it had been a very good year for the nra. >> the nra is back! (cheers and applause) >> narrator: and now, the nra would take the offensive. >> that leads me to that one mission that is left undone: winning in november. (cheers and applause) >> the race between george w. bush and al gore, that's the last year that the gun issue played a critical role in american politics. >> narrator: now it was time to settle a score with the man who had broken that tie vote in the senate-- al gore. >> i want to say those fighting words for everyone within the sound of my voice to hear and to heed, and especially for you mr. gore. (laughter) from my cold dead hands! (cheers and applause) >> narrator: they would spend $20 million on the 2000 election, the most aggressive political campaign they had ever undertaken. >> al gore wants government testing, licensing and registration for all firearms owners. he cast the vote that would have shut down every gun show. this year, vote freedom first because if al gore wins, you lose. >> to all of you in west virginia, it's

>> i may, that may be the right thing to do but i'm not obligated to do so. >> in january, nra filed a lawsuit against three municipalities. all three have refused to pass laws against gun owners. as a gun owner do you have a problem of having to report the stolen gun within 72 hours? >> i've never heard a single complaint about it. >> reporter: his town may have been overpowered by the nra but the fight in pennsylvania isn't over yet. christof putzel, al jazeera, jenkintown pennsylvania. >> okay. the army general who deployed troops to put those damn weapons down during hurricane katrina, stephanie sy spoke recently with retired general russell honore. >> what the hell is practical? is it practical to have 90,000 people in pakistan and all of them carrying guns. it's not practical to have eight or 9,000 people on a saturday night in the french quarter, drinking with guns. it is not practical for everybody to take ogun in a theater in case some bad dude starts shooting. the scenarios we train for in the army, once the first person shoots you're going to have tremendous what we call f

i know the nra's position. i can hear it now. say if they were carrying this never would have happened. i got news for you. if alison or adam had been carrying an ak-47 strapped, it would not made a difference. they could not have seen this coming. >>> hillary clinton calling for tighter restricts on guns during a campaign stop in cleveland. telling supporters, if they is president, she would not sit by while more good people die. >> i don't know how we keep seeing shooting after shooting. read about the people murdered because they went to bible study or they went to the movies or they were just doing their job. and not finally say we got to do something about this. >> meantime, republican presidential hopeful scott walker slamming clinton saying the proper response is not gun control, but increased mental health treatment. the nra gives walker an "a" plus rating on gun policy. >>> the democratic candidates in minneapolis this morning for the party's annual summer meeting. clinton and chafee scheduled to speak this morning and m

i know the nra's position. i can hear it now. they will say oh, gee, if they were carrying, this never would have happened. i got news for you. if alison or adam had been carrying an ak-47 strapped around their waist, it would not have made any difference. they could not have seen this thing coming. >> hillary clinton calling for tighter restrictions on guns during a campaign stop in cleveland telling supporters she will not let more people die. >> i don't know how we see more people shot because they went to bible study or they went to the movies or they were just doing their job. and not finally saying we got to do something about this. >> republican presidential hopeful scott walker slamming clinton insisting the proper response is not gun control, but increased mental health treatment. walker has an "a" plus rating with the nra. >>> democratic candidates in minneapolis this morning for the party's annual summer meeting. clinton and chafee scheduled to speak this morning. bernie sanders and martin o'malley is scheduled this af

that's the question being posed across pennsylvania where the nra is suing several towns for trying topass regulation limiting gun usage. >> reporter: rubbing bunker considers himself a sprnl gun owner. he owns half a dozen guns and enjoys hunting. he supports a local measure requiring residents of his hometown to inform police within 72 hours of discovering a gun has been lost or stolen. >> it didn't say you couldn't own them or what kind. it didn't restrict my ability to own guns and use them in any way i wanted to. if they are lost or stolen report it to the police. >> reporter: last november as vice president of the burro council he voted to rescind it under threat of a lawsuit. the vote came two weeks after the pennsylvania state legislature under intense lobbying by the national rifle association passed act 192 allowing organizations like the nra to sue cities and towns over local gun restrictions. the mayor say his quiet community of 4,000 had to little choice but to do away with the lost ordinance. >> reporter: does it sound like a good idea to report a stoanl gun? >> it may or

so we're taking a page out of the nra play book. >> i wanted to ask you about that.igured we would have leverage where the local politics and the regional poll tings -- >> hey, andy, if you let me jump in here, i want to ask lonnie something. >>> you said earlier you're not trying to take anyone's guns away. i wonder fw the strategy of the people, when it comes to background checks, is that n.r.a. and people who fight for gun rights. do they think it's all or nothing and that's where the struggle lies? >> that is where the struggle lies. they call it the slippery slope. >> i have to think. i haven't seen any statistics. it's been the last couple of days, i haven't had a chance to do much research. i would think the majority of the american public has to favor some kind of gun control. >> they did. 9%. let's think about it. the second amendmented was produced and passed when we were using muskets. the army and the militia had the same weaponry and they couldn't hit each other a hundred yards away. so it's, you know, again, and i'm not advocating let's take everybody's

and the nra goes after seattle, suing over a new tax meant to stop gun violence. ♪ >>> this is al jazeeramerica live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. buyers are out in force this morning on wall street. [ bell chimes ] >> the dow is climbing, despite another huge selloff in asia. stocks in china plunged, but right now taking a look at the big board, the dow is up 256 points, the s&p and nasdaq also higher this morning. it's a major turn around from yesterday where the stocks fell more than 3%. mary snow how are the marketing looking so far? >> reporter: an hour into the trading day, the markets are up, the dow jones up 270 points. stocks surged within the first few minutes of the opening. the move by china overnight to cut interest rates helped accelerate the buying and set the momentum for the day, but putting it in perspective is alan valdes, the director of floor trading at wall street capitol partners. thanks for joining us. you said that china's move is the fifth interest rate cut since november. how much really can that be -- how much help could that be? >> exactly. it hasn't w

and we need to keep the pressure on the politicians to not be afraid of the nra. mean, listen, the best thing that the nra could do right now, most of their members support reasonable gun control. the membership does. but the politicians that they get -- that give money -- get money from the nra, they don't do anything. and it's time that we hold these people's feet to the fire and shame them wherever we can. i want to look these -- i want to go to the virginia legislature and i want them to look me in the eye and tell me why can't we have a reasonable proposal, any reasonable background check? the things common sense dictates? i want them to look me in the eye and tell me why they don't want to support that. >> reporter: have you reached out to the nra? >> i have not but i plan to. >> reporter: what would you have seen in his background that would have caused him to not have a gun? he was never charged with anything, was never committed? >> i don't know the answer to the question other than he had a history of -- he was disturbed, you know, he had to be escorted

i have a lifetime voting record on the nra of d minus. i voted very strongly for instant background checks. i want to see them made stronger. probably the most important thing we can do. number two, i voted in a state, by the way, that has almost no gun control. i voted against the nra and voted to ban certain semi automatic weapons. i voted to eliminate this group hold that allows people to purchase guns without a background check and nogz that, what i believe is we need to do a lot better job in terms of mental health in this country. people call my office and offices all over this country and say my brother, my husband, i'm worried about what he might do to himself or other people. we don't have the capability of treating those folks. when people have mental health issues, they should be able to get counseling immediately and that is not the case right now. i do not accept the fact that i have been weak on this issue. i have been strong on the issue and in fact am coming from a rural state that has almost no gun control, i can get beyo

i used to hunt pretty much. , they are nra corrupt. secondn amendment but the constitution is so outdated. that was 200 years old. host: you said at the beginning that you would like to see stricter laws. what do you mean by that? what, iwell, i tell you would like to go through verification of the people. if you have a gun, you have to be sensible. i don't like handguns because you can carry them everywhere. assault rifles, none. that is military. i do not believe in that. host: thank you, sir. from maryland in the suburbs -- caller: i have a unique perspective because i am a law enforcement officer. i carry for work and personally. the number one issue i see as a law enforcement officer is the mental health issue. laws one plenty of gun the books. that is not the problem. i don't have issues with law-abiding citizens carrying a weapon. we have many issues on a daily basis with individuals who suffer from mental illness. many years ago, when we changed thesegot rid of institutions, these individuals became homeless and there is no hav

and the nra says it sounds very much like existing law that nra supported. we all agree that people who are ajudeicated, mentally ill, shouldn't have firearms. >> these are my first comments on firearms but i can promise you they won't be my last. >>> american airlines joined delta, juneited and others ban transporting trophies. and they signed a change.org petition. >>> and on the controversy, the maker of beanie babies announced it will be selling a cecil the lion lion. >>> an a man lucky to be alive this morning, all thanks to a quick thinking police officer. you can see the deputy pull a driver out of his car and out of the way of that speeding tray. a spokesman said the car collided into the crossing guard. and the driver appeared to be under influence. an investigation is underway. >>> let's switch gears and take a look at the weather outside. you know, it's the middle of summer. some people ready for this heat to go away already. i say, keep it here. >> we don't like these storms. two days in a row, tents being knocked down. and already this morning,

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i don't want to hear that from the nra. a call from the governor yesterday and i told him exactly what my plan was. if i have to be a crusader on this, i'm not going to rest until i see something happen. he said, andy, you go for it. i'm right there with you. we've got to have our legislators and congressmen step up to the plate and stop being cowards about this. >> andy, you know what you're going to hear. obviously you're very emotional right now and it's motivating you and you have to put emotion where you can in this situation. we just had donald trump on. he's leading in the polls. he said these are tough issues and i'm for the second amendment and i don't think that you should take away more guns, that doesn't seem to be the answer and mental illness is tough and we should do more. those things sound great and we hear them from politicians all the time and yet nothing changed. the two sides are very rooted. the law is what it is. and change is hard. what do you say to those issues? >> of course. i'm not saying let's t

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and the nra says it sounds very much like existing law that nra supported. adding, we all agree that people who are adjudicated mentally ill shouldn't have firearms. >> these are my first comments on firearms but i can promise you they won't be my last. >> that was nbc's kate snow. >>> in the wake of the illegal killing of cecil, the lion in june by an american dentist, american airlines join ed delta, united and others ban transporting trophies. delta changed their policy, after a customer created a change.org petition signed by 400,000 people. >>> on the heels of the controversy surrounding cecil the lion's death, ty inc., maker of beanie babies, announce ed it will be selling a cecil the lion. >>> an a man lucky to be alive this morning, all thanks to a quick thinking police officer. you can see the deputy pull a driver out of his car and out of the way of that speeding train. a spokesman said the car collided into the crossing guard. and the driver appeared to be under influence. an investigation is underway. >>> nbc meteorologist bill karins is here wit

nra supported. adding we all agree people who are mentally ill shouldn't have firearms. >> this is my first but i promise you they will not be my last. >> that was kate snow reporting. >>> in the wake of killing of the lion cecil by the american dentist, american airlines joins in the banning of trophy animals. a customer created a change.org petition signed by 400,000 people. on the heels of this controversy, beanie baby will sell a cecil the lion to benefit the conservation. >>> big profits as low gas prices are prompting consumers to buy more suvs and pickup trucks. the industry is now on track for annual sales pace of 17 million vehicles since before the recession. average 5% more on a pickup truck in july versus more splurging on more expensive options. >>> battle of birds and pigs is still popular among gamers. 10 million downloads since last week. some players are frustrated having to wait 30 minutes or make in-app purpose if they run out of lives. the largest plane ever is brain child of pau

al jazeera, seoul. >> the nra is gearing up for a big battle over gun control.is going after a city law in seattle to tax guns and ammunition. jon henry smith reports. >> the national rifle association and other gun rights groups sued seattle monday, in state court over the decision earlier this month, to tax firearms and ammunition sales. the tax amounts to $25 for each firearms sold in the city, plus 5 cents for every round of ammunition. it is designed to fund programs to cut gun violence, and research it's causes. but the lawsuit argues that bypassing this measure, seattle has violated on washington state law barring municipalities from unilaterally enacting local firearms regulations and they argue similar legislation elsewhere hasn't actually resulted in fewer gun deaths. >> in chicago, they raise add lot of money. they did raise a good deal of money. be uh the problem is right now you are looking at it as a homicide rate, in chicago is going through the roof. i. >> against another companion measure that required seattle gun owners to report lost or stolen

i used to hunt pretty much, and i feel as if the nra, they are corrupt. mean, i believe in the second amendment, but the constitution is so outdated that -- that was 200 years old. >> jim, you said at the beginning that you would like to see stricter laws. what do you mean by that? >> caller: well, i tell you what, i'd like to go through a verification of the people but you have to be sensible. i don't like handguns because you can carry them everywhere. and assault rifles, none. that is military. i do not believe in that. >> all right. thank you, sir. comet is calling in from maryland here in the suburbs. hi, comet. >> caller: how you doing? i actually have a very unique perspective because i'm also a law enforcement officer. i carry both for work as well as personally. the number one issue i see as a law enforcement officer is the mental health issues. there are plenty of gun laws on the books. that's not the problem. i don't have issues with the law-abiding citizens carrying a weapon. but we have many issues on a daily basis interacting with individual

an nra spokesperson said late today while they haven't seen the legislation senator schumer is proposing it sounds very much like existing law the nra supported, adding "we all agree that people who are adjudicated mentally ill shouldn't have firearms." >> these are my first public comments on the issue of gun violence, but i can promise you they will not be my last. >> reporter: a comedienne speaking out on a topic that's deadly serious. kate snow, nbc news, new york. >>> there was a lot of emotion in washington today. in fact, a rare moment at the white house. president obama got unexpectedly emotional as he unveiled a sweeping controversial plan to deal with climate change which he called one of the key challenges of our lifetime. our chris jansing is at the white house for us with more. chris? >> reporter: good evening, lester. president obama today made a passionate case for reducing carbon emissions, especially from coal-burning power plants, arguing that nothing less than our health, safety, and future are at stake. >> i don't want my grandkids not to be able to swim in hawaii or

. >> even the nra, the majority of nra membership supports reasonable closing of loopholes and making, mentally disturbed people to get guns. as mark kelly mentioned, and i know this, you know. this is not a sprint. it's a marathon. but i'm in it for the long haul. we're in it for the long haul. >> bonded by unthinkable tragedy, you just heard the parents of alison parker respond to that open letter from nicole, who lost her 6-year-old, dillon, in the sandy hook shooting. next, you'll hear from nicole herself. no matter where he's hosting. ♪ stella artois host beautifully we stop arthritis pain, so you don't have to stop. because you believe in go. onward. today's the day. carpe diem. tylenol® 8hr arthritis pain has two layers of pain relief. the first is fast. the second lasts all day. we give you your day back. what you do with it is up to you. tylenol®. >>> the parents of alison parker, the reporter murder last week, say they are determined to fight in their daughter's name. they're determined to keep guns out of the hands of those who are mentally ill. one woman who knows that jou

he'll face down the nra. he says he's going to hold their feet to the fire because he doesn't want his daughter's death to be in vain. >> and parker's father also says he thinks he'll need to get a gun now for self defense. let's play a little bit of that. >> i don't own a gun. we don't have a gun in our family. i'm probably gonna have to get one. i mean sad to say but, you know, when you are in the media, as you know and when you are, you know, taking on an issue like there, there are a lot of people that take exception to what you're saying. >> explain this for us. does this complicate the message of what he's try to say? on one hand tougher gun control measures, at the same time he's saying he'll go out and get a gun. what was the reaction to this as he said it? >> we were pretty surprised but he says he knows this is a dangerous and divisive issue. he's on a mission. and he feels he needs to be armed. he very well may be targeted as he takes on this mission. he goes out there and faces down the virginia l

i know that the nra, their position is going to be -- i can hear it now.hey are going to say, oh, gee, well, if they were carrying, this never would have happened. i've got news for you. if alison adam had been carrying an ak-47 strapped around their waist, it wouldn't have made any difference. they couldn't have seem this thing coming. >> here was a father, you're a father, this has to feel hauntingly similar for you. what would you share, from father to father, to a man who says his soul was crushed? >> well, you asked erica what it was like for her yesterday and for me what it was like yesterday, was you remember. you remember getting the phone call. you remember the realization that your child is dead. you relive it in a way. and i don't think until you've actually been through the experience that you really understand what it's like. everybody knows that it's bad to lose a child. but until you've lost a child in this way, you don't really get it. and i heard -- i heard mr. parker talking last night on a fox interview and i was struck by what he was sa

he is also on the nra's board of directors. for being with me, governor. >> thank you, poppy. >> the father of alison parker, you just heard him there. one of the victims of wednesday's shooting. he says he's for the second amendment, but he spoke specifically to you and other policymakers saying we need politicians to be braver and something needs to change. do you agree with him that something needs to change? >> well, i think standing up for the constitution is an act of bravery, poppy. first of all, i want to express sympathy to this father, to this boyfriend. i think it's a terrible tragedy, but it does need to be remembered that we in virginia have background checks. this fellow, this criminal, went through a background check. so nibbling away at the second amendment rights of all americans is not the solution to this problem at all. we have to stand for the rights of the constitution. >> well, he didn't say take away their second amendment rights. that's not what he said. >> no, he didn't. he talked about nibbling away i

he's going to go after the nra to try to do this.e's going to directly to the virginia legislature. he says he is going to look at them right in the eye and tell them, something needs to be done in terms of gun control, background checks. he's not giving up and he hopes this will be some sort of a tipping point. he says i know about colull bin and newtown and all of the shootings at the movie theaters and hoping because the media was hit this time maybe the media takes up the cause alongside him and do something about this so something like this tragedy doesn't happen again, thomas. >> yeah. talking about advocating for reasonable gun control and i'm not sure who asked the question, you or somebody else, but brought up the fact that vester flanagan, known as bryce williams, former reporter at wdbj legally bought the glocks he used to commit the atrocious crimes and murder the two young people, wund vicki gardner on live television. anything that's put in place is not something that would have potentially saved his own daughter's life

now, your nra rating now is straight a but what would you say -- >> that's called improvement. >> the comeback kid. what would you say particularly in a place like new hampshire where hunting is a big deal to gun rights advocates who are going to say, look i'm not sure i like a guy who at one time had an f from the nra. >> that was an assault weapon ban. what i learned from that experience is you write a law and it doesn't have any meaning. i'm a second amendment advocate. i don't believe the government should take guns from people. i think people have a right to be armed and, look that's what we've done in ohio and i think they've been very pleased with what i've been able to do. it's not about pleasing them. it's keeping the second amendment and allowing legitimate gun owners to be able to do what they want which is exercise their constitutional rights so people need to worry about that. >> do you regret your vote for the assault weapons ban in '94? >> going back and regretting, i look at it now and we were adding a law that had no impact. that's never smart to do. >> finally, in yo

is this -- are we intractable because of the nra aspect? >> it's completely intractable. events of this generation was the massacre in newtown. most horrific events in the history the country. you had a moment in time where 90% of the country, including nra members, said, we ought to have common sense gun restriction measures. we ought to have a more rigorous background check system. and nothing happened. and nothing happened because of the intensity of the empower of the gun control lobby on the members of congress, both democrats and republicans. so, nothing will happen as a result of this. and i think that's demonstrated out of the aftermath of the newtown tragedy. >> matt, we hear all the talks, let's -- on the mental health. we don't see any political will on that either. >> no. and that was supposed to get fixed back when they created -- back with the brady bill and they created the waiting list. the history on this issue -- steve is exactly right. the reason it plays out this way, if you poll 80% of the country tells you they believe in higher restrictions. it's no

. >> there has to be a way to force politicians that are cowards and in the pockets of the nra to have sensible laws so crazy people can't get guns. >> reporter: a father's crew said for stricter gun laws. ♪ >> reporter: a rally against gun violence with a vigil in front of the station thursday night. this morning, really that makeshift memorial continues to grow outside the studios here. look closer and you can see the flames of the candles continue to burn. chris? >> the people down there, this is only just beginning. thank you very much. appreciate the reporting this morning. >> let's bring in former atf agent. you can help us. one, the forensic part of the investigation and what it tells us. you dealt with them from a policy standpoint and the reality on the ground. when you hear about the wigs, the extra ammo and the items in the car, to you, does it suggest a plan or randomness of the madness? >> it suggests he may have had a broader plan. a cold and calculated and planned attack. there may be certain elements of the crime we may never know. >> how do you then rationalize how he

you voted for the assault weapons ban that bill clinton was proposing which earns you an f from the nra, and they were upset when you first ran, they endorsed your democratic opponent against you. now, your nra rating now is straight a, but what would you say -- >> that's called improvement. >> yeah. come back but what would you say, particularly in a place like new hampshire where hunting is a big deal to gun rights advocates who are going to say look i'm not sure i like a guy who had an f from the nra. >> well i was assault weapon ban, what i learned is you write a law and there's no meaning. i'm a second amendment advocate i don't believe the government should take guns from people people have a right to be armed, and look that's what we've done in ohio. and i think they've been very pleased with what i've been able to do. it's not about pleasing them it's keeping the second amendment, it's allowing legitimate gun owners to be able to do what they want which is exercise their constitutional right. people need to worry about that. >> do you regret your vote for the assault weapons bac

the politicians have got to stand up to the nra and close some of these loopholes so that crazy peopleguns. >> and photographer adam ward's fiancee, she says the shooting has turned her life upside down. president obama called the murders in virginia heartbreaking and another tragic example of why stronger gun control laws are needed. to many those words have an all too familiar ring. mike viqueria reports. >> reporter: it's an all too familiar role. after each is mass murder president obama shows his rage and resolve. after te tucson. >> we cannot and will not be passive in the face of such violence. >> after aurora. >> such violence, such evil is senseless. >> there was resolve but resignation. >> i say that recognizing the politics in this town. foreclose a lot of those avenues right now. >> the president all but conceded gun control can't pass congress. the statement was met with outrage by advocates of new restrictions and many mr. obama quickly backed off but he has admitted getting new gun control is beyond his reach as president. >> if you ask me where is the one area where i f

. >> i know that the nra, their position is going to be -- i can hear it now.re going to say, gee, if they were carrying, this never would have happened. i've got news for you. if alison or adam had been carrying an ak-47 strapped around their waist, it wouldn't have made any difference. they couldn't have seen this thing coming. i don't want to hear that argument from the nra, and you know that's going to happen. >> i'm asking your thoughts in general. if you want to talk about guns, talk about guns. i don't want to force you to talk about guns, but what do you want your role to be, the media's role to be, society's role to be going forward? what do you want us to take from this? and how do you want us to treat this? >> i support andy as now a second father and someone that i love and he loves me back. he is very passionate about trying to make alison's life not be in vain. me merely celebrating her life and sharing her life i don't think achieves that goal. there seems to be some action that is taken out of an event like this, out of an event like sandy hook,

and i called the nra and craven and irresponsible politicians including me. to support those parents when they tried to get legislation through congress. we need to do more. every day in this country, 88 americans are shot and killed. it's ridiculous and we need to do better. >> erica, final question to you. for everyone watching right now, hanging on both of your every word, what one thing today can people do? >> tackle andy parker, whatever it takes to get gun legislation passed in america. they can join me on september 9th in washington, d.c., with other advocates and other survivors of gun violence to demand action from congress and they have ignored our stories for too long. they are not going to have that option anymore. we are going to demand that they do something about this and i welcome everyone to join me, anyone who has been personally touched by gun violence or someone they love has been touched by gun violence can text 877877. just text the word "survivor" to that number and someone from our survivor network will reach out to you and let you kno

. -- if the nraing sits there and says if she had a gun, this would have been prevented, if she was wearing some product met rifle around no one would have seen it coming, it was not have prevented it. i'm not going to let this slide. i'm going to crusade against the gun lobby and take on the and array. they are a powerful lobby and their we do find it. but i'm going to go after them. two french journalists are under investigation on suspicion blackmail the king of morocco. they published a book which reportedly contains compromising information about him. the legal team says they offered not to publish in exchange for cash. of. to say it is a set up. the journalist and writer would already written one book is said to have warned that a another more critical volume was s ready. he would not publish if he would get 3 million euros. the kings lawyer tells us what happened next. >> the french police their nice tasting operation. a representative of the meet again, and this time it was found. filmed. the givens in cash and the police arrested them, red-handed. greece, whereom the country's care