. >>> when she was a young congressional aide, jackie spear was gunned down in jonestown, guyana, byit squad when he and a late congressman were on a congressional mission. investigating cult leader jim jones. congresswoman now elected to congress, jackie spear is vice chair for the gun violence task force and joins me now. good to see you again, congresswoman. tell me, how does your own experience in jonestown, of course, we lost an esteemed correspondent and cameraman in that tragedy also on that same landing strip, and i was then there to cover afterwards. how does that experience with violence inform your attitude towards guns, and i know there are many other incidents since, in san francisco in particular, that have made you more passionate even about this issue. >> i think any of us who have been victims of gun violence, gabby, ron barber, any of us who have survived, feel an obligation to speak out and to do something because the lives that were lost should not have been lost in vain. much like the families that are grieving in newtown and will rise up on this issue, they want

she was wounded in a shooting that killed her boss, congressman leo ryan during the jonestown massacre in 1978. >> for every gun we take off the streets, that means one less gun that can get into the wrong hands and kill a child or kill an adult or maim someone. >> reporter: after the event, spire tweet this had photo of a military style weapon someone turned in, for $200 in cash. >> this one is 100 rounds. there's no purpose for this kind of a magazine in a civilized society. >> reporter: and jackie speier's office says today's gun buyback netted a total of 680 guns including 24 assault weapons and they handed out $63,500 in cash. senator dianne feinstein says her assault weapons ban will be an uphill battle in congress and the group one million moms for gun control is hoping some public pressure will help get it passed. live in san francisco tonight, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> there was a similar march across the country in washington, d.c. today. hundreds of people joined a silent march through the nation's capital. among those in attendance, 100 parents fro

at a town hall meeting hosted by congresswoman jackie spear, a survivor of the mass shooting at jonestown and an advocate for gun control. but in this church, she wasn't always preaching to the choir. >> felons shouldn't have the gun to begin with. if you put them away like they are supposed to be, you won't have as many people dying. >> i think you would be foolish if we presume that the only reason why there is gun violence in this country -- (indiscernible) >> reporter: today in san mateo, people lined up for a gun buyback. >> we're definitely going to go through all of our money. >> one, two, three, and four for you. >> reporter: $100 for a handgun, shotgun, or rifle. $200 for an assault weapon. >> lot of guns. >> can't sell them any other way. >> reporter: the san mateo county sheriff's department collected piles of guns. while some put down their arms, others picked up signs. >> tapping into the awesome power of moms and dads and families to make change happen. >> reporter: a million moms for gun control march in san francisco was one of 12 marches across the country today. now, sen

as you might recall, she's a survivor of a shooting in jonestown back in 1978 that wounded her and killed her then-boss, congressman leo ryan. spear is pushing for congress to pass new gun control measures. >> we are a gun violence society. of the 23 wealthiest countries in the world, the united states is responsible for 80% of the gun deaths. >> it was my goth's. she gave it to -- grandmother's. she gave it to my father. my father passed away. i cleaned his house. i have a little kid, and i don't want it in the house. >> reporter: spear says gun control will do little to get the guns already out there off the streets. that's why she says buybacks are so important. the buyback was completely anonymous. the sheriff's department is cataloging the guns trying to figure out if any were used in crimes or were stolen. organizers say they handed out a total of $63,500 in cash today. in san mateo, nbc bay area news. >> that's quite a total. thank you. >>> supporters of new gun control laws also gathered in san francisco today as part of a nationwide effort. >> gun control now! >> the walk along t

town hall meeting hosted by congresswoman jackie speier, a survivor at the massive shoot ing at jonestown. >> she shouldn't have the gun and if they put them away like you are supposed to be, you wouldn't have as many people dying. >> it would be foolish if we presume that the only reason there is gun violence -- . [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: today in san mateo people lined up for a gun buyback. >> we're definitely going go through all of our money. >> 1, 2, 3 and 4 for you. >> reporter: $100 for arhandgun, shotgun or rifle, $200 for an assault weapon. >> the san mateo county sheriff's deputies collected piles of guns. >> reporter: congresswoman speir was at the gun buyback and she sent out a tweet saying, "holding the street sweeping made me realize that voluntary gun buybacks are an important of gun violence prevention." they got 680 gulps in the buyback,24 of them assault gun weapons. >>> a rather unusual device was turned in today during a gun buyback in seattle. seattle police say someone turned into a surface-to-air missile and was among hundreds of weapons turned in today. so many

this doesn't feel like a jonestown meltdown. >> let's talk more meltdowns. lindsay lohan who you gave $100,000 to. >> cheers. so...how'd it go? well, dad, i spent my childhood living with monks learning the art of dealmaking. you've mastered monkey-style kung fu? no. priceline is different now. you don't even have to bid. master hahn taught you all that? oh, and he says to say (translated from cantonese) "you still owe him five bucks." your accent needs a little work. >> now charlie sheen, why did you give lindsay lohan $100,000? >> good question. i thought i was going to get it back. >> did you get it back? soo. >> no, no. they offered me a ton of dough for one day's work. i said great, i'll do it. they said we want to hire lindsay we want to give her half of what we were going to make you. i said fine. they shorted her 100. >> this was "scary movie 5." >> was she grateful? >> event lully, yeah. it wasn't right off the bat, though. in the moment when i mentioned to her, i don't believe she thought it was true. there was a bit of a delay. but that's fine. >>

this feels temporary, not like a jonestown meltdown. >> speaking of meltdowns, lindsay lohan who youe $100,000 to. >>> back now with charlie sheen. tell me, why did you give lindsay lohan $100,000? >> good question. i thought i was going to get it back. no. >> did you get it back? >> no, it wasn't about that. they offered me a ton of dough for one day's work. i was flattered. they said, we want to hire lindsay to make it more epic, but we want to give her half of what we gave you. and they took it back from me and they shorted her $100,000 on what i thought they were going to, and that was it, and then she went public. that was it. >> this is "scary movie 5." what she grateful? >> eventually. it wasn't right off the bat, though. in the moment when i mentioned it to her, i don't think she believed it was true. and then when it showed up, there was a bit of a delay, but that's fine. she's a busy young lady. >> she is in many ways someone who has gone through a not dissimilar path from you. very famous, very young, and she's clearly struggled with that and with various alcohol and drugs

he was traveling with congressman leo ryan in jonestown in 1978. jones' followers opened fire on them on the airstrip, killing the congressman. >> i've been shot with a gun similar to the kinds of guns they used in newtown. >> reporter: 35 years later, this exhibit is a direct response to the newtown, connecticut, massacre and the gun control debate it has spawned. >> our trauma is spawned individually. >> reporter: this local artist did work that's called simply "lost." >> look for the light which comes from leonard cohen's wonderful piece "anthem." it talks about in every door there's a crack of light. from this dark loss we can look into the light and find the future. >> reporter: and for one artist, this debate is not for or against. >> i was brought up using guns. >> reporter: brian comes from a family of hunters in central pennsylvania. >> i think we need to think about what is proper use and improper use. >> reporter: american art has often been vocal and radical, and krauss says a call to arms is supposed to be openly political, to motivate

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she was wounded in a shooting that killed her boss, congressman leo ryan, during the jonestown massacre in 1978. >> for every gun we take off the streets, that means one less gun that can get into the wrong hands and kill a child, or kill an adult, or maim someone. >> reporter: after the event, spear tweeted this photo of a military style weapon someone turned in for $200 in cash. >> this one is 100 rounds. there's no purpose for this kind of a magazine in a civilized society. >> reporter: monte francis, "today in the bay." >> jackie spear's office said yesterday netted a total of 680 guns, that includes 24 assault weapons. they handed out $63,500 in cash. >>> meantime, senator di ann feinstein said her weapons ban will be an uphill battle in congress. >>> there was a similar march across the country in washington, d.c., thousands of people joined a silent march through the nation's capitol. among those in attendance, 100 parents from newtown, connecticut. vice president joe biden is spearheading a public push for new gun laws that would strengthen background checks, limit high-capacity

he was traveling with congressman leo ryan in jonestown in 1978, and jim jones' followers opened fire on them on the airstrip killing the congressman. >> i've been shot with a gun similar to the kinds of guns they used in newtown. >> reporter: 35 years later, this exhibit is a direct response to the newtown, connecticut, massacre and the gun control debate that it has spawned. >> because i think our trauma is borne individually in very different ways. >> reporter: helen frederick did a work that's called simply lost. >> and there's pierce words on it that says look for the light which comes from leonard cohen's wonderful piece "anthem." and it talks about in every door there's a crack of light. from this dark loss, we can look into the light and find, you know, the future. >> reporter: and for one artist, this debate is not for our against. >> i was brought up using guns. >> reporter: brian pietro comes from a family of hunters in pennsylvania. >> i think we need to think about proper use and improper use. >> reporter: american art has been often vocal and radical. and he says a call

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as a congressional aide to ryan, she survived the jonestown massacre of 1978.he was shot five times, waiting 22 hours for help. congressman ryan and many others department make it. >> it is a constant reminder that while those around me perished, i survived and i have an obligation to their memory to do 0 everything i can to reduce the amount of gun violence in this country. >> reporter: she is organizing a gun buyback in their district, offering $200 for assault weapons, $100 for handguns. that event will take place on january 26th. she is also working on legislation. that legislation she mentioned to ban the import of assault weapons and high capacity magazines. she plans to introduce that legislation in the coming weeks. reporting live in san francisco, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. a new ad from the national rifle association is raising eyebrows with some accusing the largest gun advocacy group of crossing the line. >> are the president's kids more important than yours? then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in ou

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there was a guy down in jonestown who killed people with two words. >> stephanie: but you said ban peoplereasonable point, ban psycho psychopaths? what? >> yes. >> stephanie: john in washington, hi john. >> caller: hey, stephanie. i have been an nra member and i heard a report by daniel bashell on russian television and what he found out was thing that connects all of these recent killings is they were all taking these antidepressants. and the ones you know. even chantex, and he seems to have pointed out some problems these particular problems are much more frequent than the pharmaceutical company are willing to admit. >> stephanie: yes. i know they have helped some people, but i don't trust them. i know a friend that went off of them and killed herself many, many years ago. >> caller: and he was pointing out that when they went before the fda to get these things basically approved, it was big pharma doctored anything to basically minimize these side effects, and i think they are ending up killing a lot of people. you have other cases out here soldiers coming back who have been shooting p

. >> jonestown.that piece, i thought, oh, my -- >> it didn't end well. >> it didn't end well, no. that's a good point. [ bell ringing ] >> there's the opening bell. the s&p 500 topping the screen at the big board. united states commodity funds celebrating the launch of the united states agriculture index fund. and the relaunch of hsn.com. >> 497 and change on apple. price target decrease. we should see the analysis of who owns apple at this point. they found that the number of mutual funds holding apple declined in terms of growth funds. maybe no longer a growth stock as much. that's actually gone down. now to 40% of value funds from 29% of value funds from december 12th, to december 2011. >> i was at jim cramer on twitter very early this morning, just to be able to -- because of the heat-seeking missile. people were attacking my daughter for not liking itunes. they were like, well, if your daughter knew how to use itunes. it's not that bad, she just didn't like the product. the emotions are unbeliev

stable political figure that the city needed after all the trauma that went through in the 1970s with jonestown and the people's temple and the assassination of mary -- mayor moscone he. this city triumphed because of the 49ers and most people don't think of sports teams and think of having that kind of power but i think the 49ers, team that kind of mirrored the eccentricities of san francisco itself were very poetic and coach joe walsh in more ways a gladiator really brought the city to gather with us or -- first super bowl victory in 1982 and finally the way the city dealt with aids was very significant. here's a city that had gone through a fractious times over and violence directed against gays in the streets and the city could have gone really backwards. it could have gone into an abyss at that point. the early aids of the epidemic and there was panic that began to arise in san francisco and throughout the country. people didn't know where and y we could be in restaurants .. stores or in the castro. and once again though, the city came together though and again because of dianne feinstein'

stable political figure that the city needed after all the trauma that went through in the 1970s with jonestown and the people's temple and the assassination of mary -- mayor moscone he. this city triumphed because of the 49ers and most people don't think of sports teams and think of having that kind of power but i think the 49ers, team that kind of mirrored the eccentricities of san francisco itself were very poetic and coach joe walsh in more ways a gladiator really brought the city to gather with us or -- first super bowl victory in 1982 and finally the way the city dealt with aids was very significant. here's a city that had gone through a fractious times over and violence directed against gays in the streets and the city could have gone really backwards. it could have gone into an abyss at that point. the early aids of the epidemic and there was panic that began to arise in san francisco and throughout the country. people didn't know where and they could be in restaurants where subby were working or you can go to clothing stores or in the castro. and once again though, the city came togeth

stable political figure that the city needed after all the trauma that went through in the 1970s with jonestown and the people's temple and the assassination of mary -- mayor moscone he. this city triumphed because of the 49ers and most people don't think of sports teams and think of having that kind of power but i think the 49ers, team that kind of mirrored the eccentricities of san francisco itself were very poetic and coach joe walsh in more ways a gladiator really brought the city to gather with us or -- first super bowl victory in 1982 and finally the way the city dealt with aids was very significant. here's a city that had gone through a fractious times over and violence directed against gays in the streets and the city could have gone really backwards. it could have gone into an abyss at that point. the early aids of the epidemic and there was panic that began to arise in san francisco and throughout the country. people didn't know where and they could be in restaurants where subby were working or you can go to clothing stores or in the castro. and once again though, the city came togeth