away and where they reside, there could be no guns in that premises which would have taken care of mr. lanza and there would not be any guns allowed in that house. >> the provision where the guy shot the buildings on fire in new york and shot the firefighters as they responded and it is additional enhancement for harming a first responder, those will be two more adds that the law enforcement would love to see. and the public trying to get a handle on who exactly gets to keep guns. >> commissioner kingsley? >> well, thank you, captain, for your really wonderful presentation, as well. most of my questions, i think, are directed towards deputy chief beal. and in first i just want to say that the presentation tonight was just really excellent across the board, on all ends. and to thank all four of you for it. and i know that you spearheaded this, deputy chief and thank you very much, very thorough informative. >> i really appreciate that on that note i just want to thank these officers because they put a lot of work into this and a lot of their own time and worked hard and we wanted to make sure

through policy, things like background checks, and also through public education, we can tell if mrs. lanza might have one of those mental illnesses, it appears that might not be the case with asbrsher, we can tell those parents through clinicians or directly maybe it's not a good idea to have an arsenal in your house. >> are you in favor of sharing more information with the database on social security issues or from other information that states have access to, which right now, a lot of states aren't passing on to put into the database? >> yeah, in order to make any background check system work, we have to pass along the data. that's clearly not happening enough. the only time that we take exception to that conversation is when that is used as an excuse not to expand the background check system. >> that's what you're in favor of as well, providing the information from the states to the existing background check. >> yes, because one of the things is we want to encourage people who have mental health issues to seek help, and not everyone who is mentally ill is predisposed to violence. we hav

mr. lanza's case doesn't steam directly from that period but as a policy matter that's where we're coming those serious cuts, and today we're talking about other cuts to domestic spending, veterans health, medical spending. i think the first thing you have to do is link it in a very serious substantive way to the fact that the government is going to have to spend money whether you look at the right and they want to talk about police in schools or what the left has been talking more about, which is both comprehensive gun regulation and medical spending, but no matter where you end up, it's not going to be by cutting government to the bone. >> right. goldie, moments before this broadcast vice president biden kicked off a town hall meeting on facebook and he mentioned the mental health issue. take a listen, goldie. >> mental health aspect of this issue, parents who have children and/or people who need help and they know they need some help are often unable to get it because it's either not affordable or not available to them, and there is a probability that some of the god-awful things we've

." >> so only mrs. lanza could touch adam but no one else? >> yes, that goes right back to that sensory integration problem, very vulnerable to touch and sound, and to your question earlier, there's nothing that directly ties that sort of condition or his later diagnosis of asperger's to violence. that is not, there's no direct link between -- those are developmental issues. they speak to how you interact with society. they are not in and of themselves conditions that are associated with violence. >> wow. the "frontline" documentary airs tonight on pbs. thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >>> on to other news now $50 million worth of diamonds have been stolen in a daring overnight robbery of a belgium plane with passengers on board. eight masked thieves stormed the plane's cargohold and took the diamonds. the rough and polished stones were heading to switzerland and a senior international correspondent dan rivers explains investigators want to know if it was an inside job. >> reporter: we don't know for sure what leve

mrs. lanza's son, the shooter in this case, have no mental health record. is that correct? >> it is my understanding that no record exists. it is my understanding that there was ample evidence, though, amongst those close to him that there was a serious problem. >> which is something i think we need to tackle today. mental health laws are usually the preserve of the state and local government. they provide this of the -- the facilities. do you have any suggestions with respect to anything we might be able to do to improve mental health laws nationally, which might catch people who are a danger to themselves or others in this area? >> this is a major problem for law enforcement. citizens, police officers, doctors, parents can petition for an emergency evaluation when they see an individual is a danger to themselves or others. it is important that we all do this. it is a tough decision, but sometimes you have to make it against your own son. it can affect their entire life, but it has to be done. the improvement and is to be made is that we can have this information entered i

everybody knows what an assault weapon is, and yet this is -- adam -- mrs. lanza was able to go into a store and buy guns. we are going to --we are going to prohibit private sales unless there is a licensed dealer involved or somebody who can run the background check. there are a whole lot of other things and there. it is quite comprehensive. i hope it moves a package it sooner than later. obviously there are other things that will have to be addressed. i have charged them with other specifics. >> at the same time, you want to see federal action, too. it seems like here in washington, the only thing that could get past is an expanded background check. that would not have stopped -- he got the guns from his mother. is the federal government falling short on gun control? >> sure, it is. we had a magazine size limitation. in 2004 when it needed to be renewed, it was not renewed. we let a lot of people down as a nation. as far as background checks, when you go up and down the 95. you do it in philadelphia or new york city or hartford and standard -- stanford. if you t

lanza. tonight we get many answers in a vealing and surprising. joining me is nancy's good friend, john. welcome to you, mrboquist. where were you when you hear the news about what adam lanza did at sandy hook school? >> i was at work. i heard the -- the, you know -- the ongoing coverage all day long, but i was at work when i found out about adam lanza and, sadly, my friend, nancy, who i knew then who was no longer with us. >> what was your reaction? did you know adam lanz wra? we're getting a picture of somebody who was pretty disturbed whose mother was struggling to deal with really. was that your impression? >> i just -- you know, i knew she loved her son. she was devoted to him, and certainly that he was capable of doing anything like this was an absolute shock. i never would have believed it, and i believe that. she had no idea that something like this would have been possible. >> you knew her well. what kind of woman was nancy lanza? >> she was a wonderful friend. i looked forward to seeing her at the restaurant, and, you know, her smile lit up the room. she was a great friend to me. she was a terrif

lanza in his eyes, and looked at the barrel. jesse didn't run or turn his back. that was the fatal shot that killed jesse. >> neil heslin, father of sandy hook student jesse, mr. do you know how many mass shootings there have been in the last 30 years in america? >> i mean, i have written papers on it. i couldn't tell you exactly over 30 years. >> it is about 63 -- >> well, i think there is more than that. >> well, it may be as many as 65, including this year, this is up to the end of 2012, mass shooting being defined by the fbi as more than four people shot dead. so if we agree on that as the terminology -- >> the weapons article -- >> look, let me ask you a question, do you know what weapons were used in those mass shootings? >> yeah, i mean, there has been a range of weapons used, everything from handguns to assault weapons, rifles, the point is -- >> there have been -- there have been 71 semiautomatic handguns, 28 rifles, 23 revolvers, 21 shot guns, but here is the point, of the 123 weapons used in the mass shootings, 62 would be out lawed by the weapons ban, this is a very specific campaign to try and remove from public civilian usage and availability the