the nra takes the position that if we give an inch, washington will take a mile. >> reporter: but this isn't coming from washington. it's coming from faith leaders who are trying to do what they say washington and state governments haven't done, curb gun violence. >> we're not trying to prevent their business. we're not trying to prevent them from selling guns. we're not trying to prevent people who have a legal right to possess guns from possessing them. we st want to make sure they don't get into the hands of the wrong people. >> reporter: while religious voices against gun control are getting louder, so are those on the other side. >> sign the code! >> reporter: who think that something needs to be done to stop the killing. for "religion and ethics newsweekly," i'm lucky severson in philadelphia. >>> there's a french movie playing in many cities here that is receiving unusually glowing reviews, from critics and ordinary movie-goeralike. it's "of gods and men," and it's based on the story of trappist monks in algeria during the civil war there in the 1990s. they had to decide whether

the nra opposes the plan saying it could deny a law-abiding person the right to bear arms. >>> a jarring new look at the tsunami in japan. we'll show you this video that was taken to the closest area of the epicenter. >>> and there's been a slight change of planned to the troubled actor's show. -- and there's been a slight change of plans to a troubled actor's show. >>> this new video has just been released at this march 11 11 tsunami as it slammed into -- we'll get to that in just a moment. but the terminal was far enough above the tarmac to prevent it from being carried away. 14,000 people have been known to die in this tsunami and quake. but another 11,000 are still missing and presumed dead. >>> doctors in los angeles have again begun the slow process of removing a badly beaten giant's fan from a medically induced coma. bryan stow has been in a coma since giants fans beat him after a game. the family says doctors started the current effort tuesday night and that it could take as long as five days. >>> charlie sheen plans to step up to the plate to help bryan stow. sheen's publicist a

the case went much further than i ever fought, and on february 28, 1994, my lawyer with the help of the nra they helped pay for most of this but i pay for my own lawyer filed in federal district court in tucson arizona in the courtroom of one judge john role. i hope he will remember him. he was killed on january 8 in tucson in a rampage. this was a very staunch principled judge, and man of honor. and he ruled in my case the congress exceeded its authority under article 1 section eight of the united states constitution, thereby impermissibly encroaching upon the power maintained by the states pursuant to the tenth amendment. he's also the only judge in the country that ever heard this case that also ruled that it violated the fifth amendment because of the threat of arrest that the small engendered and he was very much against the federal government thinking they could threaten the sheriffs in order to have less work for them for free. and this whole thing about the states' rights keeps coming back to the civil war and segregation and prejudice and hate, and let me make this very clear right

i am on the board of directors of the nra. if you spend too much, they're still with you. i run americans for tax reform. we focused on keeping taxes down. the keep taxes down but then spent too much. can you throw a punch at them for that? it can be damaging over time. religious liberty, home schooling -- bush was good on those issues but he spent too much. host: if you take every nickel paul ryan wants to cut from spending without raising taxes -- 1 not keep taxes were they are or go back to the pre-bush levels, cut spending? guest: the target is total government spending. he takes it down by $6 trillion from where obama wants to take in the next decade. he does it by reforming government rather than by cutting government. he does for much of the government what the republicans and bill clinton signed on the bill with welfare reform. the states took 50 different approaches. welfare was administered better. the economy did better. more people got jobs and took care of themselves. he wants to do that with all welfare programs. aid to families with dependent children was jus

the case went muc further than i ever fought, and on february 28, 1994, my lawyer with the help of the nra they helped pay for most of this but i pay for my own lawyer filed in federal district court in tucson arizona in the courtroom of one judge john role. i hope he will remember him. he was killed on january 8 in tucson in a rampage. this was a very staunch principled judge, and man of honor. and he ruled in my case the congress exceeded its authority under article 1 section eight of the united states constitution, thereby impermissibly encroaching upon the power maintained by the states pursuant to the tenth amendment. 's also the only judge in the country that ever heard this case that also ruled that it violated the fifth amendment because of the threat of arrest that the small engendered and he was very much against the federal government thinking they could threaten the sheriffs in order to have less work for them for free. and this whole thing about the states' rights keeps coming back to the civil war and segregation and prejudice and hate, and let me make this very clear right n

and on january -- february 28th, 1994, my lawyer with the help of the nra they helped pay for most of this, i paid for my own lawyer, filed in federal district court in tucson, arizona, in the courtroom of one judge john m. rolle. i hope you remember him. he was killed on january 8th in tucson in the rampage. there was a very staunched, principalled judge, a man of honor. he ruled in my case that congress exceeded it's authority under article 1, section 8 of the united states constitution, thereby encroaching upon the powers retained by the states pursuant that the 10th amendment. he's also the only judge that heard this case. it violated the 5th amendment. because of the threat of arrest, the law engendered, he was against the federal government thinking they could threaten sheriffs in order to have us work for them for free. this whole thing about states' rights keeps coming back to the civil war and segregation and prejudice and hate. let me make this very clear right now. i uphold such. freedom is for all americans. i don't care what color, religion, or who your daddy was, america

their years, they have done a tremendous job since 2003 calling this together with the fantastic partners such as nra, and the other 25. commitment was the key factor to make sure that this is succeeded. >> rick had alluded to research that had been done among defense and military personnel. what did you identify as some of the problem areas with that particular population? how does that relate to the general population, especially those who have limited access or even to the rest of us in? people even who have access after with financial literacy or we would not be here today, right? >> you are asking me about the defense population and issues there, time was the biggest issue. when you stop and think about it, the soldiers, sailors, and marines did not actually have the time. that is of the primary function in life. he is not there. to teach financial information. there to ensure that our national security is maintained. finding time was a real obstacle, quite honestly, and a barrier that they had to overcome. in 2003, the then undersecretary of defense for readiness, dr. chu, king met with the soc

the fact is that the organization of aarp did significant revenue from selling products, but that is an unusual. many nonprofit health insurers like carefirst, member organizations like nra to my trade associations like the american bankers association and human service pack goodies like the red cross get significant revenue from product sales and in licensing. that's the point i was just making. mr. rand, maybe you can inform the committee how many members duchesne members does aarp have today. [inaudible] >> 37, just shy of 40 million. it is my understanding that aarp does not spend a nickel to rackley advocating the election of any candidate running for office in the united states. is that correct? >> that's correct and we don't have a pack. >> said in a contributing campaign funds to any person, republican, democrat or otherwise running for office. i do want to on the spot, but the 60 plus association is an alternative of aarp. gina how many dues paying members the association has? >> i don't know. >> let me answer that for you. none, zero. they take all the contributions for the interests out there that don't have to be disclosed in turnaround at gram-negative polit

the fact is that the organization of aarp did significant revenue from selling products, but that is an unusual. many nonprofit health insurers like carefirst, member organizations like nra to my trade associations like the american bankers association and human service pack goodies like the red cross get significant revenue from product sales and in licensing. that's the point i was just making. mr. rand, maybe you can inform the committee how many members duchesne members does aarp have today. [inaudible] >> 37, just shy of 40 million. it is my understanding that aarp does not spend a nickel to rackley advocating the election of any candidate running for office in the united states. is that correct? >> that's correct and we don't have a pack. >> said in a contributing campaign funds to any person, republican, democrat or otherwise running for office. i do want to on the spot, but the 60 plus association is an alternative of aarp. gina how many dues paying members the association has? >> i don't know. >> let me answer that for you. none, zero. they take all the contributions for the interests out there that don't have to be disclosed in turnaround at gram-negative polit

well then, what about groups with which you disagree, the nra? you can go on and on. reason of people can have differences of view but i think it is important to remember the id is not new. it was pitched as new, and if we take protection away from, first amendment protection from corporations, we have a lot to lose. in a recent case involved a freedom of information act they said the privacy protections do not pertain, this is for statutory purposes, for corporation. >> just to underscore that point, part of the reason i concentrate my work in schools is to your observation about the gradual erosion of our capacity to really breathe life into these principles. i will also say i think it's impossible to ignore the inherent tensions that exist between democracy and capitalism. and i'm not suggesting that there's a better way. i'm just saying there's an inevitable tension when we get to the very core idea of freedom. i will also say to the point about corporations, really interesting evolution about how that came to be, between 1890-1910 there are about 300 cases that we

the case went much further than i ever fought, and on february 28, 1994, my lawyer with the help of the nra they helped pay for most of this but i pay for my own lawyer filed in federal district court in tucson arizona in the courtroom of one judge john role. i hope he will remember him. he was killed on january 8 in tucson in a rampage. this was a very staunch principled judge, and man of honor. and he ruled in my case the congress exceeded its authority under article 1 section eight of the united states constitution, thereby impermissibly encroaching upon the power maintained by the states pursuant to the tenth amendment. he's also the only judge in the country that ever heard this case that also ruled that it violated the fifth amendment because of the threat of arrest that the small engendered and he was very much against the federal government thinking they could threaten the sheriffs in order to have less work for them for free. and this whole thing about the states' rights keeps coming back to the civil war and segregation and prejudice and hate, and let me make this very clear right