Gov. Malloy: The NRA Has Made It a ‘Lot Easier’ for Mass Shootings to Happen

RUSH TRANSCRIPT The NRA ░░░░░░░░ on the defensive continuing ░░░░░░░░ lash out at the ░░░░░░░░ scrutiny has faced since ░░░░░░░░ shooting at Stoneman Douglas ░░░░░░░░ also springing to its ░░░░░░░░ are conservative lawmakers in ░░░░░░░░ who have joined counterparts ░░░░░░░░ Georgia pushing actual legislation ░░░░░░░░ would punish companies for ░░░░░░░░ ties with what is ░░░░░░░░ to be a nonprofit ░░░░░░░░ this week democratic Connecticut ░░░░░░░░ Daniel Malloy who was ░░░░░░░░ office when six adults ░░░░░░░░ 20 children were shot ░░░░░░░░ death at Sandy Hook ░░░░░░░░ school in 2012 made ░░░░░░░░ this point Comparing the ░░░░░░░░ s grip on our ░░░░░░░░ to that of quote ░░░░░░░░ terrorist organization Joining me ░░░░░░░░ is the governor of ░░░░░░░░ Daniel Malloy Thank you ░░░░░░░░ for being with me ░░░░░░░░ know Good to be ░░░░░░░░ you My home base ░░░░░░░░ New York so we ░░░░░░░░ know a lot about ░░░░░░░░ s going on in ░░░░░░░░ neighbor state Connecticut And ░░░░░░░░ are not one given ░░░░░░░░ a lot of hyperbole ░░░░░░░░ re very even thoughtful ░░░░░░░░ would you make a ░░░░░░░░ that some could consider ░░░░░░░░ MALLOY What I said ░░░░░░░░ they act like a ░░░░░░░░ organization If you go ░░░░░░░░ the dictionary Merriam Webster ░░░░░░░░ particular it is the ░░░░░░░░ of fear to coerce ░░░░░░░░ s what the terror ░░░░░░░░ do I m not ░░░░░░░░ the NRA went out ░░░░░░░░ purposely pulled the trigger ░░░░░░░░ any of these mass ░░░░░░░░ but they certainly made ░░░░░░░░ a lot easier for ░░░░░░░░ kinds of things to ░░░░░░░░ in our country You ░░░░░░░░ Sandy Hook The federal ░░░░░░░░ hasn t done a ░░░░░░░░ since then Right They ░░░░░░░░ t even bar terrorists ░░░░░░░░ buying guns in this ░░░░░░░░ because the NRA opposes ░░░░░░░░ We have a no ░░░░░░░░ list but the people ░░░░░░░░ that list can buy ░░░░░░░░ in America How does ░░░░░░░░ make any sense Al ░░░░░░░░ actually tells people about ░░░░░░░░ in America They say ░░░░░░░░ you re on our ░░░░░░░░ you know use that ░░░░░░░░ and commit mayhem How ░░░░░░░░ that make any sense ░░░░░░░░ NRA has existed from ░░░░░░░░ to 1977 is a ░░░░░░░░ differ organization than the ░░░░░░░░ that has existed since ░░░░░░░░ when it was basically ░░░░░░░░ over by the most ░░░░░░░░ elements who actually believe ░░░░░░░░ gun sold is good ░░░░░░░░ society regardless of who ░░░░░░░░ goes to We should ░░░░░░░░ ourselves by how many ░░░░░░░░ we have not by ░░░░░░░░ many children we lose ░░░░░░░░ governor this comment came ░░░░░░░░ this whole discussion The ░░░░░░░░ has actually pressured state ░░░░░░░░ in Florida and Georgia ░░░░░░░░ punish companies that say ░░░░░░░░ no longer want to ░░░░░░░░ bonuses or whatever with ░░░░░░░░ NRA I mean literally ░░░░░░░░ lawmakers with their politics ░░░░░░░░ terms of being able ░░░░░░░░ influence their members votes ░░░░░░░░ their donations at a ░░░░░░░░ that the nation is ░░░░░░░░ with consistent mass murders ░░░░░░░░ is unbelievable governor So ░░░░░░░░ you re saying is ░░░░░░░░ use fear to get ░░░░░░░░ they want Well that ░░░░░░░░ my point isn t ░░░░░░░░ The reality is they ░░░░░░░░ 30 million to elect ░░░░░░░░ president This president said ░░░░░░░░ couple of things that ░░░░░░░░ move the dial ever ░░░░░░░░ slightly on gun safety ░░░░░░░░ what did they do ░░░░░░░░ pulled the leash back ░░░░░░░░ hours he had changed ░░░░░░░░ position In fact Chris ░░░░░░░░ one of their lobbyists ░░░░░░░░ out and tweeted how ░░░░░░░░ got the president back ░░░░░░░░ number of senators they ░░░░░░░░ Just over a year ░░░░░░░░ the Senate voted to ░░░░░░░░ the Social Security administration ░░░░░░░░ sharing data about people ░░░░░░░░ mental health so we ░░░░░░░░ paying people because they ░░░░░░░░ disabled because of mental ░░░░░░░░ problems but they can ░░░░░░░░ share that data with ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ keep those individuals their ░░░░░░░░ and their communities safe ░░░░░░░░ remember after Sandy Hook ░░░░░░░░ were gatherings all over ░░░░░░░░ I even came to ░░░░░░░░ or two that you ░░░░░░░░ I both spoke Dealing ░░░░░░░░ this is almost unbelievable ░░░░░░░░ federal government has done ░░░░░░░░ I mean zero since ░░░░░░░░ Hook But also I ░░░░░░░░ the Connecticut state legislature ░░░░░░░░ you actually cut I ░░░░░░░░ by 20 some of ░░░░░░░░ mental health work at ░░░░░░░░ time saying this is ░░░░░░░░ guns not just mental ░░░░░░░░ Explain that No we ░░░░░░░░ spend more money on ░░░░░░░░ health and particularly connected ░░░░░░░░ the opioid epidemic that ░░░░░░░░ affected our country But ░░░░░░░░ is what we did ░░░░░░░░ We banned the sale ░░░░░░░░ certain types of weapons ░░░░░░░░ made every weapon and ░░░░░░░░ ammunition purchase subject to ░░░░░░░░ a permit for the ░░░░░░░░ or the possession or ░░░░░░░░ purchase You know since ░░░░░░░░ enacted bipartisan common sense ░░░░░░░░ safety legislation in our ░░░░░░░░ we have developed violent ░░░░░░░░ by more than any ░░░░░░░░ state in the nation ░░░░░░░░ the last four years ░░░░░░░░ a significant percentage Our ░░░░░░░░ rate per 100 000 ░░░░░░░░ a result of guns ░░░░░░░░ 4 6 If you ░░░░░░░░ town to Alabama or ░░░░░░░░ it s 23 per ░░░░░░░░ 000 You can make ░░░░░░░░ state safer New York ░░░░░░░░ done it New Jersey ░░░░░░░░ done it California has ░░░░░░░░ it Washington has done ░░░░░░░░ Oregon has done it ░░░░░░░░ and Rhode Island have ░░░░░░░░ it and yet you ░░░░░░░░ make your state far ░░░░░░░░ dangerous And quite frankly ░░░░░░░░ s what the NRA ░░░░░░░░ They advocate for more ░░░░░░░░ in your state if ░░░░░░░░ haven t passed commonsense ░░░░░░░░ legislation 97 of Americans ░░░░░░░░ that we should have ░░░░░░░░ background checks The NRA ░░░░░░░░ believed it and publicized ░░░░░░░░ themselves Yet in Congress ░░░░░░░░ can t get universal ░░░░░░░░ checks the number one ░░░░░░░░ we could do to ░░░░░░░░ ourselves safer 74 of ░░░░░░░░ members want universal background ░░░░░░░░ but their leadership won ░░░░░░░░ allow it to happen ░░░░░░░░ they use fear to ░░░░░░░░ their way What is ░░░░░░░░ rationale that the leaders ░░░░░░░░ leaders come up with ░░░░░░░░ they don t want ░░░░░░░░ checks even though 70 ░░░░░░░░ their members want it ░░░░░░░░ want to sell more ░░░░░░░░ This is not the ░░░░░░░░ that gave out certificates ░░░░░░░░ boy scouts when they ░░░░░░░░ how to fire a ░░░░░░░░ rifle It s not ░░░░░░░░ kind of organization anymore ░░░░░░░░ they may do that ░░░░░░░░ that s not their ░░░░░░░░ mission Their primary mission ░░░░░░░░ to make sure we ░░░░░░░░ t have safe gun ░░░░░░░░ in our country That ░░░░░░░░ a gun doesn t ░░░░░░░░ properly you can t ░░░░░░░░ the company Or if ░░░░░░░░ purposely sells a gun ░░░░░░░░ somebody with mental illness ░░░░░░░░ can t have redress ░░░░░░░░ s what this organization ░░░░░░░░ It is a protection ░░░░░░░░ for gun manufacturers flying ░░░░░░░░ the guise of protecting ░░░░░░░░ rights Children have a ░░░░░░░░ to be safe in ░░░░░░░░ We should be able ░░░░░░░░ go to a movie ░░░░░░░░ without worrying about whether ░░░░░░░░ has a long gun ░░░░░░░░ can kill us all ░░░░░░░░ should be led by ░░░░░░░░ not by the guy ░░░░░░░░ front with a rifle ░░░░░░░░ could do this time ░░░░░░░░ time Orlando You know ░░░░░░░░ talk about Florida and ░░░░░░░░ they ve done and ░░░░░░░░ ve done a little ░░░░░░░░ and I congratulate them ░░░░░░░░ what they ve done ░░░░░░░░ they haven t taken ░░░░░░░░ the big big issue ░░░░░░░░ these guns themselves But ░░░░░░░░ did nothing after Orlando ░░░░░░░░ it because those people ░░░░░░░░ gay and black and ░░░░░░░░ primarily Could they ignore ░░░░░░░░ because it wasn t ░░░░░░░░ school We have to ░░░░░░░░ ourselves as Americans in ░░░░░░░░ mirror and say what ░░░░░░░░ we do to make ░░░░░░░░ children and grandchildren safer ░░░░░░░░ then we have to ░░░░░░░░ the gumption to do ░░░░░░░░ even if the organization ░░░░░░░░ against it.