good morning to you, you're on the air with jeff ringel. >> good morning. i have a question and then a comment. the question that i have is in somebody from tennessee on instagram e, didn't they get into it with the fbi and let them know that the individual who had been posting these horrendous posts on instagram? >> si'm not privy to the current investigation. i think i read something roller to that but i can't say for sure. >> you think that background checks work? >> guest: background checks for weapons? >> host: yes. >> guest: i think it's just one step of many that need to be done. i think at the very least, background checks will stop people with convictions from getting a weapon and possibly people who had abuse charges leveled against them. i think that is one step that needs to continue, yes danny, silver springs, republican. >> caller: good morning. i think the missing piece in this epuzzle is the mental health institution. everybody knew cruz was a ticking time bomb.what they needed to do was involuntarily lock him up in a mental institution. the

. >> host: joining us from new york, jeff ringel who is a former fbi agent is here to talk about a couple issues and we will start with the shooting in florida. it's reported that if you look at the front pages of the newspapers for example, the washington post, wording signs, scrutinized in florida . a call to the fbi and concerns

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