larry ward is chief marketing officer with gun dynamics, a group that promotes gun-rights and the gunndustry. welcome to you both. thank you for making the 'lme. shannon,start with you. i want to take a moment, and if you can, on a day like today, when many americans are reeling rrom the events over the weekend, what is yessage to them? what specifically are the changes you would like to see put into place? >> well, we are specifically calling on congress to come back from recess and to do their jobs. we're asking them to pass legislation that we've seen work in the states,ck a ound e eck on every gun sale, 21 states now requiat, as well as red flago legislan. 17 states have red flag laws and have shown ta be essenin interrupting gun suicide and gui de, and it is time for congress to do their job and protect americans instead of protecting gun manufacturers' profits. >> larry ward, what was your rd about when you h the events of this weekend? >> i was horrified. at the end of theay, all gun violence is terrible. we're looking at this thing that keeps happening over and over again. acc

we have a hiring hi25er suicide rate because of guns themselves. >> larry ward, y're a gun owner.ou're speaking on behalf of gun owners who comprie a minorityo f americans. what safety regulations would you be willing to sign on to? >> if we're talking about safety, i'm talking about people safety, and th only way to stop somebody with murderous intent that goes into a place to stoot, un over, to drop a bomb, the only place to stop the people is to have people who are vigilant with their ability to defend themselves and the people around them and to make sure that law aiding citizens are armed so they can act. see, what happened in date ones there happened to be an armed police officer there. of course, that whole area has most of those stores and restaurants and clubs were all gun-free zones, so that's why the place was chonnen, but thana god ther an officer there. >> let me ask you about the dayton shooting. at the same time, nine people died in the shooting. are you saying nothing could have been done to prevent the deaths? >> the whole case hasn't come out. there was a whole l

larry, in 1975, you saved president ford's wife. -- president ward's -- president ford's life. tell us that story. i think we have a video we will show you of the attempted assassination and then you can talk them through that day. [video clip] >> it was midmorning in sacramento when president ford left a hotel to walk to the state capital for a meeting with governor edmund brown junior to speak to the state legislator. this was a political trip. part of the president's campaign to lock up the republican nomination. he was shaking hands as he went along, working the crowd is -- as politicians say. and it was a friendly crowd accompanied by secret service agents. the president reached for every hand in sight. suddenly, a young woman holding a gun appeared at the president side. president's a secret service agent route the gun and wrestled the young woman to the gun as other agents formed a tight protective shield around the president and moved him swiftly to the capital. [end of video clip] >> there you are apprehending the would-be assassin. larry: i should have had a haircut b