You don't want to define him as "hispanic?" Great! That means there should be no "birther" problems when he runs for President.

I like how he mentioned that "somebody said I was using the families as props".....meanwhile the families are standing right behind him and he makes it a point to hug all of them in sadness after the speech.

I like how he mentioned that "somebody said I was using the families as props".....meanwhile the families are standing right behind him and he makes it a point to hug all of them in sadness after the speech.

Both sides presented their cases, including families of victims, there was a vote, it didn't pass. What else is supposed to happen? Speaking of though, I don't recall seeing any citizens (that have used these weapons for self defense) speak on behalf of gun rights in Congress? Shouldn't they be able to weigh in on this issue?

If 90% of the people truly supported the bill then it would have passed. 90% of Senator's constituents would have heavily outweighed the "intense minority of gun owners" which means Senator's wouldn't have been "intimidated" (alluding to the 2014 elections). "Do we really think that thousands of families whose lives have been shattered by gun violence don't have a right to weigh in on this issue?" As cold as it sounds, "thousands of families" represent an extreme minority of America. Extreme minorities should not dictate law. Having said that, haven't we seen many of those family members speaking in Congress to try and persuade Senator's in favor of this bill? Wouldn't this be considered weighing in? If not, what IS "weighing in?"

"It will be much harder for youth under the age of 21 to buy cigarettes from store......" Newsflash, ages 18-21 are not "youths"

Im wondering how on Earth we caught these two and the contributors...I mean with the sequester and all...

Sidenote to the story: The 1986 Miami shootout is also how the .40 S&W round came to be. A necked down 10mm which won a contract for the FBI to replace their .38 + P sidearms.

"Makes you contemplate what the definition of being "educated" is these days." Also makes you contemplate college

5x more people are stabbed to death every year than shot with rifles (that can carry high capacity magazines). Why aren't we having discussion on stabbings and sharp weapons? Why do none of the pro-gun debaters bring this stat up? When Piers and Van basically mocked her "spoon" analogy all she had to say was, "5x more people are killed by stabbings every year than by ALL rifles (not just AR/AK's). Now Piers and Van. Do you consider a knife an assault weapon? Where are the outcry to ban these deadly weapons of war (our soldiers are armed with knives too)?"