Andy Parker: Trump ‘Only Half-Right’ When He Blames Gun Violence on Mental Health

TAPPER: "What’s the next step for you?"
PARKER: "But I think that — I think that there’s — well, I think — and I’m sorry. I don’t mean to go — but there is, you know — and I hate to keep, you know, invoking the name of Donald Trump, but I think Trump was — you know, I have been asked by several media outlets, you know, well, Trump says there’s — you know, this is not a gun issue, it’s a mental health issue. 

Well, he’s half-right. It is a mental health issue. But there’s a linkage there between gun — guns and mental health. And there’s got to be some kind of protocol established, so that we keep the hands — keep people from getting guns. 

And I think that that bill in California, you know, it wouldn’t have saved Alison. It’s just like, you know, you put a seat belt on and you drive, and there’s no guarantee that it’s going to save your life if you’re in a horrific accident. But it’s something. And that’s what we — that’s the next step. 

We’re going to — you know, that’s what I’m trying to accomplish. At least do something.