finson, financial administrator. the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate n february 15, 2018, at 1:50 p.m. that the senate passed senate 2246. with best wished i am, signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 4-b of house resolution 736, the house stands adjourned until 9:30 a.m. on tuesday, february 20, 2018. february 26. the house gaveling out on this friday morning and they will return after a week break.

the senate not here in washington next week. here on thenuing washington journal on our live our friday morning, getting your thoughts on the best. way to prevent school shootings. -- on the. best way to prevent school shootings. educators, (202) 748-8002 we want to get your thoughts in the best way to prevent the school and safety of schools is on the front pages of many of shootings ats schools continue to haunt our hallways with 17 schooled -- with 17 killed at parkland. in 1999, at columbine high

school, 13 killed. what is the best way to prevent this? the president address the nation about the shooting. here's what he had to say. >> in these moments of hearted and darkness, we hold onto god's words in scripture i have heard your prayer and senior tears i will heal you we trust in that promise and we hold fast to our fellow americans in their time of sorrow. want to speak to america's children, especially those who feel lost, alone, confused, or scared. you're never alone and you never will be. you have people who care about you and who will do anything at all to protect

you. if you need help, turn to the teachers, family members, a local police officer, or a faith leader. answer hate with love, cruelty with kindness. together to create a culture in our country that embraces the dignity of life they create deep and meaningful human connections and that turns classmates and colleagues into friends and neighbors. host: the president addressing the country. the present when on to say that his administration will be meeting with state and local officials to talk about safety in this country, as well as mental health. noted morek times than 400 people shot in more than 200 school shootings.

when a gunman killed 21st and six adults at sandy hook in 2012, since then, there have been 239 school shootings nationwide. 438 people were shot, 138 killed. what are your thoughts? time, iafter all this went back to columbine, it is inconceivable that the school buildings are still wide open. he was able to just walk right in and do what he did. thedon't they put locks on door and once school starts, automatically the doors lock? you cannot get in and out without going through a monitor. just to leave the building's wide open, knowing what is going on in this country, is stupid. georgia, and educator.

good morning. are you there? need to do as the gentleman just called. we need to make the schools safer. , as long asway we're going to have guns be legal, they you're ever going to stop people from doing this. you have to make the school safer. lockedool i worked in all of the doors and made the doors bulletproof and everybody had to come in one door. wasperson at that door there all the time the school was in session. the person could not sneak around the corner and be there. had timen at the door

to see them coming and they could lock the door and if they needed to get a weapon and take the fellow on. host: that is currently the situation at the school you worked at? caller: yes. host: bulletproof doors and windows? caller: no. -- if the kids were in -- that hasa, say pretty large windows. work with people who worked in that building so they could coordinate with the people and still have a line of sight to shoot in that area. host: did they practice drills? if there is a active shooter?

did.r: we never our fire drills were so coordinated. the drill, if we did a fire drill, i was a substitute teacher. the kids knew exactly what to do and where to go. directions from whomever gave them the directions of that was in the room with them. host: got it. we will go on to pennsylvania. good morning. best way to prevent school shootings? isler: part of the problem the gun lobby and rick scott, i have to almost laughed when rick scott said he is going to do something. he cause the problem. he allowed 18-year-olds to buy guns. a 185 can be bought by

world where a handgun cannot be r-15 can be bought by a 18-year-old where a handgun cannot be. we have to do something in this country about gun safety and the ability to check on these people. you have to register your car. the same should be done with guns. host: this is the headline from florida, there -- the governor peoplelled to ensure with mental health issues cannot access guns. caller: the law was passed by president trump. the first action was to take off the mental illness requirement for gun safety. that was passed by the federal government.

with the problem federal and state level, especially on these right-wing governors and the president. you're not going to get anything done with these people. people inty of the this country want gun safety and the lobby is against it. they are against any kind of lobby to prevent gun safety -- to provide gun safety. host: yesterday, paul ryan held his weekly briefing and he was asked about what congress has done to deter gun violence. mental health is often a problem underlying these tragedies. that may be the case here today. we passed legislation on mental health. in the to insure someone mental health system cannot get access to a gun. we will find out if there was a breakdown in the system.

we passed legislation cleaning up the instant background check system. that bill is in the senate. if there is someone who is not supposed to be getting a gun is getting a gun, we need to figure out why that is happening. is that therenow are early indications for mental illness, we have to do a better job of making sure people do not slip through the cracks. host: that was the speaker of the house talking about the legislation they have passed. he was referring to a bill last december, attached to a expansion of the right to conceal -- carry concealed firearms anywhere in the country. the new york times says that concealed carry is a nonstarter in the senate.

pelosi, democrat of california, talking to reporters yesterday. this is what she said when democrats controlled congress. majority, wed the passed our mental health parity legislation. it is a factor. we have to do more. when we did, the republican members came to me. they said, we could never get a , a hearing, from our leadership over these past years , on mental health parity. maded have a hearing and it a part of the affordable care act. that was one of the fundamentals

of how do we prevent gun violence. and theortant distinguished representative of california mentioned, this is part of what they are doing with some of their legislation now. this is something where we have to have the public demand. we need a majority to get it done. i would rather pass gun safety theslation then win election because people die from this. me iss a priority from one i have always had and as a mother and grandmother and seeing these children at risk in places they should feel safe, is unthinkable. it is something that should never happen in our country. host: that was nancy pelosi, the democratic leader of the house

yesterday, talking about reaction to the florida shooting. 17 dead, more than a dozen hurt in that shooting in parkland, florida. how do we stop shootings in this country? enforcement.w are you a police officer? caller: i am a u.s. soldier. they kill meet with the rhetoric of the gun lobby. as long as you have the dark web especially with digital currency, they are going to circumvent the law. bill to dopass a something. schools, we have to look into the security plan of the schools. that is one thing. mental health is another.

banning a weapon sounds great. you have to think about the mafia and gang members. felonswho are convicted get caught with weapons and they plea deal them out. if you're convicted felon and you have a weapon, that should be a mandatory minimum. look at the wars in iraq. soldiers die by ied's more than bullets. that thishe gun -15 gun that, a ar_1 is fast and deadly. it is a semi automatic rifle rapid fire and uses high-capacity magazines. haveof five mass shootings

model type rifles. the firearms industry trade owners like-- gun them because they can be easily customized. some gun control groups want to restrict these rifles, calling them weapons of war. the rifles have been used in 17 active shooter attacks since 2000. thursday afternoon, federal agents at the bureau of alcohol, askedo, and firearms, about the gun shop sale. the shop was fully compliant, they said. nothing about this transaction that raised in esa's the minds of owners or the employees.

-- raised any doubts in the minds of owners or the employees. he did pass the background check at the gun shop and was able to walk out with the rifle. oklahoma, you are a parent? what do you think? caller: i think they are trying to confuse us. these elections are for the power of the pen because if they control the power of the pen, they can control the description of gun violence. it would not matter if they are stabbing each other with pencils. a lot of it comes down to there is no parenting. for years, me and two other

people set up there and were like -- why is nobody else concerned about how their children are doing at school? when they do not have the school to watch their kids, they sit there on the phone and play them games, these should up games that desensitized to violence. for illegal immigrant, they changed it to undocumented. the power of the pen is if they control the language, they can making itke it go -- go whichever way they want. host: pennsylvania, a parent. your thoughts? came onthe president saying he's going to protect all the people.

tried to president who elect a pedophile in the senate. how can you believe any word he says? i am a hunter. i do not want to see anybody out a 40 with a ar-15 with round clip, shooting deer. that is crazy. thanks for taking my call. host: california, on our line for law enforcement. believe shootings should be looked at in the schools. teachers should observe what kids are being bullied and how they are being treated. this is what is leading up to the gun shooting. fondant andome this do not -- become this bond and and want to lash back out at things.

it begins in school and at home. one other caller said something similar. that is a lot of the problem. host: are you a police officer? caller: no. i am retired. i am a father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. if you look at get all these kids and the problems they had at home and i think teachers should recognize these things. should not expel them but should work with these kids while they are having these problems. they have had problems at home and they do not have. they lose their feelings for things. host: illinois, good morning. caller: good morning. i agree. lacksk america

educational opportunities for young people. europe, there are a lot more vocational opportunities. like you said, we have a environment that is creating this mentality. we need to look at that. host: how do you do that? we lost him. we will go on to new mexico, a parent. what and how is the best way to prevent school shootings? caller: you are talking to me? host: yes. you are on the air. from where i am sitting, i see a school and i believe it is full of political science students and teachers. it is congress. theus protect my grandkids same way we protect the people in congress, and lets you think

i value my grandkids less than my diet the lives of my congressman and senators. -- less than i value the lives of my congressman and senators. host: you mean with the amount of security they have on capitol hill? caller: do whatever it takes. the simplest solution to solve , we have to protect our students the same way we protect our congressman. listen to robin kelly, the democrat from illinois, on the floor yesterday about how washington should the reacting to the shooting in florida. because on aay date when schoolchildren should be thinking about a small tryouts, they had to school living the reality that a gun may strike them down at any

moment. 17 children will never again return to school. it is the 18th shooting in 44 days. parents and counselors will have to bring the comfort that this congress refuses to offer. a deputy police officer was shot and killed, another officer lost in the disturbing trend of shootings that we have not addressed, either. a teacher in that school asked when congress will do something? a student said, congress needs to look in the mirror. we cannot get used to this. youou remember the terror felt on that baseball field? imagine these young people at a concert, in a park. your words, words, you've proven over and over you do not care about anyone like yourselves.

shame on you. host: we are asking all of you to let washington know, what do you think is the best way to prevent school shootings? colorado, good morning. i got to thinking about the school shootings and i know there are a lot of teachers who are veterans. if they would be willing to be armed at the schools. host: you think they should? caller: i would think so since they have been trained in the military. host: we are asking educators to call as well. we got some earlier in the program. we can ask them how they feel about being armed in the classroom. this is the wall street journal

editorial today. the one solution that works is shooting back at shooters. last november in texas, a rifle instructor shot a suspect about to open fire in a church full of people. the shooter dropped his weapon and fled. texas, a security guard at a high school did not get a chance to engage -- get a cruz, to engage nikolas but fewer people might have died if he had. suggestedpossibility by president trump -- create a culture that embraces the dignity of life. evidentght sounds self but the dignity of life seems to look more in -- more than ever in need of restoration.

in virginia, what do you teach? been in education for more than 17 years. i have taught in public and private schools and schools overseas. i taught in a area overseas where guns are not for sale, where the murder rate was much higher than in the you night's states -- in the united states. owner.so a ar-15 when i was going up, we did not have this. back then, educators were given the power to teach in the classroom. they were given the power to have a say, because they are on the front lines with students -- they are tackling education with getstudents -- they would

to know the students and the system over time. they have taken the power away from educators to do their jobs. people will show up with the intent to do harm and they see holes in the system and they come and do horrible things. it starts in the classroom and in the family. once these two systems started to break down, that is when things started to go down a slippery slope. host: how do you feel as a gun owner? would you feel comfortable carrying a gun to defend students? i am a gun enthusiast, and a nra member. i do not think it is the teacher's job to carry a weapon. their job is to show love and

care to the students. i am all for allowing professionals -- and this is a interesting thing -- i am a independent democrats keep focun gun regulations, they never get to the root of the problem. it's a no-brainer, it's very easily solved. we have people that work in banks, members of congress and they also have members of security personnel that protect them. why would we not want to protect our children? host: do you think -- caller: and for that matter, by the way, this is something the media hasn't spoken about. not only in this recent incident, but las vegas, there have been eyewitnesses hearing that there was a second shooter. my question is, why do these once theep happening

democrats begin to lose a little ground on public debates and other areas, now all of a sudden -- even the fbi had information about this individual and we are beginning to discover the fbi dropped the ball in their procedures. as a gun owner, i do not understand why the gun has to be the root of the problem where the root of the problem is obvious in giving the same opportunity for vulnerable people to have the same kind of security that elites and members of congress, people that operate and conduct legislation, the people that run our country. host: got it, david. got your point. some reaction from lawmakers on twitter, sheila jackson tweeting -- see something say something has its place. to keep children and people safe

from gun violence, it's not enough to say something. david cicilline of new york, i got an f from the nra, he says. our prayers go out to the loved ones whose -- those whose loved was were taken so tragically. re-examine our culture which glorifies violence in the values human life. marco rubio -- beyond disturbing post, the police were dispatched to his home dozens of times per dangerous behavior. copycat killings, shooters learning from each other from what -- of what women -- what weapons kill the most people the fastest. been allowed have to purchase and ar-15. long advocated for sensible gun legislation, including a bipartisan background check bill. " democrat from minnesota, your

thoughts. let's go to emma in stockton, california. a parent. aller: it is really, really sad day in america right now because these killings have to stop. this is just -- half of favor a -- february and they have had 18 shootings which were not all publicized. the problem is, the core of america's infrastructure is guns. that is how america was acquired and the youth of today are in ducted into a violent stage by these gangs they have. it's always killing somebody, always shooting somebody from the point where you cannot get hurt because you are playing with the game on tv. you can be damaged, you don't get hurt. i think it gives a false sense --power to a lot of children people in general that do not have the self-esteem because of

society, the way society is today. to problem is, they need stop showing so much violence. you can tell your child you should not do this and should not do that, but they play a game eight hours a day and they are inducted into it because that is what they are doing. host: what are your thoughts that guns are woven into our history and -- with your thoughts that guns are woven request history -- firearms per 100 people. this is the united states and these numbers are for 2012 compared to other countries. , canada,nd, luxembourg ireland, austria, germany, new zealand, and australia. then there is also this from vox .com, survey trends in gun ownership rates. take a look at this. do you happen to have in your home or garage any guns or

revolvers? the number in 1973 was 49%. in 2012, 30 4%. in 1980, 20 9% of those surveys said yes, do you have any of these guns personally belong to you. 22% now in 2012. do you have a gun in your home in 1972, the answer was 43% and 2012 it looks like around 2010, 40 3% answered yes to that. do you personally own a gun or do the gun or guns in your household belong to another household member? 27% saying personally owned and 29% in -- now that number at 29%. this is the partisan gap in views of concealed carry. it's among the widest on gun policy proposals. the red is republican republican

and the blue is democrat, preventing the mentally ill from purchasing guns. this is what 89% say. somewhat inongly or favor democrats and republicans at preventing the mentally ill from getting guns. barring gun purchases by people on no-fly or watch lists. background checks for private sales at a gun show, that's where the parties start to split. banning assault style weapons, 80% of democrats agree. creating a federal database to track gun sales, 56 to 84. -- banning high-capacity magazines, only 40 -- 47% of republicans while nearly 80% of democrats. allowing concealed carry in more favor, 26% of republicans that. allowing teachers and officials 26% ofy guns in schools, republicans strongly agree and

69% of democrats strongly agree. you can see where the poll numbers come down. this is from a research center that conducted these polls. in far rockaway new york. good morning to you. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i was concerned -- considering one of the best ways i think prevention would begin with the teachers in the classroom, particularly this last case that, instead of suspending a student like that, that he should of been counseled and then some referral because 72 hour observation that a youth or anyone acting out in society taken into 72 hour observation, particularly when they endangered other people and they are a danger to themselves, that this would prevent in the

work of social workers, psychiatrists, have the opportunity to communicate with the person and see whether there are bigger issues that are causing them to act out or be angry or want to act out against society. this last case would have been preventable had they used that. parents and all those issues -- it would've been helpful in preventing and put them in a database after than because they have aggressive behavior, angry behavior. host: did you teach? are you a teacher? haven't taught, but being a licensed and practical nurse that worked in psychiatry, we do the patient teaching with a comment to get the help. host: yeah. caller: to get them ready to go back in society. host: for a minor, you would

need parental consent, correct? of parentalerms consent for a minor, no, not if the child is brought into the hospital to be evaluated. host: ok. fran in tennessee, also an educator. good morning. fran -- theto morning to you, fran in tennessee. caller: yes, good morning. host: what are your ideas of making schools safer in this country? caller: that is not what i was going to comment on. i was going to comment on the congressman from illinois. -- she hadd that said that this was a horrible situation, which it is, but how many children or young people or older people have been killed in chicago since the beginning of the year? why aren't we talking about that

every once in a while? all thewant to give it attention this one is getting, but it seems to me that any death is important. 17 is horrible, but one death in chicago every day, if they get one every day or two a day, that deserves some attention as well and i understand that chicago law thatt every gun you can have and i did teach for a long time and think goodness, i did not teach in this kind of environment we have today. host: ok. sean in baltimore, let's go on in newill go to al first york. good morning. caller: good morning and thank you for taking my call. when i went to school, which was , there was only two ways into the school because

all the exterior doors were locked and you could open them from the inside. rang9:00 came and the bell , one of the tour's fashion doors were closed and locked and locked in there was only one way to get into the school and there was somebody standing at that door. that theendation is thesere very lacks, -- kids -- i don't have small children, but i feel sorry for all these parents that have small children and they don't think their kids are safe anymore. what kind of country are we living in? it is up to the leaders in our country like donald trump and --o, i was listening to talking to the governor of florida and he would not answer the question about guns. he just kept saying he doesn't

want to infringe on anybody's constitutional right. when you are dead, your constitutional right doesn't mean anything. my recommendation is mental detectors -- metal detectors in every school in this country. host: are you, as a taxpayer, willing to pay more for that to happen? caller: yes. there is nothing more important than children learning and education because they are the future of this country and if they don't want to do this, there is only one other way you have to get ready -- rid of these congressmen that think the nra -- the nra is god almighty. ast: we sat down with republican congressman, the chairman of the judiciary committee who has jurisdiction over these types of issues.

on sundays atirs 10:00 a.m. eastern time and this is what he told reporters about gun violence in schools. [video clip] betsy devos has made comments that congress needs to hold hearings looking into these types of issues dealing with school shootings pretty your committee and leadership on your committee, you have not chosen to go that route and hold hearings into gun violence. you think that miss devos recommendation is a good one. >> we will look at what she has to say and consider that. we do believe communities need to make sure they are doing everything to keep their schools secure. when i visit schools around my congressional district, i know that a lot of measures are taken today that were not taken 20 years ago when i first started visiting schools as a member of congress. each time we have a major

tragedy like this, i have staff on my community -- committee communicate with law enforcement at the fbi level and the local level and gather information so we can look at what might be done. i think most of the things that need to be done relate to laws that are already in existence. obviously, we need to do more because almost all of these mass shootings involve an issue of mental illness. we need to do more to make sure people are getting treatment, but also people who are in these situations are not getting access to guns or when they act out, they are promptly reported soap someone can get -- so someone can get assistance to them rather than getting to a circumstance like we have seen. i have also always been a strong advocate for enforcing the hundreds of thousands of state and local gun laws already on the books and there has been an

uptick in this administration and i commend the justice department for making this a higher priority. i think even more can be done to make sure that when people have purchasers or people lie on instant check forms or do other things to purchase firearms that they are not entitled under the law to have either because they have a mental health commitment or because they have a criminal conviction, much more can be done. host: the chairman of the judiciary committee, bob, this week's "newsmakers" guest. you can watch that it's :00 p.m. listen time or you can c-span radio or the -- our website, c-span.org. best way to prevent school shootings after 17 killed at the school in parkland, florida, and 14 injured. maryland,iddle river,

a parent. good morning to you. caller: good morning. yes. i want to talk about a multipronged approach we might try. ima parent of a second grader and -- i am a parent of a second grader and a former educator. i would suggest, and we already have in our school, and anti-bullying campaign, also, at home, i work with my daughter on how to be empathetic to people. i talked to her about students that she identifies as maybe loners or weird and i try to encourage her to befriend those people. how would you feel if nobody wanted to be your friend? that kind of thing. i do what i can at home. i think the school needs to work students, troubled involve the parents as much as they can, maybe find them a mentor. definitely try to get them into

mental health counseling if they have mental illness. if they don't already, schools need committees to work together on the troubled youth they identify in their school and start young with this empathy, this no bullying. maybe it was too late for this young man. he seemed to have a lot of things compounding against him. in terms of the weapons issue. america, i think we need to ban assault weapons. i think we need to ban automatic rifles and weapons. i would ask every gun owner who has one of those type of weapons if they are ok with the fact that their gun may be personally responsible for killing 17 people or would they rather give it up? in australia, the government asks them to sell back their weapons and they banned those types of weapons and i understand they haven't had a mass shooting like that in 20 years. idle big it's a good idea to armed teachers. i think that is ridiculous -- i

don't think it's a good idea to arm teachers. i think it's ridiculous. i think schools need security officers and we need to better enforce gun laws for other types of firearms people are allowed to carry. do they your school, talk to the children about a situation they could be in in their school with -- maybe they don't use the words active shooter, but do they talk about should notif -- they leave the classroom if something were to happen? caller: yes. i asked my doctor's -- daughter specifically last night. in light of what happened, i said did they talk to you about special circumstances and she said yeah. she did not use the terminology. i can't remember what she said, but it was kind of benign terminology. the principal got on the loud speaker and says there is a code what ever and the windows are blackened so you cannot see in the classroom and the kids all huddle up under a table on the

wall closest to the door, somewhere where the fire into werelassroom -- if someone to fire into the classroom, it would not hit the students. host: what does your daughter say about that? she kind of language does used to describe practicing that type of situation? caller: i cannot remember the exact terminology, but it was some type of code they used. it wasn't like active shooter or anything like that. in fact, when i talk to her about the shooting and i was on the fence about what i should say to her, her eyes got kind of take, but she said -- big, but she said we are prepared in our school. we know exactly what to do, we huddle under the table, we are quiet, we are not giggling or laughing, it is serious. host: do you know how many times a practice that? caller: i don't. i know they just practiced recently, but i need to inquire

as to how many times they do it. they do it at her school. host: wendy, a parent in maryland. wendy mentioned ahlstrom. this is the rate of firearm suicides after australia's gun buyback program. this is the number in 1970. they began the buyback program in 1996 and you can see the numbers that went down. charlie in new york, good morning. welcome to the conversation. caller: i am not law enforcement, i am an educator. it's ridiculous to look at the guns only -- the gun factor. canada has as many guns as us and they do not have this problem. we have to look at the big picture in this country. i think what the problem is, is we do not treat each other with respect and it has been getting worse and worse. moneys has become our god. people -- profit is more

important than people. this has an effect on the psyche of people. host: ok, charlie. before we say goodbye, an update for all of you on the immigration debate in congress. as votesork times: falter, paralysis sets in. is theor dreamers situation right now. in rebuke to the president, the senators voted overwhelmingly 39-60 against the bill which would have committed 25 billion for the wall -- $25 billion for the wall and security, placed limits on immigration, and ended the visa lottery program and granted 1.8 million dreamers and eventual pass to citizenship -- path to citizenship. democrats refused to get tough approach to legal immigration while many republicans derided it as amnesty.

another drafted by a broad bipartisan group of senators calling themselves the -- common sense coalition. the wall street journal reports republicans are now thinking about the possibility of a short-term solution because the long-term solution is not in sight. senators said they might try to attach to a spending bill next month short-term patch shielding the young immigrant known as dreamers. that could come next month when they debate the spending bill. they have to do what's called here in washington and omnibus spending biel -- deal where they tie appropriations into one big hill and that is looking -- slated to come to the floor next month and this could be something that is attached to it. ron in texas, you are a parent. good morning to you, ron. caller: good morning. my name is ron, i live in texas.

you are talking about the shooting. a look backward that our history of america. we all make decisions, you included, based on information given us what kind of information are we given? we have two forces in this world, one is satan, which causes hate and the other is christ, which is love. which one are we given every day, every day on television? get your bible down, get your family together, find out what god wants us to do. instead, we are spewed hate all the time and we wonder why our society is going crazy like it is. it is terrible. if the people on television, congressmen, senators, anyone in front of the cameras would tell the american people, you want to solve your problems? startur bibles and

studying your bible, start going to church, start going to worship and believe in god and not so much yourself. we live in a society and my wife and i watch you people and we watch across america continuously, there is nothing but hate out there. goodness sake. look back at our history. 100 years ago we did not have this kind of problem because at that time, look how many people went to church and look him any people go to church today. why doesn't anyone on television your familyto get together and go to church and you will not have this problem. you can write all the laws you want to and ban all the guns you want to and you will not change people one bit until the way they think changes. in texas, we will leave it there. the miami herald this morning with the victims, the 17 lives lost at douglas high as names and biographical information is

released. relatives and friends share their pain. you can see the pictures of those lives that were lost. on wednesday in parkland, florida. then the boston paper this morning, this is courtesy of the museum here, the boston globe. we know what will happen next, a commentary piece on their next page. on,land, las vegas, on and american mass shootings have become so -- they same to follow the same set of script. you will be a man or boy, have a semiautomatic rifle and several magazines, the weapon would have been purchased illegally. he will open fire into a crowd isinnocents, even as he firing, word will begin to spread, survivors huddling in positive or behind band stands will send pictures, videos into a world that is aghast.

televisions will play the videos amid the carnage and the sound somehow worse than the images. the fear will be familiar, but too posted. a sound outside the boundaries of our own empathy. we will hear about the heroes, the teachers who barricaded classrooms or through themselves in front of students -- in between students and the gunfire. we will hear about him, strained, troubled, cruel to animals. he lost his job, he beat his wife. we will question why anyone --uld own a weapon and accuse the first of politicizing tragedy. some will plead for new laws, more will ask for thoughts and prayers. some will not mention guns at all. any promises will be broken. then, it will happen again. linda in tampa, florida, ura parent. good morning -- you are a

parent, good morning to you. caller: good morning. i think they really need to go back to having prayer back in the schools. when we had prayer in the school, you never had a shooting. like the previous caller, we need to start loving one another. it is bad the way children feel real.ink and it is even though it was bad what that boy did, he was hurting. it's a lot of young kids hurting and being left out and i think we as parents and society, we better start finding out what is our children's problem because our children really see no future, no nothing. kidsart go out to those and our leadership, they need to get it together. thank you. host: what do they need to do? caller: they need to start doing

what they was set to do to look out for us. to look out for our future. not look out for their pocket, not look out for what their other friend need. they need -- they cannot even pass immigration. you see how they are doing the dreamers? those kids. he could be one -- it could be one of them, i pray it don't. those kids are hurting. you have innocent kids that come here with their parents. they cannot even make a logic decision about kids. they are not -- they not looking out for the future and then we have our president that constantly, constantly, from the pittingg talking and one against another. i am going to leave it there, that does it for our conversation with all of you this morning. thank you for calling in and

your thoughts. enjoy the rest of your friday and your weekend. thanks for watching. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ today, mitt romney announced on twitter, i am running for united states senate to serve the people of utah and bring you talk's values to washington -- utah's values to washington. he delayed his announcement due to the school shooting in florida. the former presidential candidate will speak at the utah candidate -- republican party dinner. that is 9:00 p.m. eastern and we will bring it live on c-span and .nline at c-span.org

you can listen with the free c-span radio app. tomorrow night on c-span, another former republican presidential candidate, jeb bush spoke at the american enterprise institute here in washington about alternatives to traditional public schools and education savings accounts that can be used to pay for private schools. you can see that saturday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. q&a, michaelht on back." his book "crash andhere is public shaming chinese lost a lot of face and that is hard for westerners to get an idea what that means to the asian culture. they start -- after that set off on this mindset, we will build up our navy and our missile