the national rifle association is an incredibly strong lobby organisation. they are really the gun lobby in the us, and they have a huge amount of support. and we have seen that support played out politically over the last number of yea rs, politically over the last number of years, not politically over the last number of yea rs, not least politically over the last number of years, not least during the presidential election. whenever the nra came in very strongly behind president trump. president trump has said that he is not scared of the nra, although he has indicated that other members of his republican party are, but it still gives you an idea of the strength of the lobby that, shortly after president trump said he was determined to ensure that new, tighter gun laws were brought into place, he then met the nra, and the nra say that he gave them a very different message. so you get a sense thereof the national rifle association being an organisation that has notjust support but also it has political capital as well. it manages to put on pressure in washin

the headlines: the american pro—gun lobby group, the national rifle association, has filed a federal lawsuit over gun control legislation that had just been signed into law in florida. the nra says the law, which raises the legal age to buy guns, violates the second amendment, the right to bear arms. president trump has tweeted that a deal with north korea is, as he put it, "very much in the making." earlier his spokeswoman said a proposed meeting between the president and the north korean leader, kimjong—un, would not happen unless washington saw concrete steps or actions by pyongyang. an aid convoy has successfully unloaded its food supplies in the rebel held enclave of eastern ghouta in syria. it was the third attempt this week to get lorries into the area to help trapped civilians. a proposal to impose a so—called latte levy on throwaway coffee cups has been rejected by the government.

there are forces like the national rifle association and gun lobbies go the wrong way. they came after me when i was a member of the house. they almost got me. as a tough election year. i managed to survive it, but they poured the money in and tried to beat me. i've never had their support and said that it's okay with me. for a lot of members of congress, they are just not willing to risk it, not willing to anger the national rifle association. remember when president trump at a meeting two years ago, called his duties, parents and others in the let the cameras roll and they continue their meetings so america could witness it. they admonish the members of congress they are. don't be scared in the national rifle association. don't be petrified by the nra. you've got to do something. president trump came out for universal background checks. in a way it on a very brave and courageous position because 97% of the american people agree with it. even gun owners agree with the premise that we should do everything in our part to keep guns out of the hands of convict excel and th

the headlines: the american pro—gun lobby group, the national rifle association, has filed a federal lawsuit over gun control legislation that had just been signed into law in florida. the nra says the law, which raises the legal age to buy guns, violates the second amendment, the right to bear arms. president trump has tweeted that a deal with north korea is, as he put it, "very much in the making." earlier his spokeswoman said a proposed meeting between the president and the north korean leader, kimjong—un, would not happen unless washington saw concrete steps or actions by pyongyang. an aid convoy has successfully unloaded its food supplies in the rebel—held enclave of eastern ghouta in syria. it was the third attempt this week to get lorries into the area to help trapped civilians. the red cross hopes to get medical supplies into the area next week. coming up injust over ten minutes on bbc news, it's newswatch. but first, it's time for click.

we see he has meticulously cultivated a network with the national rifle association. mr. torshin is the deputy governor of the bank of russia. he's in vladimir putin's party. he's served in the russian dula. and has served in sensitive security rules there. it's clear he's tried to cultivate links with the national rifle association over time. >> how successful has he been? >> well, it's really interesting. he has talked repeatedly how he's attended every convention of the national rifle association between 2012 and 2016. during that time, he's met with every single president of the national rifle association. he's also said he's claimed he met with donald trump or knows donald trump through the national rifle association. and in an interesting anecdote, in 2012, he came to the united states as an international election observer. he watched the balloting that took place in tennessee when president obama and mitt romney were duking it out back in 2012. and he said that he got that opportunity to do so through the nra. >> all right, tim, stay with us. i want to bring in eva

the bitter row over america's gun laws has resurfaced, with the pro lobby group, the national rifle association, mounting a swift legal challenge to new gun control measures signed into law in florida. the legislation imposes a 21—year—old age limit and a three—day waiting period on all gun purchases. the move follows a school shooting at parkland, in which seventeen students were killed. washington correspondent chris buckler reports. standing side—by—side with the families of some of those killed inside a school. florida's governor signed new laws, legislation designed to try to prevent such shootings and restricting access to guns. the commonsense things that is we need to have law enforcement in oui’ we need to have law enforcement in our schools, we need to harden our schools, more mental health counselling, we need to make sure people who are going to do harm, we know, . .. people who are going to do harm, we know, . . . the people who are going to do harm, we know, . .. the legislation is people who are going to do harm, we know,... the legislation is named after the marjory

but the lobby group the national rifle association has mounted a legal challenge, saying the new law goes against the constitutional right to bear arms. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler reports. standing side by side with the families of some of those killed inside a school, florida's governor signed new laws, legislation designed to try to prevent such shootings by restricting access to guns. the common—sense things as a father, as a grandfather, as a governor, is we need to have law enforcement in our schools, we need to harden our schools. we need more mental health counselling, we need to make sure people that are going to do harm... think about it — we know these people are talking. the legislation is named after the marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland. last month, 17 people, both staff and students, were shot dead here, as others fled from classrooms in search of safety. former pupil nikolas cruz is accused of carrying out the killings with an assault rifle he had bought when he wasjust 18. the new law raises the age at which somebody can buy a firear

most powerful interest, the national rifle association? are fedl like students up. i feel like the upcoming generation is doing what this generation isn't. and this generation of politicians is not doing what our generation once and they will listen. if not, we will vote them out. amy: to you feel like we treat ballast of really in white communities and black and brown community's? >> this has been going on and black community's forever. i feel like now politicians are listening to students that they have hit where it hit. amy: your right next to congress. what are you saying you should do? >> we will vote you out if you don't agree with us. amy: on the teachers. what is your response? >> teachers can barely afford papers and pens a now you have money to arm teachers with guns? i think teachers are not paid the amount of money they should. and now you're trying to pair them with arms. i don't think that is a plausible way to do this. i think that not only shows how our country is going in that direction post of amy: that is natalia through

residents include veterans of iraq and afghanistan the national rifle association has filed a lawsuit challenging new gun control laws in the state of florida branding them unconstitutional the move comes just hours after florida's governor signed the bill increasing the minimum age for buying firearms to twenty one it follows weeks of campaigning by survivors of last month's part and high school shooting in which seventeen people died the law also paves the way for some school staff to be armed . i'm an interim member and i was in a remember when i became governor i'm going to be an n.r.a. member when i'm not governor i'm sure there's an array members that agree with the bills on the don't agree with this bill. and the you know but the way that i think about it i'm going to do what i think are common sense solutions common sense things as a father as a grandfather the governor is is we need to have law enforcement or schools we need to harden our schools we need more mental health counseling we need to make sure people that you know are going to do harm and think about we know we the

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the national rifle association as well as conservative media outlets piers gabriel elizondo. first they survived one of the worst school shootings in history. and then a week ago they organized march for our lives i the student led demonstration in washington calling for stronger gun control if you listen real close you can hear the people in power shaking now they are facing another attack this one coming from america's powerful gun lobby and its supporters who are trying to discredit them the national rifle association by far the most powerful gun lobby in the us put out this video that mocked the shooting survivors who want to save innocent lives take the millions of dollars going to this carnival of a march and hire armed guards in schools all over this country but then these kids would have to shriek from the spotlight and go back to their homework eighteen year old emma gonzales and seventeen year old david hallberg two of the most vocal survivors of the parklane shooting who have become the face of the gun control movement and i've also taken the most cruel and false s

and yes, the national rifle association but also every town which is the end of the ideological spectrum when it comes to the second amendment. it is also the national coalition against the mystic violence. it is also the national shooting sports violation and other national associations. it really is remarkable when you divert andidely views when it comes to the second amendment come together and say, this is where we can find common ground. this is where we can do something. that is reflected in the 64 bipartisan cosponsors we have for the bill. so the bill will do this. first, it will require states to produce implementation plans to verify the accuracy of the records. it will hold federal agencies accountable. military hasthe now uploaded 4000 additional records into the background check system that were not previously loaded. that is 4000 people now in the system who if they tried to buy through a gunlly store or legally licensed firearm would not be able to do so because there would be a hit on the background check system of the fbi. i think if we provide similar incentives to the

most powerful interest, the national rifle association? are fedl like students up. i feel like the upcoming generation is doing what this generation isn't. and this generation of politicians is not doing what our generation once and they will listen. if not, we will vote them out. amy: to you feel like we treat ballast of really in white communities and black and brown community's? >> this has been going on and black community's forever. i feel like now politicians are listening to students that they have hit where it hit. amy: your right next to congress. what are you saying you should do? >> we will vote you out if you don't agree with us. amy: on the teachers. what is your response? >> teachers can barely afford papers and pens a now you have money to arm teachers with guns? i think teachers are not paid the amount of money they should. and now you're trying to pair themem with arms. i don't think that is a plausible way to do this. i think that not only shows how our country is going in that direction post of amy: that is natalia throu

rifle association the n.r.a. and as the attention of the mainstream news media turned elsewhere as it always does the argument goes all the students along with gun control advocates slugging it out with the n.r.a. and its backers our starting point this week is the media space in which most of this fight is now being waged on lie. on the women. and it isn't necessarily a popular. fight. clinched fist but when they do you put out a message fighting for every inch of freedom it is so. i watch those videos by the end of it i mean people get. that's the idea and are a t.v. wants more americans to buy guns it goes after those who stand in their way and that the channel would have you believe includes the us mainstream news media the mainstream media. this video posted seven days after the massacre in florida did not target politicians or activists advocating gun control it was devoted in its entirety to the way the news media covered the issue the mainstream media just put out the casting call for the next mass shoote

the bitter row over america's gun laws has resurfaced with the pro—lobby group the national rifle association mounting a swift legal challenge to new gun control measures signed into law in florida. the legislation imposes a 21—year—old age limit and a three—day waiting period on all gun purchases. the move follows a school shooting at parkland in which 17 students were killed. russell trott reports. for supporters of gun control and the families of those killed in florida school shooting, it was a simple yet historic moment. as governor rick scott signs new gun control legislation into law. the bill raises the age to buy a gun from 18 to 21 and imposes a three—day waiting period on all gun sales. it allows school personnel to be armed, subject to school district approval and specialist training. but, most notably, the law doesn't include a ban on semiautomatic assault rifles — the kind that was used in the school shooting. after reviewing the entire bill i had to ask myself would be still make a huge investment and dramatically improve school safety in hopes of never seeing another

national rifle association by far the most powerful gun lobby in the us put out this video that mocked the shooting survivors who want to save innocent lives take the millions of dollars going to this carnival of a march and hire armed guards in schools all over this country but then these kids would have to shriek from the spotlight and go back to their homework eighteen year old emma gonzales and seventeen year old david hallberg two of the most vocal survivors of the parklane shooting who have become the face of the gun control movement and i've also taken the most cruel and false smears against them this memo of gonzalez ripping up the constitution that protects the right to bear arms went viral online by pro-gun groups it was meant to portray gonzales as an anti america leftists the only problem it is fake and was taken from this real image of gonzales ripping up a shooting target and outrage after laura ingram a conservative host on fox news made fun of hog tweeting david hog rejected by four colleges to which you applied the message read in part ingram later apologized as for th

a florida high school, the president stood up to the national rifle association today. at least on some points. as he met with members of congress from both parties, mr. trump appeared to embrace new gun restrictions as he told them to come up with legislation aimed at preventing more school shootings. nbc's kristen welker now with that story. >> these horrible mass shootings -- >> reporter: under pressure after parkland, president trump taking on his own party and the national rifle association today. >> i'm a fan of the nra, but that doesn't mean we have to agree on everything. >> reporter: mr. trump at a free wheeling hour-long meeting with a group of bipartisan lawmakers trying to get something, anything done, appeared to embrace nearly everything he heard in the meeting from confiscating guns from those deemed dangerous, a move opposed by many conservatives. >> take the guns first. go through a due process second. >> reporter: and embracing long-held democratic ideas like universal background checks, and increasing the minimum age to 21 to buy some weapons. even ta

he said the national rifle association -- do we have the sound on this? okay. >> quite frankly in some cases it's a terrorist organization. if you want to make safer guns, we'll boycott your company. judge jeanine: wow, terrorist organization. >> what a disgusting statement. such a misunderstanding of what the national rifle association is. it's the oldest rifle association in america. they trained and powered and helped black americans standing up against the klu klux klan. to the governor of connecticut, none of these mass shooters are nra members. they are protecting the rights of law abiding americans. a disgusting statement but i'm not surprised given the insanity left-wing politicians are using to describe the position they are in. judge jeanine: when they said they would deny the nra wear it was, the lawmakers said, delta, you are losing your tax break. charlie kirk, thanks so many for being us tonight. we'll be right b my name is jeff sheldon, and i'm the founder of ugmonk. before shipstation it was crazy. it's great when you see a hundred order

but the lobby group the national rifle association, has mounted a legal challenge, saying the new law goes against the constitutional right to bear arms. our washington correspondent chris buckler reports. standing side by side with the families of some of those killed inside a school, florida's governor signed new laws, legislation designed to try to prevent such shootings by restricting access to guns. the common—sense things as a father, as a grandfather, as a governor, is we need to have law enforcement in our schools, we need to harden our schools. we need more mental health counselling, we need to make sure people that are going to do harm... think about it — we know these people are talking. the legislation is named after the marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland. last month, 17 people, both staff and students, were shot dead here, as others fled from classrooms in search of safety. former pupil nikolas cruz is accused of carrying out the killings with an assault rifle he had bought when he was just 18. the new law raises the age at which somebody can buy a firea

but the lobby group the national rifle association has mounted a legal challenge, saying the new law goes against the constitutional right to bear arms. our washington correspondent chris buckler reports. standing side by side with the families of some of those killed inside a school, florida's governor signed new laws, legislation designed to try to prevent such shootings by restricting access to guns. the common—sense things as a father, as a grandfather, as a governor, is we need to have law enforcement in our schools, we need to harden our schools. we need more mental health counselling, we need to make sure people that are going to do harm... think about it — we know these people are talking. the legislation is named after the marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland. last month, 17 people, both staff and students, were shot dead here, as others fled from classrooms in search of safety. former pupil nikolas cruz is accused of carrying out the killings with an assault rifle he had bought when he was just 18. the new law raises the age at which somebody can buy a firea

national rifle association by far the most powerful gun lobby in the us put out this video that mocked the shooting survivors you want to save innocent lives take the millions of dollars going to this carnival of a march and hire armed guards in schools all over this country but then these kids would have to shriek from the spotlight and go back to their homework eighteen year old emma gonzales and seventeen year old david hog two of the most vocal survivors of the parklane shooting who have become the face of the gun control movement and i've also taken the most cruel and false smears against them this memo of gonzalez ripping up the constitution that protects the right to bear arms. went viral online by pro-gun groups it was meant to portray gonzales as an anti america leftists the only problem it is fake and was taken from this real image of gonzales ripping up a shooting target and outrage after laura ingram a conservative host on fox news made fun of hog tweeting david hog rejected by four colleges to achieve applied the message read in part ingram later apologized as for the stud

but the lobby group the national rifle association, has mounted a legal challenge, saying the new law goes against the constitutional right to bear arms. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler reports. standing side by side with the families of some of those killed inside a school, florida's governor signed new laws, legislation designed to try to prevent such shootings by restricting access to guns. the common—sense things as a father, as a grandfather, as a governor, is we need to have law enforcement in our schools, we need to harden our schools. we need more mental health counselling, we need to make sure people that are going to do harm... think about it — we know these people are talking. the legislation is named after the marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland. last month, 17 people, both staff and students, were shot dead here, as others fled from classrooms in search of safety. former pupil nikolas cruz is accused of carrying out the killings with an assault rifle he had bought when he was just 18. the new law raises the age at which somebody can buy a firea

two weeks ago trump accused senators of being afraid to take on the national rifle association saying it's time to end the non-sense. we have to keep the guns out of the hands of those that posed a threat. and this really includes background checks and i know senator that you're working on things joe i know you're working and. i mean i'm looking at a number of the folks who are on the table you're working in different bills we have to get them we have to get to. them to get them done. they have to be strong for background checks they look. the biggest failure of the second amendment many of you are i'm a big fan of the n.r.a. but i bet i have lunch with them with wayne and chris and david one served day and said it's time they. are going to stop this nonsense and start. now one of the largest retailers in the u.s. is now raising the age limit for gun sales wal-mart will no longer sell firearms and bullets to people under twenty one it says it will remove assault style vi false replica and toy guns from its website and it follows a similar announcement if i made a sporting goods chain

and the national rifle association has filed a lawsuit challenging new gun control laws in the u.s. state of florida running them unconstitutional the country's largest gun lobby opposes raising the minimum age for buying firearms to twenty one it follows weeks of campaigning by survivors of last month's parkland high school shooting in which seventeen people died. france's president emanuel has arrived in india for his first official visit there he is a meet prime minister there in ramadi the talks that are likely to focus on trade security and fighting climate change leaders are expected to sign several agreements strengthening ties between the two countries saudi arabia has signed a preliminary deal to buy forty eight typhoon fighter jets from the u.k. it was sealed during a three day visit to london by saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman he's held talks with the u.k. is the u.k.'s prime minister to resign may on wednesday reports now from london. britain selling large amounts of weapons to saudi arabia is nothing new in fact the u.k. has been selling weapons and arms to the s

but the lobby group the national rifle association, has mounted a legal challenge, saying the new law goes against the constitutional right to bear arms. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler reports. standing side by side with the families of some of those killed inside a school, florida‘s governor signed new laws, legislation designed to try to prevent such shootings by restricting access to guns. the common—sense things as a father, as a grandfather, as a governor, is we need to have law enforcement in our schools, we need to harden our schools. we need more mental health counselling, we need to make sure people that are going to do harm... think about it — we know these people are talking. the legislation is named after the marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland. last month, 17 people, both staff and students, were shot dead here, as others fled from classrooms in search of safety. former pupil nikolas cruz is accused of carrying out the killings with an assault rifle he had bought when he was just 18. the new law raises the age at which somebody can buy a fir

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two weeks ago trump accused senators of being afraid to take on the national rifle association lobby group and says it's time to end the nonsense you have to keep the guns out of the hands of those that oppose the threat and this really includes background checks and i know senator that you're working on things joe i know you're working and. i mean i'm looking at a number of the folks around the table you're working in different bills we have to get in we have to get and. them together and. and they have to be strong the background check taylor. i'm the biggest fan of the second amendment many of you are i'm a big fan of the n.r.a. but i'll bet i had lunch with them with wayne and chris and david on sunday and said it's time they. were going to stop this nonsense and start. well one of the largest retailers in the u.s. is now raising the age limit for gun sales wal-mart will no longer sell firearms and bullets to people under twenty one years old it says it will remove assault style rifles replica and toy guns from its website it follows a similar announcement by a major sporting goo

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he said the national rifle association -- do we have the sound on this? okay. >> quite frankly in some cases it's a terrorist organization. if you want to make safer guns, we'll boycott your company. judge jeanine: wow, terrorist organization. >> what a disgusting statement. such a misunderstanding of what the national rifle association is. it's the oldest rifle association in america. they trained and powered and helped black americans standing up against the klu klux klan. to the governor of connecticut, none of these mass shooters are nra members. they are protecting the rights of law abiding americans. a disgusting statement but i'm not surprised given the insanity left-wing politicians are using to describe the position they are in. judge jeanine: when they said they would deny the nra wear it was, the lawmakers said, delta, you are losing your tax break. charlie kirk, thanks so many for being us tonight. we'll be right b does this map show the peninsula trail? you won't find that on a map. i'll take you there. take this left. if you listen real hard

and the third liar falsehood atthat we had to confront from e national rifle association was gun safety rules violate the second amendment. that is just flat out wrong. in fact, the second amendment is the only amendment whose text uses the word regulation, a well-regulated militia, the need for a well-regulated militia gives the individual thes the right to bear arms. what does the phrase well mean?ted it's not the reference of somebody's beard or the hat that they shouldfi wear. if individuals are to have the right to have them, there also must need to be some appropriate level of regulation and we are familiar with this and the rest of the constitution. i'm passionate about the first amendment. freedom of the press butre you can't just liabe or slanderut without a consequence, the framers, ndmadison and others that put amendments together understood that the amendments of the constitution included some limitations because we have to live together not just as free agent individuals but we have to live together in society. so s those three lies it's not about guns, we can't do anything

but the lobby group the national rifle association, has mounted a legal challenge, saying the new law goes against the constitutional right to bear arms. our washington correspondent chris buckler reports. standing side—by—side with the families of some of those killed inside a school, florida's governor signed new laws, legislation designed to try to prevent such shootings by restricting access to guns. the commonsense things as a father, as a grandfather, as a governor, is we need to have law enforcement in our schools, we need to harden our schools. we need more mental health counselling, we need to make sure people that are going to do harm think about it. we know these people are talking. the legislation is named after the marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland. last month 17 people, both staff and students, were shot dead here, as others fled from classrooms in search of safety. former pupil nikolas cruz is accused of carrying out the killings with an assault rifle he had bought when he was just 18. the new law raises the age at which somebody can buy a firearm in

not willing to anger the national rifle association. do you remember when president trump had the meeting two weeks ago? called in the students and parents and others. he let the cameras roll, and they continued the meeting so america could witness it. he admonished the members of congress there, don't be scared of the national rifle association. don't be petrified by the n.r.a. we've got to do something. president trump came out for universal background checks. in a way, it's not a very bold and courageous position because 97% of the american people agree with it. even gun owners agree with the premise that we should do everything in our power to have a background check to keep guns out of the hands of convicted felons and mentally unstable people. the president came out for that two weeks ago. and he also said why in the world do we let someone 19 years of age buy a military assault weapon? we don't need these assault weapons. and i thought to myself, what a break. here is a republican president who is finally standing up to the gun l

the national rifle association is an example of how the tail can wag the dog in american politics. it is a small proportion of the art of states, 5 million people, but they will tremendous power and have for the last two decades. -- in the united states. at what might make a difference is commercial interests, and after the parkland shooting, we did see organisations like airlines and car rental firms cut their ties with the national rifle association. do you think this will make a difference in the end? it can't hurt, it definitely helps, it keeps theissue hurt, it definitely helps, it keeps the issue in the public discussion. what is really going to change gun laws in the united states is when there is a major shift in which political party controls the federal government. as most of your listeners and viewers probably no it is the republican party, the conservative party that controls both houses of congress and the presidency right now. but we have major elections coming up in a few months, and presidential elections coming up in 2020. thank you very much. you are watching bbc

national rifle association by far the most powerful gun lobby in the us put out this video that mocked the shooting survivors who want to save innocent lives take the millions of dollars going to this carnival of a march and hire armed guards in schools all over this country but then these kids would have to shriek from the spotlight and go back to their homework eighteen year old emma gonzales and seventeen year old david hallberg two of the most vocal survivors of the parklane shooting who have become the face of the gun control movement and i've also taken the most cruel and false smears against them this memo of gonzalez ripping up the constitution that protects the right to bear arms went viral online by pro-gun groups it was meant to portray gonzales as an anti america leftists the only problem it is fake and was taken from this real image of gonzales ripping up a shooting target and outrage after laura ingram a conservative host on fox news made fun of hog tweeting david hog rejected by four colleges to achieve applied the message read in part ingram later apologized as for the

because of the influence of the country's national rifle association. in the end, mr president, the reason nothing has gotten done here is because the gun lobby has had a veto power over any legislation that comes before congress. i wish that wasn't the case, but it is. if all we end up doing is the stuff that the gun industry supports, then this just isn't worth it. we are not going to make a difference. the discussions come two weeks to the day, since the florida shooting. students and teachers returned to their classes for the first time since 17 people were shot dead. dozens of officers and well wishers were on hand, offering support. one young student said it was incredibly sad to return to where herfriends had died. it was a tough day for all of us. i lost three friends. three great friends. one of them was a nicholas, who was in my anatomy class and i literally saw him at the exact same day at the beginning in the morning. isaw him. we hugged and said happy valentine's day and that was the last i ever heard of him until we found out in the news t

when we make contact with the suspect we can begin to go she asians the national rifle association has filed a lawsuit challenging new gun control laws in the u.s. state of florida branding them unconstitutional the move comes just hours after florida's governor signed the bill increasing the minimum age for buying firearms to twenty one it follows weeks of campaigning by survivors of last month's parkland high school shooting in which seventeen people died the law also paves the way for some school stuff to beyond i mean enter a member and i was in a remember when i became governor i'm going to be an honorary member when i'm not governor i'm sure there's an array members that agree with the bills and they don't agree with this bill. and the you know but the way i think about it i'm going to do what i think are common sense solutions common sense things as a father as a grandfather a governor is is we need to have law first for schools we need to harden our schools we need more mental health counseling we need to make sure people that you know are going to do harm and think about we kn

this is the national rifle association. and this is the national restaurant association. this is the purview of the nra on the left. and this is the purview of the nra on the right. they are not the same. double-check your tweets. and these nra groups are not the nra. the national raisin association, the national radical association. stop calling them. and the no rhubarb alliance. sure they're controversial, but leave them be. there a lot of special interest groups out there. but we only have 26 letters in the alphabet, people, so double-check before you send. it's as easy as abc. "the beat" with ari melber starts right now. >> listening to that made me think omg, smh. >> lol. >> zomg. >> yeah, i would add a letter, but i'm not going to. >> well, brb, and we'll see you soon. >> ttyl. >> i thought i was -- she's gone now. my thanks to katie. we have two developing stories on the beat tonight and sam nunberg joins me here live after spending over four hours with bob mueller's grand jury. i will see you soon. first though, my other top guest

along with their families and the national rifle association has filed a lawsuit challenging new gun control laws in the u.s. state of florida calling them unconstitutional the country's largest gun lobby opposes raising the minimum age for pieing firearms from eighteen to twenty one dollars weeks of campaigning by survivors of last month's part and high school shooting that killed seventeen people. the leaders of france and india have just signed deals to strengthen cooperation in the nuclear trade and space sectors these are live pictures out of new delhi france's president is holding a press conference right now with the prime minister in the red remotely on his first official visit to india later they'll be hosting the first meeting at the international solar alliance that initiative launched on the sidelines of the paris climate conference in twenty fifteen. france hued be the best daughter. in europe the point for europe and i dream to have more more on. indian students coming to france really becoming on creating start ups and i want my gone through to be the birth partner in

the suspect is still on the run. >>> a bat sl brewing between the national rifle association and the state of florida. florida's governor rick scott signed a sweeping new gun bill into law friday after meeting with family members of the 17 people killed during last month's school shooting in pa parkland. the law bans the sale of guns to anyone under 21 and creates a program to arm teachers which the broward county teacher's union wants to part of. the nra filed the lawsuit. >>> a missing teenager in pennsylvania, police say a 45-year-old man was able to sign out a 16-year-old girl from school, a total of ten times over the last few months. before the pair went missing because the girl changed school documents listing him as a stepfather. amy hughes' mother discovered the pass port is missing and romantic messages of her daughter and kevin estherly. police issued a missing person's alert wednesday as well as a warrant for his arrest. >>> all right. a reminder for you this morning. get ready to set your clocks an hour forward tonight for daily saving time. losing sleep. at 2:00 a.m., s

they're distancing themselves from the national rifle association. it's no longer considered just another political organization. they are voluntarily changing their business practices so they don't give a break to a gun lobby which won't give a break to honest americans who want to be safe in their homes and schools. the students in parkland, florida, have helped these businesses recognize they need to be part of this effort, and we're seeing new gun safety reforms passed in state legislatures. not so much here in washington, but in states like florida that have a long tradition of voting the other way on gun issues. unfortunately, the republicans who control the house and the senate and the white house still haven't gotten the message. what we have included in this omnibus bill is weak soup. 13 lives in parkland, florida, are worth more than what we are putting in this bill. even after parkland, after all the lives have been lost to violence, even after the school shootings continue, including a shooting at a maryland high school this week, preside

the age at which you can buy a rifle. for being frightened of the national rifle association. some of you people are petrified of the nra. you can't be petrified. and so the young people are intensifying their campaign. we want them to pass common—sense gun laws. common—sense gun reform. background checks, everything. we don't want to be scared in school. it should be our safest institution. we're tired of being scared. we want actual change. we want it to happen with this protest. all: this is what democracy looks like! in washington in ten days' time. than anyone could've imagined. and they're not in any mood to surrender. all chant: never again! jon sopel, bbc news, washington. stay with us on bbc news. inspired by science and stephen hawking. a curious generation pays tribute. today we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. in the middle of the cabinet here. international search. as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. this is bbc news. agent atta

the national rifle association has sued florida to block the new law mass protests have taken place across a block as the country reels from last month's murder of investigative reporter yan could siac and his fiance tens of thousands of people packed brought a slab a central square demanding a full investigation and a change of government. it's been decades since slovakia has seen such large protests people nationwide are outraged by the double murder of the young journalist and his fiance twenty seven year old siac had published research about connections between italy's mafia and slovakian politicians there's now a tremendous mistrust of the government. we need new elections were people can freely waltz and be there on the government which they can trust again. and e.u. delegation visited slovakia for two days met with prime minister robert feet so opposition politicians and journalists they wanted to learn more about the investigation into the murder of this land to see if spot as a country is deeply divided there's a great deal of mistrust enormous mistrust of the government of

he said the national rifle association -- do we have the sound on this? okay. >> quite frankly in some cases it's a terrorist organization. if you want to make safer guns, we'll boycott your company. judge jeanine: wow, terrorist organization. >> what a disgusting statement. such a misunderstanding of what the national rifle association is. it's the oldest rifle association in america. they trained and powered and helped black americans standing up against the klu klux klan. to the governor of connecticut, none of these mass shooters are nra members. they are protecting the rights of law abiding americans. a disgusting statement but i'm not surprised given the insanity left-wing politicians are using to describe the position they are in. judge jeanine: when they said they would deny the nra wear it was, the lawmakers said, delta, you are losing your tax break. charlie kirk, thanks so many for being us tonight. we'll be right back. allergies with sinus congestion and pressure? you won't find relief here. go to the pharmacy counter for powerful claritin-d..

after the airline canceled discount rates for members of the national rifle association following the deadly florida school shooting which took the lives of seventeen people georgia state senate majority leader and a candidate for governor casey cagle says he will quote kill any tax legislation that benefits delta unless the company changes its position delta is the largest employer in atlanta and the hartsfield jackson airport is the largest hub for the company in related news dick's sporting goods has announced that they will no longer sell assault rifles at their thirty five field and stream specialty stores the chain ality ltd of the chain initially limited sales of assault rifles to these stores after the two thousand and twelve massacre of twenty children and six adults at sandy hook elementary school the fortune five hundred company also says that they will no longer sell any firearms to anyone under the age of twenty one and will discontinue all sales of high capacity ammunition magazines the corporate statement said that our thoughts and prayers are not enough and list of pol

the national rifle association has filed a lawsuit challenging a new gun control laws in the state of florida branding them unconstitutional the move comes just hours off the floor of this governor signed the bill increasing the minimum age for buying firearms to twenty one it follows weeks of campaigning by survivors of last month's pogson high school shooting in which seventeen people died but also paves the way for some school stuff to be. i mean are a member and i was in a remember when i became governor i'm going to be an honorary member when i'm not governor i'm sure there's an array members that agree with the bills and they don't agree with this bill. and the you know but the way that i think about it i'm going to do what i think are common sense solutions common sense things as a father as a grandfather a governor is is we need to have law enforcement or schools we need to harden our schools we need more mental health counseling we need to make sure people that are going to do harm and think about we know we the people talking i mean we know we know they're out there talking

a time during which he also met privately with some of the top members of the national rifle association and the nra present today among other things on the idea of raising the age -- the minimum age requirement to 21 saying on that topic not much political support to put it mildly. this is a president who said i alone can do. it it is a president who if he wanted to marshal support among republicans and red state democrats on this issue as well. so it is one question we'll be pressing to sarah huckabee-sanders when we see her. hopefully moments from now. >> and that is not the only topic. keeping an eye out. new developments on stormy daniels saying she will give the money back -- >> false alarm. >> she will give the money back. >> but the step stool is working. >> that is good to know. i thought you were that tall. one wonders whether that is the delay. the discussion on what will happen with stormy daniels and the money she's offering to give back. >> reporter: that is as a good question, hallie jackson who is here for this briefing press to sarah huckabee-sanders on this topic and th

north koreans should it take place from the very beginning the national rifle association has filed a lawsuit challenging new gun control laws in the u.s. state of florida saying they're unconstitutional the country's largest gun lobby is angry that the governor signed a bill increasing the minimum age for buying firearms twenty one survivors of last month's shooting at a high school in parkland been campaigning for change. a gunman and three hostages have died in a shootout a diverter and home in california police in the until they exchanged fire with the man who barricaded himself in a room with these captives the woman who died worked for an organization that treats veterans for post-traumatic stress kenya's president and main opposition leader who promised to begin a process of reconciliation the pair held talks for the first time since last year's disputed election u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson is visiting nairobi and welcomed the move five civilians have been killed in attacks by syrian government forces in parts of eastern the whole town an aid convoy crossed into the r