Congressman Garamendi talks about gun legislation

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OKAY THAT TENT.CONTINUE TO FOLLOW TODAY'STRAGEDY IN SAN JOSE WERE 8PEOPLE ARE DEAD FOLLOWING ASHOOTING AT A RALLY OR THESUSPECT A TRANSIT WORKER ISBELIEVED TO HAVE TAKEN HIS OWNLIFE.THIS VIOLENCE IS FAR FROMSEVERAL SUCH SHOOTINGS TAKINGPLACE IN RECENT YEARS GOVERNORNEWSOME GIVING EMOTIONALREMARKS FROM SAN JOSE ABOUTTHE PROBLEM THAT CONTINUES TOPLAGUE CALIFORNIA.

AND ALSOTHE COUNTRY.BUT IT BEGS THE QUESTIONWHAT THE IS GOING ON IN UNITEDSTATES OF AMERICA.

THE ISWRONG WITH US.

AND WHEN WE GOTCOME TO GRIPS WITH THIS WHENWE GET A PUT DOWN OUR ARMSLITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY OR.POLITICS STALE RHETORIC.FINGER POINTING.

ALL THEHANDWRINGING CONSTERNATIONMORE FURY AND FRUSTRATION.MORE SCENES LIKE THIS REPEATEDOVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.JOINING US NOW TO DISCUSSTHIS AS LOCAL CONGRESSMAN JOHNWE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

LATETHIS EVENING.

I WANT TO STARTRIGHT THERE WITH THEGOVERNOR'S REMARKS CAN YOUANSWER QUESTION WHAT THE ISWRONG WITH US IN THE UNITEDSTATES OF AMERICA WHEN ITCOMES TO GUN VIOLENCE.MANY ANGRY PEOPLE TOO MANYSICK PEOPLE TO NOT SHOW MENTALILLNESS AND TOO MANY GUNSCOMBINATION IS DEADLY.

THEREARE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO ANDWE REALLY LEVEL WE HAVE A VERYSIGNIFICANT.

GUN SAFETYOVER IN THE SENATE THAT SHOULDBECOME LAW BECAUSE IT DOESPROVIDE FOR SERIOUS BACKGROUNDCHECKS AND OTHER WAYS TO KEEPGUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OFPEOPLE THAT I REALLY ARETROUBLED AND COULD VERY WELLUSE THEM TO COMMIT A TRAGEDYSUCH WE SAW TODAY.

THAT'S ONETHING THE OTHER THING IS ALLBEEN AWHILE PERHAPS THEPANDEMIC STOP OVER THE USED TOIF YOU SEE SOMETHING SAYSOMETHING.

THERE WAS PROBABLYTO BE HEARD FROM FELLOW THAT.CREATED THIS HORRIBLE CRIME.EX-WIFE SAID HE HAD ANGER.MANAGEMENT ISSUE PROBABLY SAWTHAT AT AT THE WORK SITE WASSOMEBODY SAYING ANYTHING.

WEDO HAVE A RED FLAG LINECALIFORNIA SO THE GUYS CAN BETAKEN AWAY PEOPLE THAT AREACTING OUT.

OR WHO HAVE WANTBUILD ON THAT FOR A SECONDBECAUSE THE COUNTER ARGUMENTOF THE TOUGHEST GUN LAWS.IN THE COUNTRY AND WE'RESTILL SEEING.

MASS SHOOTINGS,YOU KNOW WE NOT ONLY HAVE THISWHAT HAPPENED IN SAN JOSETODAY WE HAVE GIL WORRY RUNTHROUGH THOSE YOU KNOW NAPACOUNTY 1000 OAKS CALIFORNIA.THAT ARGUMENT THAT CAN WEIT'S A PART OF THE SOLUTION ISNOT THE ONLY PART OF THESOLUTION I WAS TALKING ABOUTIT A MOMENT AGO THE RED FLAGLAW.WHICH IS A GUN SAFETY LAWIF SOMEBODY IS ACTING OUT OFYOU SAFE.

THEY CAN HAVE THEIRGUNS TAKEN AWAY.

THAT'S ONEPIECE OF IT THE OTHER PIECE OFGUNS ACROSS THIS NATION AND INCALIFORNIA.

MANY OF THEM WEREI PROBABLY OBTAINED LEGALLYAND OUT OF SUMMER.

MANY WEREOBTAINED LEGALLY.

NEVERTHELESSTHEY ARE THERE AND WHEN PEOPLEHAVE I GUESS WE'VE COME TOTHIS MAYBE THIS IS WHAT THEGOVERNOR WAS TALKING ABOUTSOCIETY WHERE.

IF YOU MAD YOUUSE A GUY YOU KILL SOMEBODY.

ITHE WAY WAS WHEN I WAS YOUNGTHERE IS PLENTY OF GUNSSURROUNDED REAL CALIFORNIAWHERE I GREW UP IN CALAVERASCOUNTY.

BUT A GUN WASN'T ANINSTRUMENT TO KILL SOMEBODYBUT THEN YOU USE YOUR FIST.BUT YOU DIDN'T TAKE OUT A GUN.SOMETHING HAS CHANGED WITHINTHE MORALS OF THE SOCIETY ANDIT'S ALL RIGHT TO SHOOT IT'SALL RIGHT TO CARRY A GUN ANDUSE IT.

IF YOU'RE ANGRY.

HOWDO WE CHANGE THAT THAT'S GOINGTO BE VERY DIFFICULT.

BUT INTHE MEANTIME THERE ARESPECIFIC THINGS IN CALIFORNIAAND IT DOES STEP SERIOUS GUNCONTROL LAWS OR NEIGHBORINGSTATES DO NOT ALL RIGHT ANDLEGISLATION.

SO BACKGROUNDCHECKS, OUR SPEEDY SO THATTHEY ARE LABLE AND SO PEOPLECARRYING A GUN WOULD NOT BEABLE TO GET A GUN AT LEASTLEGAL.ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT NOW,BUT I KNOW THAT YOU AND YOURRELIEF AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

ANDPOLICE REFORM.

DEMOCRATS RULEALL 3 BRANCHES HOW CONFIDENTARE YOU THAT GUN LEGISLATIONCAN GET DONE.IT'S ALL ABOUT THEFILIBUSTER.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THEUNITED STATES SENATE REQUIRINGNOT A MAJORITY VOTE.

BUTRATHER A 60.

HER SON VOTE.

ANDTHE REPUBLICANS HAVE THUS FARREFUSED TO PROVIDE.

ANY VOTES.TO BREAK THE FILIBUSTER.

NOWWE DO HAVE TO.

DEMOCRATICSENATORS THAT ARE NOT VERYHELPFUL IN THIS REGARD.

BUTTHAT'S WHERE THE HANG UP THEIRIT IS THE FILIBUSTER.

IT IS A60 VOTE REQUIREMENT.

IN THEHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, IT'S50.

PLUS WALK AND IT PASSES ORFAILS BASED ON THAT MAJORITYRULES.

NOT THE SENATE.CONGRESSMAN JOHN GARAMENDIWE APPRECIATE YOUR TALKINGWITH US THIS EVENING ON THISVERY DIFFICULT SUBJECT.