therefore i resign my membership in the nra effective immediately. remove my name from your membership list." joining me now to discuss his decision to resign his lifetime nra membership, is former speaker of the nevada assembly, john oseguera, democratic congressional candidate in nevada's fourth district. good morning, thanks for being with us. >> good morning, chris, thanks for having me. so why this? why now? >> chris, you know, i grew up and this is nevada, i grew up in a culture of guns. i'm one of the kids that went duck hunting before he went to school in the morning. i still have my grandma's .22 rifle, she would be 90 or so now, that she used on the unr, university of nevada reno's rifle team. so there was a culture there, but things have changed dramatically since that time. for me personally, my father had a history of domestic violence and abuse, killed a woman and killed themselves with a weapon. i had a good friend who had a history of mental illness that killed himself, and then these events that you were just speaking of over the las

if you're voted out of office and if a movement is there, it will be stronger than the nra." the nra has never faced a real people's movement, and this drive is trying to mobilize that. >> there is, in fact -- the tragedy of all this is that, you know, you talk as a reverend and activist in the african-american community, and african-americans pay a huge price in this. >> absolutely. >> the murder rates in the country are way disproportionate. the victims are african-american. >> it's like you live in a stage of siege. you're in a community where you're not protected by everything from gang violence to random shooting, and then you see tapes like chicago or, here in new york, eric garner. both sides, and this is why a lot of people are beginning to say, "enough is enough" and you're seeing this mobilization national action network and others are trying to spearhead. >> the young man who was shot and killed in chicago -- that video was released, but the facts are that the city already settled with the family for $5 million. the police officer now facing charges of murder. why

the nra's public fairs director said in a same the nra does not want foam have firearms any suggestion otherwise is offensive and wrong. newtown shooter adam lanza was never on a government no fly list. >> well the school building the mass murders took place was dea mol issued and new sandy hook is set to open next physical at the same site. town official as have not organized any public remembrance tonight and wanted this anniversaries, steve, to be low key. steve: thank you, sharon. developing new at 10:00, a deadly accident involving mta bus in brooklyn. a 62-year-old woman was bus and killed around 6:00 in showed ashead bay this evening at the intersection of avenue z and e17 streets the fatality comes on the sam day the nypd announced stepped up enforcement of the vision zero. officers will target enforcement near senior centers throughout the center now and between now and december 20th. dari: with have learned a 14-year-old boys a vandalizing menorah on the up ears side. the tines chapped after police found menorah in the park brock moon pieces with half of it missing. the damag

martin o'malley tweeted, enough is enough, it's time to stand up to the nra and enact meaningful gun safety laws. senator bernie sanders stressed a need to do something about the prevalence of mass shootings. they are welcome becoming every day or car insurances in the country. it's a sickening and senseless gun violence must stop. i asked him, how do you stop it? >> chris, if i knew the simple answer to that, i would tell you. i don't think anybody has a magical answer. but i do believe, i do believe, chris, that there are a number of areas expanding and improving instant background check, doing away with the gun show loophole, i would hope banning assault weapons, doing with the strong man provision, those are areas, in fact, despite the nra that the vast majority of the american people would like us to move. whether my republican colleagues here have the courage to do that remains to be seen. >> republican candidates also react to the shooting, dr. ben carson wrote my thoughts and prayers are with the shooting victims and their families in san bernardino. senator ted cruz, prayers

those are areas, sxit the nra, the vast majority of american people would like us to move. whether my republican colleagues here have the courage to do that remains seen. >> dr. ben carson wrote, my thoughts and prayers are with the shooting victims and their families in san bernardino. senator ted cruz, our prayers are with the victims, their families and first responders. jeb bush, praying for the victims, their families and the san bernardino first responders. governor chris christie, praying for all those victimized by the shootings in san bernardino county today. new york daily news noted the republicans' emphasis on prayer. here's an early look at their front page today with the headline, 14 dead in california mass shooting. god isn't fixing. . think progress contributing editor throughout the day noted republicans were tweeting their thoughts and prayers but question why their party won't hold votes on gun safety to prevent another mass shooting. he began tweeting out a laundry list of gop connections to nra, like senator mitch mcconnell dumped $922,000 into his bid.

even nra members in a recent poll found that something like 70% of the nra doesn't represent their viewsement of gun control and other issues. so you have a different debate happening on capitol hill than you're having in the country, than you're having in the media. >> do you think the media has a push effect at all or not? >> well, on the people they need to push, i actually don't. the rhetoric is rhetoric of fear. what happened in san bernardino doesn't change that rhetoric. i mean, the only thing that actually created a push for gun control in recent memory was back in 1968 when well disciplined young men embracing their second amendment rights, the black panthers, marched on sacramento, and suddenly, california passed one of the nation's most stringent gun laws. that was ronald reagan. >> what brooke talked about, the rhetoric of fear, do you think that that, especially after the paris attacks, christine, is what propelled marie lapen to the victory in regional elections? >> oh, yes, i believe it has certainly helped her, but you have to realize that the far right here in france has

. >>> gun control advocates would hold them outside the headquarters at the nra in fairfax. among the demonstrators, andy parker who lost his daughter to gun violence. parker called nra president wayne lafayer a provayer of terrorism. >> the people in this building, they are just businessmen. they don't really care about you or your family, or your community, or frankly even their own members. all they want to do is sell guns. >> the nra in the statement says that they would not comment for now. that he criticized congress for not passing tougher gun control laws. he has devoted himself to gun control since the death of his daughter allison, a tv reporter in roanoke. adam ward, and alison parker were killed last summer while reporting live on air. >>> right now montgomery county loved ones are paying their respects to the family of fallen police officer noah leotta. a visitation just got underway at a church in gaithersburg. a suspected drunk driver hit officer leotta earlier this month while trying to crack down on impaired drivers. he's going to be laid to rest tomorrow. i

so the nra, 30, 40 years ago is not the nra of today. there were ways for people working together to try to figure out how we can have some common sense gun safety measures. today, they want people to feel like the black helicopter is gonna land in the backyard and your guns are gonna be taken. totally unbelievably untrue. but it does create doubt, then they just drive right through that. so, we have to do a better job and we have to do it from the bottom up where more people in the communities, more local gun owners, stand up for it. we have to try to do more from washington. >> seth: that's great. will you stick around? [ applause ] 'cause i want to give a quiz on my home state of new hampshire. we'll be right back with more hillary clinton! [ cheers and applause ] ok, we're here. here's dad. mom. the twins. aunt alice... you didn't tell me aunt alice was coming. of course. can the test drive be over now? maybe just head back to the dealership? don't you want to meet my family? yep, totally. it's practically yours, but we still need yo

. >> how long will be... will we... will we bow down before the tyranny of the nra, the gun manufacturers and the politicians, you know, which are in their pocket? >> the director applauds the call to action by groups like black lives matter - but emphasizes that black-on-black crime cannot be ignored. >> we're killin' ourselves. >> recently lee was awarded an honorary oscarfor revolutionizing modern-day black cinema. that didn't stop him from speaking out about the need for still greater representation in the industry. >> it's easier for african american person to be president of the united states of america than president of a hollywood studio or tv or cable network. >> and talking about the president, one of lee's most iconic films "do the right thing" may have helped a younger barack obama. >> i always say thank god he didn't take michelle to see driving miss mother*á*áin' daisy. (laughs) or that have been the last date! (clapping) >> i spoke to spike lee at his production house - 40 acres and a mule, based in his childhood neighborhood fort greene, brooklyn. >> talk to me a little bi

they're nra members and gun owners.hey said, listen, we want stronger gun laws. 75% of nra members believe there should be universal background checks. allva ha all virginia is trying to do is prevent, they have strong gun laws. but the states that have the weakest gun laws, they shouldn't allow their citizens to come in and carry, and they don't pass the same laws that virginia has to go through. just like if you smoke weed, if you have a license, a medical marijuana license in colorado, you can't walk into a state and smoke weed saying i have this medical marijuana license this my state, why can't i smoke in this other state. state laws matter. >> i have to get guy in here. guy, in a clear sign that americans feel that their second amendment right is being stripped away from them and more changes may be coming. this holiday season, you know, i'm on the fox business network all day long, and we have been consistently reporting a spike in gun sales in this country. a lot of people are going to be opening up a gun undern

isn't different from nra. what outrage would at that cause? >> just dishonest.ot a fair comparison. andrea: doesn't want to talk about. even though the president conflated what happened in colorado with paris, no one wants to talk about who has higher body count, doctors at planned parenthood and jihadists. very quickly. i think this is important. when meagan kelly interviewed james mitchell who waterboarded khalid sheikh mohammed, he said this, your country, khalid sheikh mohammed will turn on you. the liberal media will turn on you. people will grow tired of this and turn on you and when they do you will be abandoned. he was talking about waterboarding. these terrorists understand our culture an playing us like a fiddle and playing media and media allowing that to happen. they're turning inward on the american people and terrorists understand that better than the people at the "new york daily news" editorial board do. that is a tragedy. >>> they took 14 innocent lives but new evidence shows that the san bernardino attackers appeared ready for so much more. chi

and let those who are hiding out of fear of the nra, stay under the covers.e're going to keep at this. we talked about those a month ago. we talked about doing a major bill on our three principles in the early winter. we'll keep at this, and, believe me, we will win, america is changing. >> can i -- i just want to respond. when you asked the question, you're basically saying, why bother? does not what cities do. they don't just hide because they may not win the vote you. keep doing it. i'll give you one statistic. in california, since the '90s, we have passed a number of important gun safety laws, and over that period of time, we have had a reduction in gun violence of 56%. now, clearly what we see is this is not enough. that's why we need national laws and why i'm looking forward to senator feinstein's re-introduction of some form of their assault weapon ban. ... >> well, i don't -- yeah. i don't see what they've done on -- yeah. beyond see -- >> crs, for example, when congress was split? >> well, look, the bottom line here is we just have, the nra is a powe

malloy taking on the nraer nra -- nra gun lobby and reacting to the terror attacks in san bernardino and paris. marcus solis has more. >> reporter: and, bill, governor malloy says he is seizing the moment, that if and when connecticut gets access to that federal gun list, that federal no fly list, that gun sale ban will go into effect. >> i am here to announce that i intend to sign a first in the nation executive order. >> reporter: calling the recent terrorist attacks in california and paris a wake-up call, connecticut governor dannel malloy is seeking to do what congress has not, prevent those on terror watch lists from being able to purchase firearm. malloy today announced he will sign an executive order prohibiting gun sales to individuals named on no fly lists. >> i have been in touch with the white house directly on this matter and we are working gain access to their lists for this purpose. >> reporter: the announcement comes days before the third anniversary of the massacre at sandy hook elementary school. the killing of 20 students and six adults led to connecticut laws. two

is it possible the nra will lose its grip on congress? >> it is possible and time. this is someone who is a hillary clinton has done that. it sounds like this is not that. it sounds like it is a case of the kind of terror we have been dealing with from outside of the country. we have to do something. people who believe in the second amendment should step up and realize this cannot continue. >> is begun lobby going to lose some of its strength? >> apparently not. we have talked to 54 republican senators after those people work slaughtered in san bernardino, they voted to allow terrorists who cannot get on a plane to buy guns, as many as they want. senator, kelly ayotte, where 88% of voters want more gun control, she voted against them. the people who committed these crimes, it is going to cost all of them their seats. the bottom line in this is if you are going to -- let me get a word in. there is some merit to what you say. it is time to figure out a way, if you' re going to be pro-second amendment, to find a way to be reasonable. it was a bad thing for republicans

of course, after sandy hook, the long time leader and top official of the nra, came out and employed the logic that we often hear from gun rights advocates, and that is if that had not been a gun-free zone around that school at sandy hook in newtown, connecticut, then perhaps the shooter, the person who murdered those young children would have had second thoughts about going inside. the solution typically of the nra and others is to essential i will arm more people so people will think twice about marching into as we saw yesterday a holiday gathering among publish servants with automatic weapons fire. del. >> mike stand by. we're going to melissa chan. the medical center held a news conference, updating us as much as they could about the condition of the victims. they said much couldn't be said because of hipaa laws, the privacy laws regarding patient's privacy. but what do we know? >> reporter: we do know two remaining in critical condition, and three in fair condition. that's a total of five patients there at the medical center. there are a total of 17 wounded. and there range from

congress, do something to stop this, we are stuck with people who are driven by what the nra thinks. >> feinstein says she's been pushing for stricter gun control laws since she was mayor of san francisco back in the '80s and that things have gotten worse and not better. there has been a lot of shows of support and requests for prayer on social media from republicans and democrats alike. a lot of folks saying though that prayer is not going to fix this. we're going to continue to follow the political fallout throughout the morning. >> you know this conversation just continues after each episode of this sort of massacre. >>> this is a live look right now of the inland regional center where this massacre took place yesterday. this is from our helicopter, our chopper down in l.a., knbc. again that is still a very active scene there. it is a facility that cares for people with developmental disabilities. that was the site of yesterday's massacre. we'll continue to update the story throughout the course of the newscast and the day, both on air and online. just head to nbcbayarea.com for t

and another pointing a finger at republicans and the nra.ith miller joining us now and lynn sweet, washington bureau chief for the "chicago sun-times." little late for the morning headlines, lynn, but fox be has confirmed -- fox has confirmed that the wife in this massacre had been in touch with and had pledged allegiance to the leader of isis. doesn't that make this islamic terrorism? >> well, let me cite fox news analyst frances townsend who was on a little less than two hours ago who said that for government officials as opposed to journalists and just other people term "terrorist" has a legal, has a definition to it. and because some of this, and because this massacre occurred on the shooter's workplace, it creates another factor. i think this time you will have -- in time you will have the wording that correctly describes it, so i would withhold judgment that anyone's trying to hold back anything. but i take to heart what fran access townsend, who is an expert on this said, in explaining why there is reluctance to put the official gover

the vendors, manufacturers who worked very closely with the nra -- the reality is, the nra has a strangled on republicans in the congress as well as u.s. senate. at the time is now that members of congress, specifically that the republicans, stop praying at the altar of the nra and start defending our communities drought the country. our responsibility as public officials to do everything within our power to protect our constituents, to protect our communities, our families, protect our children. it is up to the republicans to work in a collaborative fashion to work with our president barack obama to move forward policies that will protect our communities now in not tomorrow. amy: california state senator kevin deleon's president pro tem of the california state senate speaking earlier today about , wednesday's shooting san bernardino, california. he is here in paris for the u.n. climate summit, talking about divesting from the fossil fuel industry. back in a minute. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in san bernardino,

"the nra once called mandatory background checks 'reasonable.' the senate voting on two gun control measures today: one would expand background checks, closing the so- called "gun show loophole" the other, would stop anyone on the fbi's terrorist watch list from walking guns--rep. peterer king, a republican inoduced the house version of the bill, it is supported by democrat nancy pelosi. pelosi sot while it is right to respectfully acknowledge the losses (long silence), we can no longer remain silent. nats among elected officials, support for gun control along palines- there's more support in the general public for background checks and closing loopholes." jenna: the mass shooting has one state senator in nebraska speaking on gun legislation saying he wants to change some laws. marlenia thornton from our lincoln affiliate has more. " there was news of another mass shooting wednesday.. this time in california. they're prompting debate about weapons in public places. senator wants to change gun-free zones across the state...like at unl. most of its

the issue is when you look at what's happening there is a blatant attempt in this country by the nra,its supporters to stop, to basically freeze any policy, any initiative that looks to address this issue, and when you look at there are things that can be done to the point where people say that they can't. >> connecticut. >> exactly. domestic violence is a precursor for violent crime. many men who get guns initially are able to keep the guns, that is something that could have saved many lives. >> final word to eric here and tara was bringing up the nra and saying they almost seem like they cannot be addressed in terms of their concerns, what is your view in terms of how that possibility may have evolved over recent years. >> if you look at gabby gifford's political action committee and the nra is over 100 years old. gabby gifford's political action committee is probably four years old, five years old at that. if you look at the amount of money to raise to counterspend against the nra on congressional lobbying the nra is very scared and that's why they oppose universal background check

for all purchases. 86% of nra members support this measure. lawmakers must listen to its law enforcement professionals and the communities that live with this every day. high-capacity any mission and magazines -- ammunition and magazines must be limited to 10 rounds. we as law enforcement professionals have looked at this very seriously and have concluded that 10 rounds would help reduce the number of senseless deaths in mass shootings and give law enforcement the opportunity to respond if confronted by a person intent on committing such acts. a 10 round limit may also provide someone on the scene an opportunity to take down the shooter when they stopped to reload. we also support restricting the sale of new military style semiautomatic weapons. this will not affect those who already legally owned these weapons. these weapons are designed for war and designed to kill as many people as fast as possible. for the sake of our communities and the safety of our officers, we urge the passage of sensible legislation. again, thank you, god bless you, g

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is he gonna make the nra so mad that hillary's on his back now? like, "what are you doing? you're leaving office. i'm coming, hopefully" -- according to her, she's like a good shot at it without the nra breathing down her neck. >> i don't think the nra could be any more breathing down hillary clinton's neck when she runs -- as she runs for president. and i think for the president -- this would send a signal. what kind of signal would it send? it wouldn't send a solving-a-problem signal. it would just send a political-message signal, and i think there's other signals that he could send. >> there's also the mental-health issue. should people with mental-health issues have their backgrounds opened? that's a h.i.p.p.a. issue, where your medical records are sealed. but if you're asking for a gun and you've been in and out of facilities with issues, perhaps they should be unsealed? >> this strikes me -- george, i think, put his finger on something. this sort of feels like an unraveling. it's unraveling in the inner city. it's unraveling in suburban riverside. it's unraveling in s

the real terrorist, the head of the nra? >> really? >> "fox and friends" starts right now. >>> welcome to "fox and friends" for this friday, folks. we start with a fox news alert. was this a terrorist gone rogue? new information emerging about the san bernardino shooting suspect. terrifying supply of arsenal found inside the killer couple's home and a vehicle. were they planning a second bigger attack? >> and the names of the 14 people murdered have been released as we hear chilling details from the first officer on the scene. >> we have team coverage this morning. will carr is live at the inland regional center. first, we're joined by anna kooiman out the suspects' home in red lands. anna, good morning to you and what do we know this morning? >> good morning to you and good morning to you at home. many questions this morning, does this have fingerprints of isis or al qaeda or self-inspired, self-radicalization by the two terror suspects in san bernardino? some new information out this morning, a family attorney for syed farook has tol

we tried repeatedly both yesterday and today to get a comment from the nra. the organization had no response. abc 7 news jeff goldbergabc 7 news,. leon: following a developing story at a north carolina. one person is dead after a fight inside a crowded shopping mall. in officer was involved the shooting in the northlake mall in charlotte. we know the person who was shot had some sort of weapon on the. the will get you more information as we learn more about it. that was the sound in the air as protesters blocked shoppers on chicago's magnificent mile. nevers of black lives matter calling on the mayor to step down. the officer is facing first-degree murder charges. the environmental protection agency delivered a letter just in time for the holidays. .some local parents say it is far from a gift they say it only feels their concern about crumb rubber, material used on athletic fields all over our area. we told you about the controversy in october. joce sterman is back now with the details for the epa. reporter: they dropped a letter this week to house lawmakers

ark there is the nra which is the radical movement of the gun of movement.he nra was once a organization -- americans want to buy guns because there's no penalty for buying guns. they want to buy guns because they are afraid, why are they afraid? the media and politicians plays on those fears. we and up in a situation with a country is becoming more more armed especially with the individuals. open carry laws, college campuses where kids come out with guns. imagine friday night on a college campus where kids are carrying guns. it's him the gun happen? sure. i can remember the late 80's in the 90's where you are involved in the crime policies. is the fundamental nature changed? the way americans deal of guns? the end i has become a cell at organization. a used to be an organization of .un owners that taught children have gun lobbies funding campaigns in ways that lock people in two positions that get no change whatsoever. our powerful nra is it a something more fundamental happening in the culture than this? i think people are becoming afraid, 9/11 was a real

the republicans totally tied up with the nra and political support coming from the nra refusing to do anything about background checks. >> brit, some would argue this was not a mass shooting, this was a terrorist attack therefore you shouldn't judge it as the president seemed to initially like another new town or another shooting at a movie theater. having said that, there was a fascinating debate over mass shootings that we saw this week. according to one definition, we have more than one mass shooting a day. know in 337 days. another analysis says that we are eighth in the world when it comes to being behind lawless countries like norway and belgium. gun violence has gone down dramatically in this country. >> that's the critical point here. as gun ownership has blossomed and the second amendment seems to have collected more and more adherence, gun violence overall gun violence is down. and not only is that the case, it is also the case that the prescriptions for, quote, sensible gun control that are being advanced now in the wake of these shootings, do not include anything that woul

we've enough, congress, do something to stop this, we are stuck with people who are driven by what the nra thinks. >> now we have pulled together some numbers about the political contributions that the presidential candidates have gotten in this election and so far the top three folks who have gotten money are republicans ben carson who's gotten most, $37,000. ted cruz, close with $36,000. rand paul, $25,000. but there are democrats on this list, too. hillary clinton's received $3,000. bernie sanders, $250. the majority of gun rights groups are contributors coming from the national rifle association. >>> 6:07. our coverage of course will continue all morning long. we'll check back with both kris and peggy bunker who is in san bernardino in less than 25 minutes. peggy's also tweeting out updates on twitter. >>> more breaking news, this across the world now from manslaughter to murder. that is the in you conviction for olympic athlete oscar pistorius who shot and killed his girlfriend reeve steenkamp in 2013. bob redell has the latest verdict. how many years of prison are we now talking abou