Andy Parker on Annapolis Shooting: Trump ‘Enables This Kind of Violence to Take Place’

>>> Before the capital gazette ░░░░░░░░ the last time multiple ░░░░░░░░ were killed while doing ░░░░░░░░ job in this country ░░░░░░░░ in 2015 when a ░░░░░░░░ colleague attacked two members ░░░░░░░░ the WDBJ news crew ░░░░░░░░ a live report in ░░░░░░░░ Adam Warren and Allison ░░░░░░░░ died in that shooting ░░░░░░░░ was 27 Allison just ░░░░░░░░ And Allison s father ░░░░░░░░ joins me now We ░░░░░░░░ spoken too often because ░░░░░░░░ tragedies like this When ░░░░░░░░ learned of this news ░░░░░░░░ you learned journalists again ░░░░░░░░ what did you think ░░░░░░░░ you know every one ░░░░░░░░ these mass shootings is ░░░░░░░░ This one hit me ░░░░░░░░ I think than any ░░░░░░░░ the reason is that ░░░░░░░░ they were journalists because ░░░░░░░░ was a journalist and ░░░░░░░░ was born in annapolis ░░░░░░░░ it was a double ░░░░░░░░ for me Remind everyone ░░░░░░░░ your daughter because they ░░░░░░░░ her the a team ░░░░░░░░ was the quintessential journalist ░░░░░░░░ wanted to do everything ░░░░░░░░ right way and the ░░░░░░░░ way and she always ░░░░░░░░ to break the story ░░░░░░░░ she was just you ░░░░░░░░ I couldn t have ░░░░░░░░ to raise a better ░░░░░░░░ than Allison She lived ░░░░░░░░ life that was fuller ░░░░░░░░ most people lived in ░░░░░░░░ lifetime and she died ░░░░░░░░ 24 Yeah Sadly you ░░░░░░░░ the reality that these ░░░░░░░░ and loved ones and ░░░░░░░░ and children are living ░░░░░░░░ in a way that ░░░░░░░░ of us don t ░░░░░░░░ do they need from ░░░░░░░░ of us right now ░░░░░░░░ you know they need ░░░░░░░░ space right now I ░░░░░░░░ Just to sort it ░░░░░░░░ and to grieve We ░░░░░░░░ heard the typical thoughts ░░░░░░░░ prayers from the president ░░░░░░░░ thoughts and prayers are ░░░░░░░░ but we need action ░░░░░░░░ think that the best ░░░░░░░░ to honor these victims ░░░░░░░░ honor Allison is for ░░░░░░░░ country to take action ░░░░░░░░ sensible gun legislation because ░░░░░░░░ kind of thing is ░░░░░░░░ this country apart It ░░░░░░░░ not the Mueller investigation ░░░░░░░░ violence is tearing this ░░░░░░░░ apart You know it ░░░░░░░░ believed that this was ░░░░░░░░ shotgun and many would ░░░░░░░░ look the Second Amendment ░░░░░░░░ here gun legislation argument ░░░░░░░░ not have changed what ░░░░░░░░ individual did We don ░░░░░░░░ know if he had ░░░░░░░░ gun legally or not ░░░░░░░░ we just don t ░░░░░░░░ I want you to ░░░░░░░░ to what the mayor ░░░░░░░░ annapolis told me this ░░░░░░░░ We questioning why people ░░░░░░░░ so tightly wound these ░░░░░░░░ why people are so ░░░░░░░░ and how could you ░░░░░░░░ angry at just a ░░░░░░░░ newspaper like this HARLOW ░░░░░░░░ s talking about the ░░░░░░░░ that is pervasive in ░░░░░░░░ country right now How ░░░░░░░░ we bring people closer ░░░░░░░░ Andy PARKER That s ░░░░░░░░ good question You know ░░░░░░░░ ve been reading John ░░░░░░░░ s book The soul ░░░░░░░░ America and he suggests ░░░░░░░░ we have to reach ░░░░░░░░ to our better angels ░░░░░░░░ hopefully we haven t ░░░░░░░░ a rubicon here where ░░░░░░░░ is too late But ░░░░░░░░ know there is that ░░░░░░░░ on the other side ░░░░░░░░ there are people on ░░░░░░░░ right that are rejoicing ░░░░░░░░ these people are dead ░░░░░░░░ they re journalists And ░░░░░░░░ we have got to ░░░░░░░░ a way to overcome ░░░░░░░░ That s just disgraceful ░░░░░░░░ I hope that s ░░░░░░░░ the case I certainly ░░░░░░░░ t seen anyone rejoicing ░░░░░░░░ this this morning but ░░░░░░░░ is an environment where ░░░░░░░░ media has been called ░░░░░░░░ the highest office the ░░░░░░░░ of the American people ░░░░░░░░ PARKER Sure and that ░░░░░░░░ what he does He ░░░░░░░░ this kind of this ░░░░░░░░ of violence to take ░░░░░░░░ Andy parker thank you ░░░░░░░░ joining me this morning ░░░░░░░░ all remember Alison.