░░░░ myself who has a ░░░░░░░░ big platform on cable ░░░░░░░░ and both of us ░░░░░░░░ moms and your kids ░░░░░░░░ a little younger than ░░░░░░░░ it sounds like are ░░░░░░░░ powerless You as somebody ░░░░░░░░ all of that power ░░░░░░░░ we are as mothers ░░░░░░░░ all the fathers and ░░░░░░░░ and everyone out there ░░░░░░░░ completely at the mercy ░░░░░░░░ the gun lobby We ░░░░░░░░ at the mercy of ░░░░░░░░ manufacturers who have the ░░░░░░░░ to put guns in ░░░░░░░░ hands even of little ░░░░░░░░ In Virginia it was ░░░░░░░░ little like 6 or ░░░░░░░░ year old I wonder ░░░░░░░░ how you process that ░░░░░░░░ somebody who has law ░░░░░░░░ power but can do ░░░░░░░░ to make them stand ░░░░░░░░ and stop putting more ░░░░░░░░ into the hands of ░░░░░░░░ wants one whatever their ░░░░░░░░ NESSEL You know I ░░░░░░░░ that I m a ░░░░░░░░ aggressive prosecutor when it ░░░░░░░░ to assaultive crimes but ░░░░░░░░ can t enforce laws ░░░░░░░░ don t exist And ░░░░░░░░ s why one of ░░░░░░░░ things that the students ░░░░░░░░ Michigan State University did ░░░░░░░░ of course having to ░░░░░░░░ know go through this ░░░░░░░░ horrific set of circumstances ░░░░░░░░ night is that they ░░░░░░░░ something else last November ░░░░░░░░ voted They came out ░░░░░░░░ incredibly large numbers and ░░░░░░░░ know what they did ░░░░░░░░ told our government that ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ to take this anymore ░░░░░░░░ they voted for a ░░░░░░░░ who ran on a ░░░░░░░░ of protecting them and ░░░░░░░░ gun violence protection laws ░░░░░░░░ for the first time ░░░░░░░░ 40 years we flipped ░░░░░░░░ state legislature for Democratic ░░░░░░░░ in both the House ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate who ░░░░░░░░ to do the same ░░░░░░░░ So you know what ░░░░░░░░ are do something in ░░░░░░░░ state And right now ░░░░░░░░ can tell you that ░░░░░░░░ state senators and our ░░░░░░░░ representatives are working on ░░░░░░░░ as we speak and ░░░░░░░░ think that we re ░░░░░░░░ to see them passed ░░░░░░░░ through our state legislature ░░░░░░░░ then signed by the ░░░░░░░░ The question will be ░░░░░░░░ it be enough to ░░░░░░░░ people in our state ░░░░░░░░ this is a national ░░░░░░░░ that requires national solutions ░░░░░░░░ you don t get ░░░░░░░░ at the border of ░░░░░░░░ when you re driving ░░░░░░░░ the state of Michigan ░░░░░░░░ That s right And ░░░░░░░░ just want to point ░░░░░░░░ to our audience that ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General Nessel is ░░░░░░░░ about the laws that ░░░░░░░░ being passed in Michigan ░░░░░░░░ other states in 14 ░░░░░░░░ Republicans are going after ░░░░░░░░ like drag shows pushing ░░░░░░░░ transgender bills you know ░░░░░░░░ abortion bills So they ░░░░░░░░ legislate And I think ░░░░░░░░ is really important to ░░░░░░░░ They can legislate when ░░░░░░░░ want to So the ░░░░░░░░ that they think are ░░░░░░░░ they think they do ░░░░░░░░ on them And meanwhile ░░░░░░░░ the state of Missouri ░░░░░░░░ have representative named Pettitte ░░░░░░░░ sic calling out the ░░░░░░░░ of Missouri Republicans and ░░░░░░░░ is the quote Kids ░░░░░░░░ guns on the street ░░░░░░░░ in a park is ░░░░░░░░ matter of individual freedom ░░░░░░░░ personal responsibility Kids seeing ░░░░░░░░ drag queen read a ░░░░░░░░ s book or sing ░░░░░░░░ song is a danger ░░░░░░░░ government must ban Asking ░░░░░░░░ I have that right ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General Nessel that ░░░░░░░░ the priority of Republicans ░░░░░░░░ now drag shows to ░░░░░░░░ kids not protecting kids ░░░░░░░░ getting slaughtered in school ░░░░░░░░ in college NESSEL Yeah ░░░░░░░░ mean it s done ░░░░░░░░ distract us from the ░░░░░░░░ issues Because they don ░░░░░░░░ want to face the ░░░░░░░░ lobby they don t ░░░░░░░░ to face the NRA ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ gun manufacturers and they ░░░░░░░░ t want to face ░░░░░░░░ that they have convinced ░░░░░░░░ that it s more ░░░░░░░░ to have the right ░░░░░░░░ own and to use ░░░░░░░░ deadly weapon than it ░░░░░░░░ to survive when you ░░░░░░░░ to college REID Yeah ░░░░░░░░ s sick And this ░░░░░░░░ the only country where ░░░░░░░░ happens There is no ░░░░░░░░ country that is putting ░░░░░░░░ with this for decades ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General Dana Nessel ░░░░░░░░ you.”