Let's Get a Drink (Episode 4) - Congresswoman Veronica Escobar

I sit down with my friend Rep. Veronica Escobar, who represents El Paso in Congress. We talk about everything from her origins in politics to her views on some of the biggest issues facing our country today. Check it out and keep an open mind. We won't always have to agree on everything. But we can start by listening.

[@emptyJDMgastank]

It’s a constitutional right. It bothers me when the first thing that we go after is the AR-15, I live in Los Angeles. California has some of the strictest gun control measures in the country yet that still hasn’t stopped the shootings in my own neighborhood. It sucks man, but I don’t blame the guns. If we can add security to every place where people gather such as grocery stores, shows, malls. Why don’t we call for schools to have them too? Not to bust kids ditching class but as a line of defense. When bans are called for I instantly shut that down. But if we can make some steps to protect the schools, I believe progress can truly be made there. Not just going for the jugular and saying we need to ban guns.

[@mtinajero13]

don’t confuse yourself with state restrictions from federal restrictions. your explanation are Republican talking points.

[@emptyJDMgastank]

@@mtinajero13 You probably think Republicans are evil right? Those talking points are what’s rolling back gun control in the courts.

[@zhegwood]

I'm left af, dude, and I don't want to ban guns... I just want to make them harder to get. The fact that someone can go to a gun show and get an AR from a trunk in the parking lot is stupid and anyone who thinks otherwise can get fucked.