alan weinstein. doctor weinstein what is your mission at the u.s. national archives and h are you able to fulfill that mission with the budge case, you know that. >> year's budget. john. we hope for more: the national archives and records administration serves american democracy. i'm going to read to you the very brief mission statement. preserves for the american people and their public servants the records of our federal government. we assure continuing access to the essential documents of the rights of american citizens and the actions of government. we promote historic understanding of your national experience -- >> so you store bills of pieces of paperer? >> over 1 billion in the building downtown alone but the building downtown, sometimes it's misunderstood, we have four head quarters in washington. four different buildings, we have 11 press denies laborraries -- presidential library, if nickson joins -- nixon joining that it will be 12. >> isn't that a done deal? >> i encouraged -- >> why was there a standoff? >> there were differences what t

alan weinstein. doctor weinstein what is your mission at the u.s. national archives and h are you able to fulfill that mission with the budge case, you know that. >> year's budget. john. we hope for more: the national archives and records administration serves american democracy. i'm going to read to you the very brief mission statement. preserves for the american people and their public servants the records of our federal government. we assure continuing access to the essential documents of the rights of american citizens and the actions of government. we promote historic understanding of your national experience -- >> so you store bills of pieces of paperer? >> over 1 billion in the building downtown alone but the building downtown, sometimes it's misunderstood, we have four head quarters in washington. four different buildings, we have 11 press denies laborraries -- presidential library, if nickson joins -- nixon joining that it will be 12. >> isn't that a done deal? >> i encouraged -- >> why was there a standoff? >> there were differences what t

alan weinstein. doctor weinstein what is your mission at the u.s. national archives and h are you able to fulfill that mission with the budge case, you know that. >> year's budget. john. we hope for more: the national archives and records administration serves american democracy. i'm going to read to you the very brief mission statement. preserves for the american people and their public servants the records of our federal government. we assure continuing access to the essential documents of the rights of american citizens and the actions of government. we promote historic understanding of your national experience -- >> so you store bills of pieces of paperer? >> over 1 billion in the building downtown alone but the building downtown, sometimes it's misunderstood, we have four head quarters in washington. four different buildings, we have 11 press denies laborraries -- presidential library, if nickson joins -- nixon joining that it will be 12. >> isn't that a done deal? >> i encouraged -- >> why was there a standoff? >> there were differences what t

>> picture harvey weinstein at sports. i loved sports. baseball.my knee and now may man my yankee career is over. i'm probably the only one going to the golden globes who's upset. >> there may be a few more. >> i want to come to some predictions here. i'm looking forward to the golden globes. best picture, what will be the competition. >> there's two categories. "marilyn," you know is in that and "the artist" and "bried "bridesmaids" and "midnight in paris." >> and drama? >> mostly george clooney owns the drama category. he's nominated for "the iedes o march" it's politics. >> did you see who's in it? >> it's a forgettable moment. >> what about clooney and possibly being the best actor because of "descendants?" >> i think he has a great chance. >> and "marilyn?" >> and "marilyn" with michelle. good people win. >> can i talk about -- >> woody allen, they're fine with me. they're great. >> i knew you were coming. nobody talks, black and white, but i tell you by the ended of the movie -- it had such nice twists and turns and i'm wondering what did you

before "the artist" came out, harvey weinstein -- we agreed he is a character. the program telling me about this thing before it even came out. what is it that is making this work? he gave you all of the credit. he said he was not in it from the beginning. he found out later on. he gave you credit for this process. what is making it work? >> for the movie, i think the format is something that can be new for people. it is very speciaspatial. being silent, and leaves so much room for your imagination. i think people enjoy that also, i think it is a movie without cynicism and without sarcasm. and it is a of movie about hollywood and about america. many people are happy to see a naive movie about hollywood. i think maybe that works. and maybe, i don't know. maybe there is some kind of -- it is a new experiment. they think, it is silent, black- and-white, french. maybe it is going to be boring. tavis: [laughter] >> maybe they have a negative idea. the movie is easy to watch, so they are more happy. what may tavis: do think that this would work? -- tavis: what made yo

alisa weinstein explains in tonight's "kids and cash." she's author of "earn it, learn it." >> who knew money had a creative side? oh, but it does. money can bring out the creativity in kids as much as a new watercolor paint set. and this is huge: thinking creatively is a life skill we want our kids to have in their back pockets for personal and professional growth. so how can cold, hard cash help? use money as a tool for creative thinking. give your kid a few bills-- like a ten, two fives and three ones-- and ask her to give you $12 in two different ways. or give her markers and paper and have her make up her own family currency-- money she can use to buy an extra 15 minutes up at bedtime. or, plan a menu and have your child figure out how much it would cost to feed ten people. assume five more friends want to come, and have her do it again for 15. then scour the newspaper, creatively using coupons to save on your big meal. activities like these help children better understand how cash works, and because they're fun, they're more likely

according to a new report this morning quoting pakistani security officials. 70-year-old warren weinstein was kidnapped in august. in december, al qaeda leader ayman al zawahri claimed responsibility for his kidnapping. al qaeda gave several conditions for his release including the release of three men tied to the 1993 world trade center bombing. >>> mitt romney and newt gingrich are neck to neck in florida, five days before the state primary. romney leads gingrich by 2 percentage points in the latest poll, well within the margin of error. rick santorum and ron paul are a distant third and fourth in that poll. the candidates will scare off tonight in jacksonville. >>> today is the second day of president obama's five-state tour this morning the president will stop in vegas to talk about clean energy policies before heading to denver, colorado this afternoon. tomorrow he'll head to the university of michigan in ann arbor to talk about education policies. yesterday president obama visited factories in iowa and arizona to promote manufacturing jobs. and the first day of the president's tour

bram weinstein of espn tweeted and i quote, one of the people whose opinion at espn i trust the most says payton and saturday to redskins is likely, so i have to warm up to it. that's payton, as in peyton manning, the all world indianapolis quarterback and saturday is a probowl lineman. could this happen? and should it ever happen? our redskins insider is here, i presume to be the voice of reason. so again, the question, could this ever really happen? >> first of all, bram and i go back a long way. he used to cover the redskins. however, this may be the janitor if the information pretty accurate here. i don't see this happening on either side. number one, they tried this with donovan mcnabb. younger and healthier. it blew up, it didn't work. a serious neck injury, he may never play again. number two, mike shanahan are control freaks. they would be clashing like crazy. have you ever seen a quarterback call more audible than peyton manning? they don't want to change anything from the line of scrimmage. plus, he wants to play for a winning team. if he's going to come back, the redskins

the clear victimer it was harvey weinstein, co-founder of the weinstein company.he was clearly delighted when his film "the artist" picked up three awards. meryl streep won the acting awards for margaret thatcher's biopic, "the iron lady." it's also likely all eyes will focus on the oscar ceremony and andrew, we'll have our eyes peeled for that one. it take place on february 26th. >> absolutely, nina. good to see ricky gervais living up to his reputation. i wonder if he'll get invite number four to the golden globes. >>> here in hong kong, dolce an gabbana continues. >> that was the scene outside the d & g store here in hong kong. for the second time in a month, hundreds of protesters calling on the italian fashion house to make an apology for alleged discrimination. d & g allegedly tried to stop hong kong residents from taking photos of the store front. reports say that ban did not, however, apply to mainland chinese or indeed to foreigners. the placard you saw being taped to the glass reads apologize or get out. dolce and gabbana maintains it never took part in

. >> i just want to thank my agent and god, harvey weinstein. >> reporter: another real-life role, marilyn monroe, brought michelle williams her first globe, best actress in a musical or comedy for "my week with marilyn." octavia spencer won best supporting actress for "the help." >> thanks, everybody. >> reporter: "the adventures of tin tin" won stephen spielberg an award. on the tv side, "homeland" won best drama. its star claire danes, best actress. best actor went to kelsey grammer for his role as a corrupt chicago mayor in "boss." "modern family" grabbed kudos for best tv come by while laura derns took best actress. matt leblanc took best actor for "episodes." many beverly hills, california, mark barger. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. a police cruiser dash cam was rolling when a florida police officer began beating an elderly man with dementia. the violence occurred after police arrived to break up an altercation involving the 66-year-old who allegedly pulled a knife on a co-worker. >>> an elderly woman is very lucky to be alive following a

bram weinstein tweeted, one of the people's whose opinions i trust the most say payton plus saturday to the redskins is very likely. i have to warm up to it. well, manning is a shoe in hall of famer, almost 400 touchdown passes and he has that ring. but he's been rehabbing his neck after offseason surgery. didn't play a single down this year. what to make of all this? dave gives us his take. >> i don't see this happening on either side. number one, they tried this with donovan mcnabb. younger and healthier. it blew up, it didn't work. number two, both control freaks. they would be clashing like crazy. have you seen a quarterback call more audibles than peyton manning? he doesn't want his quarterback changing anything at the line of scrimmage. >> with the home for the afc playoffs. brady versus tebow part two right here on channel 9. raise your hand if at the start of the year you thought the caps would be in 8th place, that's the position the team finds themselves in and they work to change that tonight as they face their division rival, tampa bay is in town. the caps won five of the

in good health according to a new report quoting pakistani security officials. 70-year-old warren weinstein was kidnapped in august. in december, al qaeda leader ayman al zawahri claimed responsibility for his kidnapping. they gave several condition force his release, including the release of three men tied to the 19993 twin tower bombing. >> we have a little snow. >> and some rain is falling off and on over the last couple of hours. right now, as we look outside, a few droplets are falling on the jefferson memorial and around the metro area. right now 42 at reagan national. light rain there. a light northeasterly breeze. looking at a view of the radar, it's effecting things from new england down to louisiana. that's an area of low pressure with a front. we've had a warm front coming through. right now closer to us, the moving color is light rain. a bit of light rain in fairfax county, arlington, the district, now moving into southern montgomery county. and east of washington, prince gor george's county getting a few sprinkles. further south and west getting a few sprinkles south of warrent

. >> harvey weinstein. >> there you go. >>> a virus outbreak in the north bay. this morning the quarantines at a preschool and two senior centers. we'll have an update. >> more trouble for san francisco's sheriff. the damaging allegations from his ex-girlfriend. >> richmond police are looking for a shoot they are morning who fired at a brother and sister sitting in their car. one of them did not make it. the full details are coming up. >>> and they are using k-9s for drug searches at local high schools. coming up, hear the plan that pleasanton school board members will vote on tonight.

. >> i want to thank my agent kevin, and god, harvey weinstein. >> marilyn monroe brought michelle williams her first globe, best actress for "my week with marilyn." another first time globe winner was octavia spencer, best supporting actress for "the help." christopher plumber took best supporting actor honors. the adventures took steven spielberg's animated feature and martin scorcese for hugo. >> thank you so much. >> on the tv side the thriller "homeland" won best drama and claire danes best actress. kelsey grammer for his role as a chicago mayor in "boss." family for comedy and laura dern for best actress and matt le blanc best actor playing a variation of himself in "episode." now that the globes are in the books it continues for the movie industry. the oscar nominations are coming up next tuesday. in beverly hill, mark barger, nbc news. >> i love award season. >> that's a great night. it's a party, they drink, they have dinner and all. tv and movies. looks great. you saw one of the big winners. >> i saw "the artist" this weekend which is rare for us. >> even for a silent movie. pulle

. >> i just want to thank my agent and god, harvey weinstein. >> another real life role, marilyn monroe brought michelle williams her first globe, best actress in a musical or comedy. another first time globe winner was octavia spencer. christopher plumber took best supporting actors honors. and steven spielberg got best animated feature and martin score zazy won for "hugo." on the tv side, "tthe conspiracy thriller homeland won. kelsey grammer won in "boss." "modern family" grabbed kudos for best comedy and laura dern took best actress and matt will he blank took best actor playing an exaggerated variation of himself in "episodes." in beverly hills, california, mark barger, nbc news. >>> and here's your first look at other news going on around america today. a police cruiser dash cam was rolling when a florida police officer began beating a man with dementia. the 66-year-old allegedly pulled a knife on a co-worker. an elderly woman is lucky to be alive following a crash into a chicago building. the car was launched into an empty doctor's office after she was rear ended by a truck. the

. >> i want to thank my agent and god, harvey weinstein. >> reporter: another real-life role, marilyn monroe, brought michelle williams her first globe. best actress in a musical or comedy for "my week with marilyn." another winner, octavia from "the help." and "the winners." "the adventures of tin tin" won and martin scorsese won for the family adventure "hugo." >> thank you very much. >> reporter: on the tv side the conspiracy thriller "homeland" won best drama. its star, claire danes, best actress. best actor went to kelsey grammer for his role as a corrupt chicago mayor in "boss." >> "modern family." >> reporter: "modern family" grabbed kudos for best tv comedy. laura dern won for "enlightenment." matt leblank won for actor. now that the golden globes are in the books the awards season continues for the movie industry. the oscar nominations coming up next tuesday. in beverly hills, i'm mark barger, nbc news. >>> some critics said "the artist" won because this little guy, uggy the dog. the jack russell terrier took to the stage with the cast last night. his handlers tried to get hi

. >>> i just want to thank my agent, kevin uvane, and god, harvey weinstein. >> and the star of "shameless" -- >> her whole speech was i are little longer than that. the stars were out in beverly hills for what many consider the start of a very busy awards season. mark barger spent the night at the 69th annual golden globe awards and joins us live now from outside with a wrap-up of things there. mark? >> that's right, aaron. we are actually at the nbc universal afterparty, which is just upstairs from the ballroom, where the globes were going on tonight. and as viewers hopefully saw just a few moments ago, "the descendants" was one of the big winners, it won best dram arks george clooney best actor in a drama, and "the artist" also came up big, best musical or comedy. and jean desjardins best actor in a comedy. and meryl streep best actress in "the iron lady." as much anticipation as there was about the winners, there was a lot of buzz about the host. >> so where was i? >> reporter: ricky gervais picked up right where he left off in his third turn as the globes' host. >> and the golden glob

harvey weinstein and george clooney tried to get them to her. streep braved on without them.last night of the ceremony might have been the canine star of the award winning movie "the artist." he joins the cast on stage and did his own victory dance. >>> still ahead, what was dr. martin luther king thinking before his most famous speech? [ male announcer ] if you think tylenol is the pain reliever orthopedic doctors recommend most for arthritis pain, think again. and take aleve. it's the one doctors recommend most for arthritis pain... two pills can last all day. ♪ two pills can last all day. have i got a surprise for you! yeah, [ bait's beneful healthy fiesta. gotta love the protein for muscles-- whoo-hoo! and omega-rich nutrition for that shiny coat. ever think healthy could taste so good? [ woman announcing ] beneful healthy fiesta. for you today ? we gave people right off the street a script and had them read it., sou with that. i'm not authorized to access that transaction. that's not in our policy. i will transfer you now. my supervisor is currently not available. would

jamie weinstein this isn't just a lunatic fringe? >> look, kneel, i think the republican field has so far, neil, made the base attractive to them. this movement is indicative of a dispirited base, whether it's sarah palin or pining for chris christie, it shows that the candidates have yet to really inspire the base. >> neil: but her supporters are loyal to put it mildly. they already have 30 individuals on the ballot as it was. you've got a few hundred signatures. that is all it would take. it would at least get people talking, right? >> i don't think this write-in campaign is going to have much of a difference in new hampshire, but i think it's indicative of a larger trend. recent poll 50% of republican voters wish there was another candidate to choose from in the race. we saw this back in october when people were pushing for paul ryan or chris christie to jump in the race. it's not that the candidates have nothing impressive about them but they have glaring inadequacies now they are attacking each other. this isn't what they were h

in good health according to a new report quoting pakistani security officials. 70-year-old warren weinstein was kidnapped in august. he worked for j.d. austin and associates. in december, al qaeda leader ayman al zawahri claimed responsibility for his kidnapping. they gave several conditions for his release, including the release of three men tied to the 1993 world trade center bombing. >>> we are waiting to find out when a virginia woman freed from kidnappers in somalia will be coming back to the u.s. jessica buchanan was rescued bay team of navy s.e.a.l.s on thursday night. the 32-year-old aid worker from bedford county was captured in october along with a danish colleague. the president authorized the rescue mission after receiving word that jessica was ill. there is no word on her current health condition. >>> arizona's governor is on the defense this morning after a tense exchange with president obama. jan brewer was seen pointing her finger at president obama after getting off air force one yesterday. brewer handed the president an invitation to talk about the border. the president to

. >> i want to thank my agent and god, harvey weinstein. >> reporter: another real-life role, marilyn monroe, brought michelle williams her first globe. best actress in a musical or comedy for "my week with marilyn." another first-time globe winner was octavia spencer, best supporting actress for "the help." christopher plummer took the globe for "the winners." "the adventures of tin tin" won and martin scorsese won for the family adventure "hugo." >> thank you very much. >> reporter: on the tv side the conspiracy thriller "homeland" won best drama. its star, claire danes, best actress. best actor went to kelsey grammer for his role as a corrupt chicago mayor in "boss." >> "modern family." >> reporter: "modern family" grabbed kudos for best tv comedy. laura dern won for "enlightenment." former "friends" star matt leblanc won for actor. playing a various depiction of himself. now that the golden globes are in the books the awards season continues for the movie industry. the oscar nominations coming up next tuesday. in beverly hills, i'm mark barger, nbc news. >>> some critics said "the

. >> i want to thank my agent and god, harvey weinstein. >> reporter: another real-life role, marilyn brought michelle williams her first globe. best actress in a musical or comedy for "my week with marilyn." another first-time globe winner was octavia spencer, best supporting actress for "the help." and christopher plummer for "the beginners." "the adventures of tin tin" won and martin scorsese won for the family adventure "hugo." >> thank you very much. >> reporter: on the tv side the conspiracy thriller "homeland" won best drama. its star, claire danes, best actress. best actor went to kelsey grammer for his role as a corrupt chicago mayor in "boss." >> "modern family." >> reporter: "modern family" grabbed kudos for best tv comedy. laura dern won for "enlightenment." former "friends" star matt leblanc won for actor. playing an exaggerated character of himself in episodes. now that the golden globes are in the books the awards season continues for the movie industry. the oscar nominations coming up next tuesday. in beverly hills, i'm mark barger, nbc news. >>> we want to thank the 8

. >> i want to thank my agent kevin yubane and god, harvey weinstein. musical or comedy for "my week with marilyn" and another first-time winner was octavia spencer best supporting actress for "the help" while film veteran christopher plummer took best acting honors for "beginners." the adventures of tin-tin brought the best animated feature to steven spielberg. >> thank you all so much. >> reporter: on the tv side the conspiracy thriller "homeland" won best drama and its star clare danes best actress. best actor went to kelsey grammer for his role as a corrupt chicago mayor in "boss." "modern family" grabbed kudos for best tv comedy while laura dern took best actress for "enlightenment" and former "friends" star matt leblanc took best actor playing an exaggerated version of himself in "episode." now that the golden globes are in the books the awards season continues for the movie industry with the oscascar nominations n tuesday. >> before the golden globes were handed out another competition plays out on the red carpet. we asked you to weigh in on your

warren weinstein was kidnapped back in august. he was working there for j.e. austin associates. in -- al qaeda gave several conditions for his release and including the release of three men tied to the 1993 world trade center bombing. >>> mitt rom my and newt gingrich are neck and neck in florida five days before the sunshine state's primary. romney leads gingrich by two percentage points the latest cnn/"time' cnn/"time's"/orc poll. they will square off tonight in jacksonville before the last deba debate in florida. the president will stop in las vegas and denver today to talk about clean energy policies. tomorrow he will head to the university of michigan and ann arbor to talk about education policies. yesterday president obama visited factories in iowa and arizona to promote manufacturing jobs. >>> the first day of the president's tour featured a tense exchange between the president and arizona's governor. the associated press snapped a photo of jan brewer pointing her finger at president obama just a few seconds after greeting him on the tarmac. brewer's critical of the presi

. >> one of the biggest parties of the night was thrown by the weinstein company, the force behind the sigh let film the artist which won for best comedy. >> we will stand on principle. >> and then there was the iron lady. >> meryl streep. >> meryl streep looked shocked to take home a globe for her turn as margaret thatcher. >> you looked very surprised. >> i was surprised. >> genuinely surprised. >> so were the censors who had to bleep streep when she realized she forgot her glasses. >> my people i'm inspired by. i have to remember my speech. oh, i can't believe i said that on tv. i can't believe that. i mean, i never do anything like that. but i just -- i have such a good speech. here it is. i can't see it. >> michelle williams for my week with marilyn. >> michelle williams was perfectly composed winning best actress in a comedy or musical for playing marilyn monroe. >> what was it like to embody somebody as iconic as marilyn monroe? >> the honor of a lifetime. i took my picture with the award in between us. >> for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, cbs news, beverly hills. >> in the nex

. >> many people still think -- >> chris licht -- >> harvey weinstein and his brother are like founderse about movies. they make them out of passion. they also make horror movies that make them a lot of movie. they're also as good as it comes at marketing. >> here's what i don't understand about that. they've been doing this for years. why hasn't anybody else learned the game they know? >> people don't want to spend the kind of money they're willing to spend. >> you heard it's a huge payoff. >> it may not be. >> hurt locker is more of an exception than a rule. >> crash. crash won an academy award and it didn't get much for -- >> you talk about the fourth quarter placement and when it comes out. is the studio doing itself a disservice by releasing a movie earlier in the year it may not get the buzz or the nomination and ultimately the money in the eyeball. >> it might be. but one of the things you do a movie is ready. this movie should be placed this weekend up against this other movie because it's in distinction. it's a distinctive compared to the other movie coming out that weekend. yo

one of the biggest parties of the night was thrown by the weinstein company, the force behind the silent film "the artist," which won for best comedy. >> we will stand on principle. >> reporter: and then there was "the iron lady." meryl streep looked shocked to take home a globe for her turn as margaret thatcher. >> you looked very surprised. >> i was surprised. genuinely surprised. >> reporter: so were the censors who had to bleep streep when she realized she forgot her glasses. >> people i was so inspired by. oh, [ bleep ]. oh, i'm going to have to remember my speech. oh, i can't believe i said [ bleep ] on tv. i can't believe that. i mean, i never do anything like pbut i just -- i have such a god speech. here it is. and i can't see it. >> michelle williams for "my week with marilyn." >> reporter: michelle williams was perfectly composed, winning best actress in a comedy >>> this national weather report sponsored by staples. that was easy. former penn state football coach joe paterno finally speaks out about the sex abuse allegations that cost him his job. now l show you what he's sayi

jamie weinstein, senior editor of the daily caller. past primaries in new hampshire tends no fo show it's more about defying the expectations. favorite example, 1968, lyndon johnson actually won the new hampshire primary but eugene mccarthy came so close in second place that the sitting president threw in the towel and quit the race. fast forward to today -- does this mean romney could win yet lose? >> reporter: yes that is absolutely possible. romney is expected to win. if he doesn't win big, in some ways that is loss. it's really santorum's multiply trying to consolidate his near victory in iowa and build the momentum to something big. he could really win if he got second. that would be gigantic but it would be a win if he got third and ron paul was second. he would be consolidating his roll as the anti-romney candidate. >> gregg: santorum is rising in the polls but the question is does he have enough days left to rise high enough? how are the crowds reacting to santorum out there? >> reporter: i think he they like their message. he

major players in washington including lanny breuer, gary grindler, lonnie will wilkinson and jason weinstein eric holder, and ken nelson, billy hoover and bill mcmahon as the top team at atf. according to the report all these guys either didn't know or couldn't recall being told these guns were deliberately going to mexico. martha? martha: so how does that square with the evidence in this case? is that true? >> reporter: well, it is if you believe their version of events, republicans don't. documents show many of these guys received weekly reports that showed hundreds of guns were being bought every week and ending up in mexico. agents tell me it's impossible for a career law enforcement guy not to conclude that this was being done on purpose, otherwise, of course, they'd be in jail. the report claims that these assistant u.s. attorneys and the atf brass in phoenix unnecessarily prolonged the case, lied or failed to explain exactly what they were doing. back to you. martha: all right. william, thank you. bill: she says she has not endorsed anyone, but sarah palin giving a boost the gingrich

the report clears all the king's men including top aides lanny breuer, lonnie wilkinson, jason weinsteinttorney general himself, eric holder. and top executives at the atf, ken nelson, billy hoover, bill mcmahon. all these guys either did not know or could not recall being told that the atf was deliberately and knowingly helping send illegal guns to mexico as part of an agency strategy to go after the cartels. instead, the report blames three assistant u.s. attorneys in phoenix and their counterparts at the atf in phoenix for unnecessarily prolonging the case, lying or failing to explicitly say what they were doing. and, therefore, the top people are not responsible for what they did not know. the report's three main findings are this, jenna. number one, fast and furious was not the first operation of this kind, that the atf did it three times before under president bush. secondly, no high-level political appointees at the department of justice conceived or directed the operation. and, finally, that this was not a politically-motivated case to justify stricter gun laws in the u.s. the re