Jim Himes: American People Need Hold ‘Their Representatives Accountable’ for Not Acting on Gun Control

>> All right That was ░░░░░░░░ congresswoman Gabrielle giffordss and ░░░░░░░░ husband mark Kelley yesterday ░░░░░░░░ on Congress to enact ░░░░░░░░ laws Joining us from ░░░░░░░░ Hill Jim Himes of ░░░░░░░░ You ve had some ░░░░░░░░ words about members of ░░░░░░░░ having blood on their ░░░░░░░░ if we can t ░░░░░░░░ something done here Having ░░░░░░░░ that there s still ░░░░░░░░ much to learn about ░░░░░░░░ happened in Las Vegas ░░░░░░░░ types of weapons used ░░░░░░░░ he got them where ░░░░░░░░ came from Should we ░░░░░░░░ until we know exactly ░░░░░░░░ we re talking about ░░░░░░░░ what s it going ░░░░░░░░ take Mika waiting is ░░░░░░░░ of the many tools ░░░░░░░░ the folks who would ░░░░░░░░ us do absolutely nothing ░░░░░░░░ gun safety employ They ░░░░░░░░ it s too soon ░░░░░░░░ s too soon to ░░░░░░░░ and act I don ░░░░░░░░ remember after 9 11 ░░░░░░░░ people flew airplanes have ░░░░░░░░ I don t remember ░░░░░░░░ what we need to ░░░░░░░░ is wait and not ░░░░░░░░ action On hurricanes we ░░░░░░░░ t wait and not ░░░░░░░░ action And it s ░░░░░░░░ like we need to ░░░░░░░░ a whole lot more ░░░░░░░░ we already know We ░░░░░░░░ in this buildings and ░░░░░░░░ is why I get ░░░░░░░░ angry at the United ░░░░░░░░ Congress I m standing ░░░░░░░░ the one building in ░░░░░░░░ where with one hour ░░░░░░░░ hard work we could ░░░░░░░░ a couple of bills ░░░░░░░░ could be consistent with ░░░░░░░░ Amendment rights and consistent ░░░░░░░░ what we re supposed ░░░░░░░░ do which is represent ░░░░░░░░ will of the people ░░░░░░░░ like universal background check ░░░░░░░░ the kind of weapons ░░░░░░░░ can have We could ░░░░░░░░ those bills today and ░░░░░░░░ would reduce the carnage ░░░░░░░░ night instead we stopped ░░░░░░░░ about sports and dinner ░░░░░░░░ had 20 seconds of ░░░░░░░░ We do nothing when ░░░░░░░░ could save lives Let ░░░░░░░░ ask After Newtown we ░░░░░░░░ this program talked for ░░░░░░░░ long time about the ░░░░░░░░ for expanded background checks ░░░░░░░░ about the need of ░░░░░░░░ the ability for people ░░░░░░░░ get ahold of assault ░░░░░░░░ weapons It seems in ░░░░░░░░ of these cases like ░░░░░░░░ instance background checks Background ░░░░░░░░ as muff as I ░░░░░░░░ them and 90 of ░░░░░░░░ support them wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ stopped what happened yesterday ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t have stopped ░░░░░░░░ happened in Newtown So ░░░░░░░░ do you say to ░░░░░░░░ political foes on this ░░░░░░░░ when you say you ░░░░░░░░ increased background checks but ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t have stopped ░░░░░░░░ Vegas or Newtown And ░░░░░░░░ I d say that ░░░░░░░░ be true and I ░░░░░░░░ say that s the ░░░░░░░░ tool that people use ░░░░░░░░ they try to stop ░░░░░░░░ action We will never ░░░░░░░░ gun violence in the ░░░░░░░░ any more than we ░░░░░░░░ stop any other kind ░░░░░░░░ violence in the country ░░░░░░░░ any more than Sweden ░░░░░░░░ Norway or great Britain ░░░░░░░░ stop gun violence If ░░░░░░░░ passed universal background check ░░░░░░░░ by some 90 of ░░░░░░░░ American people violence would ░░░░░░░░ down Las Vegas is ░░░░░░░░ fantastic example as the ░░░░░░░░ of thing that makes ░░░░░░░░ papers But as you ░░░░░░░░ every single day in ░░░░░░░░ country there are almost ░░░░░░░░ Las Vegas 90 people ░░░░░░░░ died two thirds of ░░░░░░░░ die because of decide ░░░░░░░░ there s a gun ░░░░░░░░ stored in the house ░░░░░░░░ could do something about ░░░░░░░░ Congressman we were just ░░░░░░░░ about Chicago and what ░░░░░░░░ happened in Chicago over ░░░░░░░░ past several years You ░░░░░░░░ also talk about mass ░░░░░░░░ In America there s ░░░░░░░░ a mass shooting every ░░░░░░░░ if you look at ░░░░░░░░ statistics It s wildly ░░░░░░░░ of control The question ░░░░░░░░ what legislation can we ░░░░░░░░ that will have a ░░░░░░░░ impact on that because ░░░░░░░░ look at Chicago Willie ░░░░░░░░ you brought up before ░░░░░░░░ has pretty stringent gun ░░░░░░░░ laws Yeah I get ░░░░░░░░ Joe Chicago is the ░░░░░░░░ thing we talk about ░░░░░░░░ the question is how ░░░░░░░░ we reduce this There ░░░░░░░░ no silver bullet here ░░░░░░░░ there are three or ░░░░░░░░ pieces of legislation that ░░░░░░░░ reduce the number of ░░░░░░░░ on the street that ░░░░░░░░ reduce the ability of ░░░░░░░░ with violent pasts to ░░░░░░░░ weapons Let s get ░░░░░░░░ law I happen to ░░░░░░░░ there are probably a ░░░░░░░░ dozen things we can ░░░░░░░░ that are consistent with ░░░░░░░░ Amendment rights What about ░░░░░░░░ and fewer firearms being ░░░░░░░░ and rented out by ░░░░░░░░ There are lots of ░░░░░░░░ we could go to ░░░░░░░░ our mortality more in ░░░░░░░░ with the rest of ░░░░░░░░ civilized world We re ░░░░░░░░ even interested in talking ░░░░░░░░ them because this particular ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t have solved ░░░░░░░░ problem or because Chicago ░░░░░░░░ a big problem The ░░░░░░░░ this building needs to ░░░░░░░░ and the people like ░░░░░░░░ need to answer is ░░░░░░░░ are things we could ░░░░░░░░ Why don t we ░░░░░░░░ them Totally agree It ░░░░░░░░ just past the top ░░░░░░░░ the hour right now ░░░░░░░░ re speaking with congressman ░░░░░░░░ Himes of Connecticut.