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this is my son who was murdered august 14th, 2006, shot with semiautomatic gun, 40 rounds of bullets left that gun into my son. yet to this day there is no, there is no resolution, there is no solving of the homicide. i sit down at 850 bryant every week. i used to be here in front of city hall every week advocating for all of our children, not just my son, but all of our children. here are all the young men in san francisco of homicides that have not been solved. it says, where were you when i was murdered? so, what do we do about that? these are still young men, unsolved murder people of color. and i say why would a parent have to sit, deal with going to a funeral and standing over their child's casket [speaker not understood] a grieving mother. i call myself a mother's rage to heal because i'm still trying to heal. this is my son laying here on a gurney full of bullets. this is what i have to deal with every day. when i go out, this is my therapy, coming down here. this is my therapy, going down to 850. this is my therapy being here in front of the city hall. i live in district 5. m
this is my son who was murdered august 14th, 2006, shot with semiautomatic gun, 40 rounds of bullets left that gun into my son. yet to this day there is no, there is no resolution, there is no solving of the homicide. i sit down at 850 bryant every week. i used to be here in front of city hall every week advocating for all of our children, not just my son, but all of our children. here are all the young men in san francisco of homicides that have not been solved. it says, where were you when i...
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investigators say two men armed with semiautomatic guns fired 11 shots into the crowd.18 year old boy was shot in the leg, 19 year old boy was shot in the thigh. >>> it is 6:36 right now n warminster, police would like to track down man accused of peaking at a woman in a dressing room. so here is the picture of the guy that they would like to find. police say that he spent five hours in the junior section of a kohl's on the 900 block of west street road on monday. and apparently, he had his phone in hand. at one point he went into the dressing room, police say he peaked under a door while a woman watts trying on clothes. when she confronted him, he said that he was looking for his wife then took off. if you recognize him, call police. >>> president obama using the i495 bridge at the backdrop to announce new initiative to repair our nation's infrastructure. >> jennifer joyce live in wilmington, good morning to you, jennifer. >> reporter: good morning, chris, kerrey, that's right, air first one expected to touchdown here around 12:15 this afternoon, then president obama e
investigators say two men armed with semiautomatic guns fired 11 shots into the crowd.18 year old boy was shot in the leg, 19 year old boy was shot in the thigh. >>> it is 6:36 right now n warminster, police would like to track down man accused of peaking at a woman in a dressing room. so here is the picture of the guy that they would like to find. police say that he spent five hours in the junior section of a kohl's on the 900 block of west street road on monday. and apparently, he...
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this was a semiautomatic gun which means it fires a bullet every time you squeeze the trigger and fires them as fast as the speed of your trigger finger allows. he had a 100-round magazine plugged into that gun. one of the reasons he had to switch weapons and ultimately stop shooting is when the 100-round magazine jammed. if it hadn't jammed, there's no reason to think he would have not fired paul 100 rounds out of that assault rifle, but because it jammed he had to stop firing that particular weapon after he used it to shoot 40 or 50 times. in the mash shooting the previous year in tucson, arizona, the one that nearly killed congresswoman gabby giffords, that gunman also had an extended size magazine. glock semiautomatic pistol that did not have the standard size magazine that comes with that gun which is a magazine that fits inside the hand grip of the pistol. he instead had extended capacity magazines that held roughly 30 bullets. the kind that hang way down out of the hand grip of the gun. he stopped shooting only when he needed to reload. when he was trying to reload, he fumbled it
this was a semiautomatic gun which means it fires a bullet every time you squeeze the trigger and fires them as fast as the speed of your trigger finger allows. he had a 100-round magazine plugged into that gun. one of the reasons he had to switch weapons and ultimately stop shooting is when the 100-round magazine jammed. if it hadn't jammed, there's no reason to think he would have not fired paul 100 rounds out of that assault rifle, but because it jammed he had to stop firing that particular...
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shots to shoot on the streets of philadelphia, it appears that this individual just emptied his semiautomatic gun. >> reporter: two men, both 32 years old, were injured, shot twice each. they were standing outside of their home, inside was a group of other men and woman and a baby just seven months old. >> these male victims were trying to run back into their home. >> reporter: the two men were taken to the hospital in stable condition and in one inside the home was injury. overall a frighteningly close call highlighted by bullet holes and shattered glass. >> police say they are looking for one suspect but they are not releasing any more information about that person at this time. they are still searching for a motive, however, they do believe that the shooting had to do with drugs. reporting from holmesberg jane carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> philadelphia police are investigating another double shooting overnight. detective believe they recovered a weapon used in that shooting and an engaged couple severed serious injuries after the shooting outside a rite aide in the 6500 block of cas
shots to shoot on the streets of philadelphia, it appears that this individual just emptied his semiautomatic gun. >> reporter: two men, both 32 years old, were injured, shot twice each. they were standing outside of their home, inside was a group of other men and woman and a baby just seven months old. >> these male victims were trying to run back into their home. >> reporter: the two men were taken to the hospital in stable condition and in one inside the home was injury....
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investigators say two men armed with semiautomatic guns fired 11 shots into the crowd. a 18 year old man was shot in the groin. a 19 year old man was shot in the thigh. >> very serious. this is the season where it is football, cheerleading, so to be out here as a parent, it is a devastating thing. we are concerned about our children. >> investigating this, and no word on why the shots were fired. also, looking at video from surveillance cameras in the area. suspect ran off after the shots were fired. happening now overseas, fighting continues in the west bank, between palestinian and israeli security forces in israeli air strike attacking a currency exchange office in gaza city is the latest flare up. four boys playing on beach nearby were killed. meantime, israeli military members say it prevented an attack by 13 palestinian infiltrate ers from gaza. >>> three days of fighting between rival malitia has left a triply international airport in lip ya badly damaged. aerial clashes destroyed several planes. this is the video of the aftermath. libyan government said 90% of a
investigators say two men armed with semiautomatic guns fired 11 shots into the crowd. a 18 year old man was shot in the groin. a 19 year old man was shot in the thigh. >> very serious. this is the season where it is football, cheerleading, so to be out here as a parent, it is a devastating thing. we are concerned about our children. >> investigating this, and no word on why the shots were fired. also, looking at video from surveillance cameras in the area. suspect ran off after the...
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semiautomatic. >> ballistically, the guns were tested, and they were determined to be the weapons used in these murdersder's dna was found on the .38 caliber. and despite the passage of three years, traces of rachael koloroutis's blood was on the 9 millimeter. christine's husband told police she once admitted she was actively involved in the quadruple murders. >> she told me that when they left there, christine went back to make sure that one of them was dead. >> the one that was hit repeatedly over the head with a gun. >> faced with the evidence against her, christine later admitted one of the weapons was in her hand. >> it went off a bunch in your hands? >> it felt like a million times. even after the first time it felt like a million times. >> according to the evidence, prosecutors believe christine paolilla and chris snider both needed money or drugs. and went to the only place they knew to get it. tiffany rowell's house. the next-door neighbor saw enough of their faces to help create the near-perfect composite drawings. since the victims knew christine, they opened the door and invited both of the
semiautomatic. >> ballistically, the guns were tested, and they were determined to be the weapons used in these murdersder's dna was found on the .38 caliber. and despite the passage of three years, traces of rachael koloroutis's blood was on the 9 millimeter. christine's husband told police she once admitted she was actively involved in the quadruple murders. >> she told me that when they left there, christine went back to make sure that one of them was dead. >> the one that...
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investigators say that two armed men, with semiautomatic guns, fired 11 shots into the crowd. a 18 year old man, shot in the groin, and a 19 year old shot in the thigh. moving now to warminster, 7:07. police would like to track down man accused of peaking at a woman in a dressing room. >> this is the guy they want to find. police say that he hung around for about five hours, in the junior section of a kohl's store, on the 900 block of west street road. and it happened on monday. he apparently had his mobile phone in his hand. at one point he goes into the dressing room, police say, he peaks under a door, while a woman was trying on clothes, so she confronts him and he says he's looking for his wife, then he takes off. so if you recognize that man, pretty good shot, too, call police. >> creepy. >> all right, well, the president of the united states will be in delaware, to announce new initiative to keep transportation funds flowing in the united states of america. you know the damaged i495 bridge in wilmington will be using that as backdrop basically to make a point. >> city me
investigators say that two armed men, with semiautomatic guns, fired 11 shots into the crowd. a 18 year old man, shot in the groin, and a 19 year old shot in the thigh. moving now to warminster, 7:07. police would like to track down man accused of peaking at a woman in a dressing room. >> this is the guy they want to find. police say that he hung around for about five hours, in the junior section of a kohl's store, on the 900 block of west street road. and it happened on monday. he...
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like open carry texas have inspired some people to go shopping with semiautomatic rifles slung over their shoulders. after pressure from gunafety groups and long after starbucks took action on this issue, target finally acknowledged the obvious, allowing semiautomatic rifles in their stores is a very bad idea. a statement from the target ceo says, in part, our approach has always been to follow local laws and of course, we'll continue to do so. starting today, we'll respectfully request that guests not bring firearms to target, even in commune tities where it permitted by law. it boils down to a simple belief bringing firearms to target is at odds with the family friendly shopping area we strive to create. joining me now is jamie adams. jamie, this is a big win for your team. you've been working on this for a while. where do you go from here? >> well, you know, today we're really thankful that target responded quickly to the call of nearly 400,000 americans, and asked their customers to no longer bring guns into their stores. moms were horrified to find out customers were bringing in loaded weapons in the same aisles where
like open carry texas have inspired some people to go shopping with semiautomatic rifles slung over their shoulders. after pressure from gunafety groups and long after starbucks took action on this issue, target finally acknowledged the obvious, allowing semiautomatic rifles in their stores is a very bad idea. a statement from the target ceo says, in part, our approach has always been to follow local laws and of course, we'll continue to do so. starting today, we'll respectfully request that...
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was submitted to me was a russian-manufactured makarov semiautomatic fire, chambered to fire .380-caliber ammunition. >> the test casings from the gun were examined with a comparison microscope. viewed side by side, the shell casings left no doubt the murder weapon was justin bullard's gun. >> the boots were mr. bullard's. the gun was mr. bullard's. the last phone call from the victim was to mr. bullard's apartment. >> but despite the overwhelming evidence, bullard not only denied he was the killer, he came up with the incredible tale that someone must have stolen all his things, committed the crime, then returned them. does your back hurt in the morning? if you don't sleep well, or wake up with aches and pains, the sleep number bed could be your solution. unlike innersprings that can poke and prod, the sleep number bed uses a cushion of air that supports and conforms to your entire body, so you sleep more soundly. plus it's the perfect bed for couples because our exclusive dualair™ technology lets you adjust each side of the bed to your ideal level of firmness and comfort-- your sleep number setting. get deep, restful sleep. call o
was submitted to me was a russian-manufactured makarov semiautomatic fire, chambered to fire .380-caliber ammunition. >> the test casings from the gun were examined with a comparison microscope. viewed side by side, the shell casings left no doubt the murder weapon was justin bullard's gun. >> the boots were mr. bullard's. the gun was mr. bullard's. the last phone call from the victim was to mr. bullard's apartment. >> but despite the overwhelming evidence, bullard not only...
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semiautomatic weapons. they were upset about anyone in their right mind, bringing and firing guns at the a play ground. >> it is a sad thing, it is very sad, very sad. we cannot leave. we don't have anywhere else to send them. >> the kids are supposed to be at cheer practice today, and they canceled the practice. >> i was angry because i was trying to get to the top so i could be in the good part of the team. >> reporter: but because of this, it is holding you back. >> yes. >> reporter: late tonight police continue to look for 29 men responsible, they do have their work cut out for them. the one victim who is able to speak tells investigators he has no idea who shot them. live from northwest detectives, i'm dann cuellar for channel six "action news". >> thanks, dann. >>> police in bethlehem have arrested 17 year-old brian sanchez osoreo and charged him of trying to rape and murder a lehigh university student. police found the victim unconscious in her campus house at 3:20 this morning. the the victim says she awoke to see her attack over her and he tried to extract will her. sanchez is behind bars in lieu of
semiautomatic weapons. they were upset about anyone in their right mind, bringing and firing guns at the a play ground. >> it is a sad thing, it is very sad, very sad. we cannot leave. we don't have anywhere else to send them. >> the kids are supposed to be at cheer practice today, and they canceled the practice. >> i was angry because i was trying to get to the top so i could be in the good part of the team. >> reporter: but because of this, it is holding you back....
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gun offense. u.s. capitol police arrested him friday. they say he had a nine millimeter semiautomaticut there was a magazine with nine bullets. he is a house staffer that works for house republican. he says the whole thing was an accident and he could get up to five years in prison if he is convicted. >>> a lot of folks are getting out today. we were talking. it wasn't great weather for beach. but to sit outside it was fantastic. >> the heat was in check. humidity was in check. very similar conditions for tomorrow. so if you liked today, you're going to like tomorrow. plenty of clouds around once again. more sunshine during the afternoon. we'll actually start off mostly cloudy and then finish the day partly to mostly sunny. we can't rule out an isolated shower because of that the we're having a low impact on your sunday. but most if not all of your day tomorrow will be dry. it would be light in nature. temperatures right now, well, we're in the 70s. our high today was 84 degrees. 79 is the temperature in washington. manassas, 73 in gaithersburg. 76 in camp springs. here's the latest o
gun offense. u.s. capitol police arrested him friday. they say he had a nine millimeter semiautomaticut there was a magazine with nine bullets. he is a house staffer that works for house republican. he says the whole thing was an accident and he could get up to five years in prison if he is convicted. >>> a lot of folks are getting out today. we were talking. it wasn't great weather for beach. but to sit outside it was fantastic. >> the heat was in check. humidity was in check....
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semiautomatic. this is a way of life for lauren. a mother of four. >> back up. green's got a gun. >> green got missed. >> go slower. ready? green's got a gun. pull it out, find the front sight. >> reporter: are you a good shot? >> generally. >> reporter: when she and her husband opened this restaurant a year ago in their hometown. >> how was your meal? >> reporter: the gun theme seemed natural. lauren took it one step further. >> i wanted to start carrying just for my protection. this is my establishment. i didn't see anything wrong with that. i began to open carry. and my girls started to approach me and ask if they could open carry, as well. >> reporter: they call the place the shooters grill. where else would you expect to find a place call the shooters grill than right off the highway here in rifle, colorado. >> it is a very common theme here. we see people open carrying all the time. we live in rifle, colorado. it's a small town. it's a rancher's community. it is like the old west out here. >> reporter: "nightline" ventured to colorado's western slope to check it out. inside
semiautomatic. this is a way of life for lauren. a mother of four. >> back up. green's got a gun. >> green got missed. >> go slower. ready? green's got a gun. pull it out, find the front sight. >> reporter: are you a good shot? >> generally. >> reporter: when she and her husband opened this restaurant a year ago in their hometown. >> how was your meal? >> reporter: the gun theme seemed natural. lauren took it one step further. >> i wanted to...
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semiautomatic pistol. several hostages were screaming. >> the sergeant is armed with a taser gun. >> it carries a camera onont of it. it films the person who was going to be tasered. i came up on his blind side. the taser landed on a zipper, and he wasn't shocked by the weapon. i kept coming towards him thinking the weapon had worked, and hi pointed his firearm at my head and fired two shots straight directly at my head. you can see him firing point-blank. >> a lot of noise. a lot of flashing. it's all sort of blurry because it happened so quickly. >> a fellow officer lends him a weapon and a bulletproof vest. a fast and furious gun battle breaks out. >> i decided that i would shoot him in the lower leg, dropping him to the ground, rendering him immobile, and then rush at him and shoot him pointblank in the stomach area. >> but the gunman isn't going down without a fight. he shoots him in the shoulder. >> it went straight through me. i didn't feel it at all. i went to touch under my arm, and i felt a wet substance there. i was able to put my thumb into my shoulder, so i knew i had been hit. >> despite his
semiautomatic pistol. several hostages were screaming. >> the sergeant is armed with a taser gun. >> it carries a camera onont of it. it films the person who was going to be tasered. i came up on his blind side. the taser landed on a zipper, and he wasn't shocked by the weapon. i kept coming towards him thinking the weapon had worked, and hi pointed his firearm at my head and fired two shots straight directly at my head. you can see him firing point-blank. >> a lot of noise. a...
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semiautomatic civilian version of an m-16. the funny thing is that in relation, this gun is almost identical to this gun, but this is the one that'ser, the same magazine capacity, just looks a little different. >> i'm an east coast guy. i'm a new yorker. but i come from a place where a glimpse of a weapon on somebody at a bar, in the street is reason for panic. here and in much of america in between new york and l.a. you walk into a bar and you see somebody with a weapon, it's like you know, that's my neighbor, maybe he's going hunting. who knows? most of the people you know own guns? >> everybody i know. >> pretty much everybody. >> i had a rifle before i had a baseball bat. >> meet jesse, bill, bo, and daniel. pretty much who we are talking about when we see the latest stats on gun purchases in america and shake our heads uncomprehendingly. that cultural divide, much more than policy, is what's kept the issue of gun control so polarized and so, frankly, hopeless. >> he had a gun before he had a baseball bat. i'm in the same situation. i was shooting a bb gun when i was 5 years old, and i knew at that time it wasn't a toy, it was
semiautomatic civilian version of an m-16. the funny thing is that in relation, this gun is almost identical to this gun, but this is the one that'ser, the same magazine capacity, just looks a little different. >> i'm an east coast guy. i'm a new yorker. but i come from a place where a glimpse of a weapon on somebody at a bar, in the street is reason for panic. here and in much of america in between new york and l.a. you walk into a bar and you see somebody with a weapon, it's like you...
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trying to count bullet casings, which shows you likely semiautomatic fire as opposed to a old fashion revolver where bullet casings stay within the gunarrel. that is what they have got out here. not a normal place where we hear about gunfire. we are more than half an hour drive towards the shore from philadelphia right off the atlantic city expressway. nice normal suburb. here you go on the fourth of july weekend, taun when the sound of fire works can be heard by everybody, every where. when you hear that sound going off it will not alarm the neighborhood because they figure out here is last of the weekend fire works. then they will hear screaming, crying loud calls, but just gunfire that they got called here for. >>> an accident in northeast philadelphia sends four people to the hospital last night this happened after 9:00 o'clock on roosevelt boulevard near welsh road. police say victims were taken to torresdale hospital, no word yet on the cause of that accident. >>> but it was a bad one. >>> one person is dead following a shooting in the city's frankford section this happened on the 1600 block of dire street around 12:30 this mor
trying to count bullet casings, which shows you likely semiautomatic fire as opposed to a old fashion revolver where bullet casings stay within the gunarrel. that is what they have got out here. not a normal place where we hear about gunfire. we are more than half an hour drive towards the shore from philadelphia right off the atlantic city expressway. nice normal suburb. here you go on the fourth of july weekend, taun when the sound of fire works can be heard by everybody, every where. when...
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to finds fire semiautomatic loaded when hollow point bullet, and those are designed to expands annex provide on impact with the human bodyor maximum damage, maximum killing effect, this gun has been traced to being reported stole friend somebody who boughtthia,who daughter, nter, just short walk away from police care over on mlk boulevard, same blockere dad iee ts p is ohe mechanical precaution.iscory ine qu body was found stuffed ioan this investigation. bed there is police activity nd you right guarding this apartment complex, we are waiting for philadel pphiaolice det sanrc n ea hon oa, a ard ffednt unon ce ins fnd, the toyota rav4 was found torched, and ruled arson. car had all of her belongings inside. investigators say the person of intt has burns on his body and when that 23 old man went for treatmeednt, we are hearing that charges could be fed thatu at:30, stronglahia. e vi here threar o, t att jen take you israeli as agaimore than deorsa between sit 07 miles p hour downs we lis, setting offer coupl of l fires,e re panplthe. no injuries areted. eanwhile, a 14 y buap hpy to bli lightning bolt c him du t out o the ortr himbalt it f hapd.asthel swollen gobableldd er
to finds fire semiautomatic loaded when hollow point bullet, and those are designed to expands annex provide on impact with the human bodyor maximum damage, maximum killing effect, this gun has been traced to being reported stole friend somebody who boughtthia,who daughter, nter, just short walk away from police care over on mlk boulevard, same blockere dad iee ts p is ohe mechanical precaution.iscory ine qu body was found stuffed ioan this investigation. bed there is police activity nd you...
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semiautomatic handgun so he fired back. >> mr. plots was shooting at the doctor at this point in time. doctorate returned fire. the doctor emptied his gun at that point. >> reporter: he hit plots three times sustaining a grazed wound himself but suspect didn't stop and went to reload. that is when two other employees at the center barge in the office. >> they were able to, subdue him on the ground and take the revolver away from mr. plots. >> reporter: officials called them heroes but they didn't know at the time was that plots had nearly 40 more round of ammunition in his pocket. >> we believe he was there and going to reload, back that revolver and continue, to fire and continue to kill. >> reporter: as to the motive behind this shooting officials tell us they believe plots was unhappy with a hospital policy that did not allow him to bring guns on to their property. as a convicted felon he is not allowed to have gu&s in the first place. as for the doctor he too was also not allowed to have guns at the time of this shooting. the hospital did release a statement earlier today, saying that their thoughts and prayers are with the family o
semiautomatic handgun so he fired back. >> mr. plots was shooting at the doctor at this point in time. doctorate returned fire. the doctor emptied his gun at that point. >> reporter: he hit plots three times sustaining a grazed wound himself but suspect didn't stop and went to reload. that is when two other employees at the center barge in the office. >> they were able to, subdue him on the ground and take the revolver away from mr. plots. >> reporter: officials called...
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semiautomatic. this is the way of life for lauren, a 27-year-old mother of four. >> ready? >> okay. >> green's got a gune front sight. >> reporter: are you a good shot? >> generally. >> reporter: when she and her husband opened this restaurant, a year ago in their hometown -- >> how was your meal? >> reporter: the gun theme seemed totally natural. lauren took it one step further. >> i wanted to start carrying just for my protection. this is my establishment. i didn't see anything wrong with that. i began to cope carry. and my girls started to approach me and ask if they can open carry, as well. >> reporter: they call the place, the shooters grill. what's happening is an offshoot of a movement in texas to legally and openly carry guns in stores and restaurants. >> this is probably the safest corner in san antonio right now. >> reporter: but a growing number of national chains like target, starbucks, chipotle, chili's and jack in the box have asked customers to leave their guns at home. >> i have a right to carry my firearm. i'm going to carry it. >> reporter: from facebook and social media posts, wishing
semiautomatic. this is the way of life for lauren, a 27-year-old mother of four. >> ready? >> okay. >> green's got a gune front sight. >> reporter: are you a good shot? >> generally. >> reporter: when she and her husband opened this restaurant, a year ago in their hometown -- >> how was your meal? >> reporter: the gun theme seemed totally natural. lauren took it one step further. >> i wanted to start carrying just for my protection. this is...
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guns inside their store. this is a picture of one of their customers bringing what appears to be a semiautomatic rifle into a store in order to buy oreos. their statement read like this, as you've probably seen in the media. "there's been a debate about whether gusts in communities that permit -- guests in communities that permit open carry be allowed to carry firearms into stores. our approach has been to follow all laws but starting today we will respectfully request that guests not bring firearms to target even in communities where it's permitted by law. we've listened carefully to the nuances of this debate and respect the protected rights of everyone involved. this is a complicated issue but it boils down to a simple beli belief, bringing firearms to target creates an environment that is at odds with the family-friendly shopping and work experience we strive to create." i'm thankful that target has taken this position. i'm hopeful that other retail stores across the country will follow suit. and my only point of disagreement, madam president, is that there is any nuance to this debate. my only point of
guns inside their store. this is a picture of one of their customers bringing what appears to be a semiautomatic rifle into a store in order to buy oreos. their statement read like this, as you've probably seen in the media. "there's been a debate about whether gusts in communities that permit -- guests in communities that permit open carry be allowed to carry firearms into stores. our approach has been to follow all laws but starting today we will respectfully request that guests not...