Rep. Kihuen: We Need to Have a Discussion About Gun Violence Prevention in this Country

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Joining me ░░░░░░░░ is congressman Rubin keywin ░░░░░░░░ Nevada whose district includes ░░░░░░░░ Las Vegas Congressman on ░░░░░░░░ of everyone everyone is ░░░░░░░░ terribly sorry for what ░░░░░░░░ here Your brother works ░░░░░░░░ the casino What was ░░░░░░░░ first reaction last night ░░░░░░░░ you heard the news ░░░░░░░░ was having dinner getting ░░░░░░░░ to go to bed ░░░░░░░░ around 10 30 I ░░░░░░░░ the news of the ░░░░░░░░ The first thing I ░░░░░░░░ is call my brother ░░░░░░░░ him I wasn t ░░░░░░░░ back from him So ░░░░░░░░ started panicking And thankfully ░░░░░░░░ an hour later he ░░░░░░░░ back and said he ░░░░░░░░ fine He was not ░░░░░░░░ last night So I ░░░░░░░░ some good news But ░░░░░░░░ know 59 other families ░░░░░░░░ not get good news ░░░░░░░░ night So our thoughts ░░░░░░░░ prayers are with every ░░░░░░░░ one of those families ░░░░░░░░ the victims the first ░░░░░░░░ the police officers the ░░░░░░░░ the doctors everybody who ░░░░░░░░ right now as we ░░░░░░░░ working tirelessly to save ░░░░░░░░ You were at the ░░░░░░░░ at one of the ░░░░░░░░ today one of the ░░░░░░░░ centers What was the ░░░░░░░░ there like So I ░░░░░░░░ 3 00 3 30 ░░░░░░░░ the morning it was ░░░░░░░░ There was at that ░░░░░░░░ about 190 bodies there ░░░░░░░░ left and right Every ░░░░░░░░ hallway every single room ░░░░░░░░ single bed was occupied ░░░░░░░░ and doctors were all ░░░░░░░░ to help the multiple ░░░░░░░░ I can just imagine ░░░░░░░░ chaotic it was when ░░░░░░░░ bodies first start aid ░░░░░░░░ 190 bodies there And ░░░░░░░░ just got to say ░░░░░░░░ all the doctors and ░░░░░░░░ nurses and the paramedics ░░░░░░░░ police officers everybody who ░░░░░░░░ there at the hospital ░░░░░░░░ at the scene here ░░░░░░░░ just want to praise ░░░░░░░░ Because of them you ░░░░░░░░ a lot more people ░░░░░░░░ t die today The ░░░░░░░░ s declared state of ░░░░░░░░ You guys are looking ░░░░░░░░ additional medical capacity here ░░░░░░░░ just talked to Ali ░░░░░░░░ about that claim which ░░░░░░░░ t appear to be ░░░░░░░░ at all of ISIS ░░░░░░░░ credit The reason I ░░░░░░░░ it up is because ░░░░░░░░ could feel people wanting ░░░░░░░░ to be some meaning ░░░░░░░░ this some kind of ░░░░░░░░ political some sense I ░░░░░░░░ what do you make ░░░░░░░░ it What meaning do ░░░░░░░░ make as a member ░░░░░░░░ the United States Congress ░░░░░░░░ to go and vote ░░░░░░░░ national policy and think ░░░░░░░░ how to make this ░░░░░░░░ a safer more just ░░░░░░░░ KIHUEN Look right now ░░░░░░░░ main priorities obviously saving ░░░░░░░░ here That s why ░░░░░░░░ went to the hospital ░░░░░░░░ lend support to the ░░░░░░░░ and the first responders ░░░░░░░░ obviously we re going ░░░░░░░░ to have a discussion ░░░░░░░░ moving forward How do ░░░░░░░░ keep our country safe ░░░░░░░░ s have a discussion ░░░░░░░░ gun violence prevention in ░░░░░░░░ country You know this ░░░░░░░░ not happen How did ░░░░░░░░ gentleman get ahold of ░░░░░░░░ weapons How did this ░░░░░░░░ manage to take these ░░░░░░░░ up to a room ░░░░░░░░ are all questions that ░░░░░░░░ all have There is ░░░░░░░░ lot of confusion a ░░░░░░░░ of mixed emotions right ░░░░░░░░ But again it is ░░░░░░░░ responsibility as leaders of ░░░░░░░░ country to have that ░░░░░░░░ All right congressman kihuen ░░░░░░░░ appreciate your time Thank ░░░░░░░░ Chris.