philando castille. a number of those whose loved ones have been killed, the fear and anger at police, that some who have sworn to protect are instead viewed as danger. >> they are here to kill us because we are black. >> my nephew philando was murdered by a police officer in minnesota. seeing my sister's son, my nephew, shot and killed in a car by a police officer. it was devastating. >> philando castille's life was cut short on july 6th, 2016. he was 32 years old. on that fateful night, officer hiranamo jiminez -- >> i'm going to stop a car. i'm going to check i.d.s. i have reason to pull them over. the driver looks more like one of our suspects. just because a wide-set nose. >> reporter: the situation escalates in a matter of seconds. >> sir, i have to tell you, i do have a firearm on me. >> okay. don't reach for it then. >> i'm not pulling it out. >> don't pull it out! [ shots fired ] >> you just killed my boyfriend. >> reporter: less than 40 seconds after approaching the car, yanez opens fire. >> ph

nermeen: you began your book by talking about the police murders of philando castile as well as altonrling and you point out the nra did not come to their defense despite the fact they were also killed for having guns in their possession, whereas in a comparable violence perpetrated by white mass violence, the nra immediately left to the defense of -- leapt to the defense of the people responsible for that, which were white men. >> there was basic silence on philando castile. nothing said about alton sterling. what was said about philando castile from the nra was -- and th was only after being pushed by the african-american members -- was we believe everyone, regardless of race, sexua orientation should have access to guns, to arms. but nothing really substantial step what hapned after ruby ridge and waco, texas, the bridge civilians was that when lapierre called out federal office as being jackbooted government dogs who believed they have the right to storm into people's homes and tak their guns and kill law-abiding citizens. several officers have been killed in those events. so to t

you mentioned philando castile, mr _ reform. you mentioned philando castile, mr floyd's _ reform.e, mr floyd's murder - castile, mr floyd's murder along with the deaths of many other black men and women at the hands of police wanted the global lack lives matter movement we saw last year. do people feel like there is a change? i people feel like there is a change?— people feel like there is a chance? ~' ., change? i think right now, the activists that _ change? i think right now, the activists that are _ change? i think right now, the activists that are working - change? i think right now, the activists that are working who | activists that are working who are working for black lives and looking for equitable justice in the states, the feeling like this verdict is something, look and see there is no real reform put in place, i think there is this sense that we can do much more. even president biden, on the one hand, he is saying he wants policing reform that when you look at the details of some of his recommendations, they are saying, well, we need more training for officers. well,

he kills philando castille so he's gone down simply because he has a license. was anything that was careless but the guy. the hand or a website that struck me the virtual silence of the nra. and you have this journalist saying second amendment right . my research covers the civil and human rights of african americans. i'm looking at what i call fractured citizenship and this was a lesson i have not explored. so i went back and i ended up in the 17th century. in 17th century virginia and south carolina, looking at the slaveholding laws that really dealt with the fear that the white-collar colonists had of black people and the fear of beingenslaved , the fear of uprising and the law and the architecture put in place to deal with that fear. to provide security against a slave revolt. security for that white community. that for me becomes the genesis of the second amendment. that fear of black people. >> bringing up that idea of the white base fear of slavery. which there were some and it's kind of this thing that i hadn't ever thought about in the way that you mad

if you go back even a few years, there was the death of philando castile, he was shot in his car, doingng with the officer, and the officer felt a sense of fear, and he was shot, and he was found not guilty, the officer, and it was a jury. so, i think the public tide is turning a bit, but the question is, will white americans feel like this verdict is enough? the answer is no, and i hope that we still have the momentum of the public to create real political reform. you mentioned philando castile, mr floyd's murder along with the deaths of many other black men and women at the hands of police prompted the global black lives matter movement we saw last year. do people feel like there is a change? i think right now, the activists that are working who are working for black lives and looking for equitable justice in the states, the feeling like this verdict is something, but when we look and see there is no real reform put in place, i think there is this sense that we can do much more. right? even president biden, on the one hand, he's saying he wants policing reform, but when you look at th

george floyd, they should be able to think about how great minnesota is, not thinking about philando castile, his mother is still fighting. or daunte wright, many families i had to console. you think about anthony mclean, he was killed, all of these people were shot in the back, most of them. the fact that i am here and i'm still standing, and over a year later i am still speaking and i'm speaking out, it is hard. i have a family, we wake up every day and we don't see my brother. he would have been here. the fact that gianna will grow up knowing that her father has made a difference in the world, but the fact is she cannot have a sweet 16, she not have him walk her down the aisle, she will not be able to have prom with her daddy there. this is not something realistic, this is something like a dream where we all stand up for what is right. all of these activists, all of these advocates, i think you all. definitely i think you all, because if you did not speak up we would not have had a lot of help. the fact that the world, you have got to think about japan, you have to think about germany, yo

have seen rodney king, oscar grant, eric garner, michael brown, freddie gray, sandra bland, philando castileark, atatiana jefferson, anton black, breonna taylor and now daunte wright and adam toledo. this has to end. the work of our generation is to put an end to the vestiges of jim crow and the centuries of trauma and finally put an end to racism. >> laura: well, that is a laudable goal. that's what we all want. but they cling to the big lie and they want to reprogram all of america to believe that justice isn't served when just one individual pays for criminal wrongdoing. for them, punishment has to be wide reaching and never ending. >> one down, many, many more to go. >> it's sort of a cultural makeup call. >> are not happy, i'm not pleased, i don't have any sense of satisfaction, i don't think this is the system working, i don't think this is a good thing. >> this verdict is not justice. frankly, i don't even think we call it full accountability. >> laura: well, the left -- it's always committed to use this case in any instance of white cops having bad interactions with black americans t

. >> philando castile who was licensed to carry was shot in 2015 during a traffic stop.d on his firearm. he was later found not guilty on all counts. >> we don't want to turn around the next day and say you know what? we need to put our guns away because that's the worst thing you can do because we're getting shot anyway. we need to protect ourselves and let everyone know that you have a right to the second amendment. our ancestors died for that. >> on the range, they want to shift what gun ownership in america looks like. >> perfect. wow. >> very good shooting. >> are you hoping to ink chapin the -- change the perception of black folks and guns? >> i do. i don't see why we can't exercise our second amendment rights. if everyone else can't, why can't we? >> and it's about changing the perception with black people and guns. this effort is to make sure people realize it's their second amendment right to fire and bear arms. that's something repeated over and over again throughout this course and something that people here seem to enjoy. >> ryan young, thank you very much. a

breonna taylor, elijah mcclain, ahmaud arbery, trayvon martin george floyd, philando castile, tamir ricest all killed by police. when we come back, we look at the link between mass shootings and domestic violence. back in 30 seconds. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "spotless mind" by jhenÉ aiko. this is democracy now! i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. the gun violence archive is reporting there have been at least 242 mass shootings so far this year. that's more than one mass shooting a day. we turn now to look at the link between domestic violence and mass shootings. last year, bloomberg published an analysis of nearly 750 mass shootings over the previous six years. it found that about 60% of the shootings were either domestic violence attacks or committed by men with histories of domestic violence. one of the deadliest mass shootings so far this year took place in san jose, california, last week when a 57-year-old public transportation emplee lled nine of his co-workers at a light rail yard. like manother mass killers, the gunman, samuel cassidy, had a history of domestic violence. one ex-girlf

they should be able to think about how great minnesota is, not thinking about philando castile, you know. his mother is still fighting. i'm thinking about daunte wright. many families i had to console. you think about anthony mclean. he was killed. all these people were shot in the back, most of them. the fact that i'm here and i'm still standing and over a year later i'm still speaking and i'm speaking out. times are hard. i have a family, we wake up every day, and we don't see my brother. empty seats all around the house, he would have been here. the fact that gianna will grow up knowing that her father had made a difference in the world, but the fact that she cannot have a sweet 16, she cannot have him walk her down the aisle. she will not be able to have prom with the daddy dance. this is not something realistic. this is something it's like a dream, but we all need to stand up for what is right. all these activists and all these advocates, i thank you all. definitely i thank you all. because if you all didn't speak up, we wouldn't have had a lot of help. but the fact that the world,

like george floyd, breonna taylor, jacob blake, jr., like stephon clark and alton sterling and philando castileon, the list goes on and on. we want to have this accountability so preferably it can prevent us losing our children unjustly to the very people who are supposed to protect and serve them. >> mr. crump, i'm out of time. very, very quickly though, i know we might be seeing some victim impact statements as they're called ahead of the sentencing. is it possible we could hear from george floyd's daughter here? >> very possible. >> is that your expectation for today that we'll hear from her? >> very possible, yes, ma'am. >> benjamin crump, thank you very much for being with us. we appreciate your time. >>> more news now, as we speak vice president kamala harris arriving in texas, heading to the southern border for the first time since taking office. next up, texas democratic congressman joaquin castro about the criticism from her own party that the vp's trip is too, in their view, politically safe. >>> plus, we're keeping our eye on what's happening in florida, more than 150 people are unac

. >> philando castille stopped 52 times before he was killed behind the wheel.