Andy Parker: We Need to Kick the NRA to the Curb

CAMEROTA The massacre at ░░░░░░░░ high school behind me ░░░░░░░░ the wounds for so ░░░░░░░░ victims of gun violence ░░░░░░░░ s the case with ░░░░░░░░ next guest He lost ░░░░░░░░ daughter Allison a reporter ░░░░░░░░ Virginia when she and ░░░░░░░░ cameraman were gunned down ░░░░░░░░ live television This was ░░░░░░░░ 2015 Since then her ░░░░░░░░ has been an outspoken ░░░░░░░░ for gun control And ░░░░░░░░ parker joins us now ░░░░░░░░ it s so sad ░░░░░░░░ always have to see ░░░░░░░░ in these circumstances We ░░░░░░░░ of course remember the ░░░░░░░░ of Allison and that ░░░░░░░░ crime that played out ░░░░░░░░ TV And I know ░░░░░░░░ that we spoke to ░░░░░░░░ and you said you ░░░░░░░░ going to do whatever ░░░░░░░░ could to stop other ░░░░░░░░ from being victims of ░░░░░░░░ violence and being in ░░░░░░░░ situation So what s ░░░░░░░░ since Allison s death ░░░░░░░░ Alisyn yeah here we ░░░░░░░░ again My heart breaks ░░░░░░░░ these families that are ░░░░░░░░ sadly part of this ░░░░░░░░ club that nobody wants ░░░░░░░░ join But I think ░░░░░░░░ speak to your guests ░░░░░░░░ David Jolly and Jason ░░░░░░░░ about Republicans not doing ░░░░░░░░ they re absolutely right ░░░░░░░░ is something that I ░░░░░░░░ to the conclusion of ░░░░░░░░ that you re not ░░░░░░░░ to get republicans to ░░░░░░░░ the NRA You know ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t be a ░░░░░░░░ issue but it is ░░░░░░░░ trying to convince them ░░░░░░░░ consider any sensible gun ░░░░░░░░ is like talking to ░░░░░░░░ wall So what we ░░░░░░░░ to do as those ░░░░░░░░ gentlemen eloquently put we ░░░░░░░░ to get them out ░░░░░░░░ there and replace them ░░░░░░░░ people who will consider ░░░░░░░░ easy stuff that can ░░░░░░░░ done CAMEROTA So that ░░░░░░░░ your suggestion For people ░░░░░░░░ are listening who feel ░░░░░░░░ helpless and so hopeless ░░░░░░░░ suggestion is at the ░░░░░░░░ election vote people who ░░░░░░░░ t acted out Are ░░░░░░░░ any other steps that ░░░░░░░░ been taken since Alison ░░░░░░░░ death or since you ░░░░░░░░ been getting involved in ░░░░░░░░ that can be done ░░░░░░░░ even incrementally to stop ░░░░░░░░ violence from where you ░░░░░░░░ because now you have ░░░░░░░░ this PARKER Alisyn I ░░░░░░░░ I could say that ░░░░░░░░ are other steps that ░░░░░░░░ be taken but right ░░░░░░░░ we are hamstrung to ░░░░░░░░ and get anything done ░░░░░░░░ Congress and every Republican ░░░░░░░░ in this country Well ░░░░░░░░ with the exception of ░░░░░░░░ Collins But by and ░░░░░░░░ they re not going ░░░░░░░░ do anything Barbara and ░░░░░░░░ were in Richmond last ░░░░░░░░ testifying on an extreme ░░░░░░░░ protective order bill that ░░░░░░░░ have allowed law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ recognize a dangerous individual ░░░░░░░░ remove guns and this ░░░░░░░░ was just a temporary ░░░░░░░░ people sorted it out ░░░░░░░░ judge adjudicated the person ░░░░░░░░ said that this person ░░░░░░░░ fit to carry a ░░░░░░░░ or not And perhaps ░░░░░░░░ that law been in ░░░░░░░░ it would have saved ░░░░░░░░ Or it could have ░░░░░░░░ have prevented this tragedy ░░░░░░░░ happening in Florida When ░░░░░░░░ testified the chairman of ░░░░░░░░ committee said I m ░░░░░░░░ for your loss and ░░░░░░░░ immediately kill that bill ░░░░░░░░ party lines There was ░░░░░░░░ young woman who was ░░░░░░░░ Las Vegas who was ░░░░░░░░ tears testifying in front ░░░░░░░░ the general assembly to ░░░░░░░░ bump stocks They said ░░░░░░░░ re sorry for your ░░░░░░░░ They crafted their votes ░░░░░░░░ make it look like ░░░░░░░░ passed the bill They ░░░░░░░░ it to another committee ░░░░░░░░ it died They will ░░░░░░░░ do anything CAMEROTA Andy ░░░░░░░░ are really powerful illustrations ░░░░░░░░ because we just had ░░░░░░░░ Hockley here who was ░░░░░░░░ mom of one of ░░░░░░░░ victims of the Newtown ░░░░░░░░ She talked about what ░░░░░░░░ were just saying the ░░░░░░░░ these temporary protection orders ░░░░░░░░ keep guns out of ░░░░░░░░ ands of people who ░░░░░░░░ already been flagged as ░░░░░░░░ unhinged And she said ░░░░░░░░ is that very thing ░░░░░░░░ ERPO that has kept ░░░░░░░░ violence down in Connecticut ░░░░░░░░ that We can t ░░░░░░░░ it nationally So state ░░░░░░░░ state she gave credit ░░░░░░░░ keep it down So ░░░░░░░░ you hear President Trump ░░░░░░░░ me just play for ░░░░░░░░ what he has said ░░░░░░░░ what he blames for ░░░░░░░░ shootings like this one ░░░░░░░░ to this clip starts ░░░░░░░░ We are committed to ░░░░░░░░ with state and local ░░░░░░░░ to help secure our ░░░░░░░░ and tackle the difficult ░░░░░░░░ of mental health clip ░░░░░░░░ CAMEROTA So many people ░░░░░░░░ these things talk about ░░░░░░░░ health It does seem ░░░░░░░░ mental health played a ░░░░░░░░ here Do you think ░░░░░░░░ mental health talk is ░░░░░░░░ red herring because they ░░░░░░░░ t want to talk ░░░░░░░░ gun violence PARKER It ░░░░░░░░ a red herring Alisyn ░░░░░░░░ we re not the ░░░░░░░░ people that have people ░░░░░░░░ are mentally ill No ░░░░░░░░ civilized country in the ░░░░░░░░ has the same problem ░░░░░░░░ do We have mentally ░░░░░░░░ people that can get ░░░░░░░░ to weapons of war ░░░░░░░░ an AR 15 And ░░░░░░░░ can t just say ░░░░░░░░ it s a mental ░░░░░░░░ problem And I find ░░░░░░░░ it s ironic that ░░░░░░░░ first thing that Trump ░░░░░░░░ when he took office ░░░░░░░░ make it easier for ░░░░░░░░ with mental illness to ░░░░░░░░ weapons if you recall ░░░░░░░░ rescinded an executive order ░░░░░░░░ Obama from president Obama ░░░░░░░░ would restrict access to ░░░░░░░░ with mental illness And ░░░░░░░░ overturned that So he ░░░░░░░░ talking out of both ░░░░░░░░ of his mouth CAMEROTA ░░░░░░░░ We need to keep ░░░░░░░░ that one out If ░░░░░░░░ don t have the ░░░░░░░░ faculty to take care ░░░░░░░░ your finances and all ░░░░░░░░ the other list of ░░░░░░░░ that that bill addressed ░░░░░░░░ how can you handle ░░░░░░░░ firearm PARKER Exactly CAMEROTA ░░░░░░░░ Parker thank you for ░░░░░░░░ tragic expertise in this ░░░░░░░░ and sharing it with ░░░░░░░░ PARKER Alisyn in closing ░░░░░░░░ have to mobilize people ░░░░░░░░ we have to do ░░░░░░░░ we did in Virginia ░░░░░░░░ turn these people out ░░░░░░░░ the country We need ░░░░░░░░ kick these NRA shills ░░░░░░░░ need to kick them ░░░░░░░░ the curb.”