Crossfire Live Blog Sept. 17, 2013
Larry Pratt, Executive Director of Gun Owners of America and Colin Goddard, a Virginia Tech shooting survivor and Senior Policy Advocate for Mayors Against Illegal Guns, join hosts Newt Gingrich and Stephanie Cutter tonight at 6:30pm ET to debate guns in the aftermath of the Navy Yard shooting.
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by Lindsey MacNabb, CNN
Welcome to the live blog!In the wake of the tragic Washington Navy Yard shooting Monday, questions are emerging about how a government contractor with a pattern of misconduct and an arrest record was able to obtain security clearance and a gun. Should the laws that allowed Aaron Alexis to purchase a gun be changed?
Larry Pratt, Executive Director of Gun Owners of America and Colin Goddard, a Virginia Tech shooting survivor and Senior Policy Advocate for Mayors Against Illegal Guns, join hosts Newt Gingrich and Stephanie Cutter tonight at 6:30pm ET to debate guns in the aftermath of the Navy Yard shooting.
Join the debate by commenting below or tweeting with #CrossfireReturns.
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Navy Yard shooting: What we know and don't know
(CNN) -- The one question we all desperately want answered may have gone to the grave with Aaron Alexis: Why?
Why did he park at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, walk into Building 197, perch himself on an overlook above the atrium and open fire? The bullets that rained down killed 12 people and wounded eight others.
Why?
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prepping for tonight's @crossfirecnn debate on #guncontrol w/ @stefcutter @larrypratt & @clgoddard #crossfirereturns instagram.com/p/eYHy6MzB0a/
by Newt Gingrich via twitter 9/17/2013 9:59:45 PM -
Can the US stop gun violence? VTech survivor @Clgoddard & gun rights advocate @larrypratt debate, 6:30pET: on.cnn.com/18w0Z1r #NavyYardby Crossfire via twitter 9/17/2013 10:01:29 PM -
6:30 PM ET: Our colleague @CLGoddard will be on @CrossfireCNN to discuss gun violence prevention after #NavyYardShootingby Demand Action via twitter 9/17/2013 10:05:25 PM -
@LarryPratt will be on @CNN 's Crossfire during the 6 pm hour (EST) to discuss the Navy Yard shooting.by GunOwnersofAmerica via twitter 9/17/2013 10:05:32 PM -
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Victims of the Washington Navy Yard shooting
Twelve people were killed in a mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard on September 16. Additional details will be added as they become available.
Read more about the each of the victims of the Washington Navy Yard shooting -
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Debate on guns begins at 6:30pET. Participate in our live blog and tweet along with the show using #CrossfireReturns on.cnn.com/16iFfjJby Crossfire via twitter 9/17/2013 10:15:21 PM
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by Zach Wolf via twitter 9/17/2013 10:17:01 PM -
Gun rights advocate @LarryPratt of @GunOwners in the Crossfire green room ready for the debate. #CrossfireReturns . http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BUZdQeACUAAJRpE.jpg
by Crossfire via twitter 9/17/2013 10:19:49 PM -
#CrossfireReturns YES they need 2 stop hiding behind 2nd amendment & stop civilians from owning assault weapons - time 4 new laws!! Simple!by Maryam Jorgensen via twitter 9/17/2013 10:20:38 PM -
by West Crabtree via twitter 9/17/2013 10:20:47 PM -
@CrossfireCNN considering virtually all mass shooting have occurred in #GunFreeZone eliminating them will help #CrossfireReturnsby BriansArtVault via twitter 9/17/2013 10:20:50 PM -
by Just Matt via twitter 9/17/2013 10:20:57 PM -
Yes and no, it's often too hard to predict them but we should do our best to keep guns away from the mentally ill #CrossfireReturnsby Alex Vigran via twitter 9/17/2013 10:21:05 PM -
@CrossfireCNN @CNN Prevent? No! Raise awareness for #mentalhealth and #guncontrol to decrease mass shootings? Worth a shot #crossfirereturnsby Scott C. Hotaling via twitter 9/17/2013 10:21:13 PM -
Virginia Tech massacre survivor @clgoddard of @demandaction standing by for the Crossfire debate #CrossfireReturns . http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BUZd2TkCYAA9_1I.jpg
by Crossfire via twitter 9/17/2013 10:22:24 PM -
@CrossfireCNN Yes, universal background checks. If you can make obtaining a gun harder for criminals you succeed. #CrossfireReturnsby Kyle peterson via twitter 9/17/2013 10:22:52 PM -
#CrossfireReturns no. People will do damage with anything they can. Disarming innocent people would only leave them defenceless.by Leelah Rams via twitter 9/17/2013 10:25:04 PM -
6:30pET: @gunowners ' @larrypratt & @demandaction 's @clgoddard join @newtgingrich & stefcutter for a guns debate #navyyard #crossfirereturns
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.@crossfirecnn starts now. @stefcutter @larrypratt @clgoddard & I debate #guncontrol . Join the debate online: crossfire.blogs.cnn.comby Newt Gingrich via twitter 9/17/2013 10:28:26 PM
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He was sent on a contractor's job to Japan for a month. That was from November to December. And he got back and he felt very slighted about his benefits at the time, financial issues, he wasn't getting paid on time. He wasn't getting paid what he was supposed to be getting paid. His point of contact wasn't able to clearly explain to him what was going on and why his benefits were so messed up at the time. I know he expressed a lot of frustration and a lot towards that. That's when I first started hearing statements about how he wanted to move out of america. He was frustrated with the government and how as a veteran he didn't feel like he was getting treated right or fairly.-Kristi SuthamtewakulFriend of Aaron Alexis
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Can the government do anything to prevent mass shootings? Crossfire starts now on CNN. Tweet your thoughts with #CrossfireReturns .by Crossfire via twitter 9/17/2013 10:29:30 PM
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#crossfirereturns NOW on #CNNby seangraf via twitter 9/17/2013 10:29:39 PM -
#Nats will auction off jerseys from their win this afternoon to benefit victims of the #NavyYard tragedy: bit.ly/18v8lfFby Washington Nationals via twitter 9/17/2013 10:30:30 PM -
@stefcutter : there has clearly been a system failure #crossfirereturnsby seangraf via twitter 9/17/2013 10:30:46 PM
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Before the debate, @ClawrenceCNN updates us from the Virginia gun store where Aaron Alexis bought a shotgun. #NavyYard #CrossfireReturns .by Crossfire via twitter 9/17/2013 10:31:27 PM
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Names of 12 victims of Navy Yard shooting released(CNN) -- They were civilians and contractors, just starting their day at a massive military compound that's normally a bastion of safety.But for reasons that may never be known, a former Navy reservist cut their lives short when he went on a shooting rampage at Washington's Navy Yard on Monday. Twelve families were left anguished.
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The new Crossfire is really good #slatepitches mobile.slate.com/articles/news_…by Dave Weigel via twitter retweeted by mjaconiCNN 9/17/2013 10:31:51 PM -
.@ClawrenceCNN : #NavyYard shooter Aaron Alexis paid $419 for a shotgun and passed an instant background check. #CrossfireReturnsby Crossfire via twitter 9/17/2013 10:32:57 PM
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@newtgingrich : how can you have a guy with this record being able to get a gun? #crossfirereturnsby seangraf via twitter 9/17/2013 10:33:09 PM
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Crossfire guest Colin Goddard @clgoddard was shot four times during the Virginia Tech massacre #CrossfireReturnsby Crossfire via twitter 9/17/2013 10:33:26 PM
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#CrossfireReturns @CrossfireCNN I agree with Dr.Orlowski Something evil is wrong with our society.Repub Congress will not pass new gun lawsby Romans12 via twitter 9/17/2013 10:33:35 PM -
.@clgoddard : We need things to prevent the next group of people from being killed. #CrossfireReturnsby Crossfire via twitter 9/17/2013 10:33:56 PM
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Sometimes we would see him. Sometimes he would come in and I would see him three, four times a week, sometimes a couple of times a week. Sometimes i would talk to him a couple of times a day. It just varied. Sometimes he would disappear for three or four days, a week. And he would be back and everything seemed fine. He was excited about his job that he was going to in DC.-Kevin McDanielStore owner and friend of Aaron Alexis
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.@NewtGingrich : What law do you think might have blocked or stopped yesterday? #CrossfireReturns #NavyYardby Crossfire via twitter 9/17/2013 10:34:53 PM
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Everyone needs to turn on CNN right now and watch this MAIL vs NRA Crossfire.by JillVonD via twitter 9/17/2013 10:34:59 PM -
in honor of @newtgingrich being on #Crossfire tonight, let's look at the latest zoo trip. This time, w GoogleGlass youtu.be/qprS27snr6gby mkeneally via twitter 9/17/2013 10:35:12 PM -
no one policy will stop all gun violence #crossfirereturnsby seangraf via twitter 9/17/2013 10:35:22 PM
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.@stefcutter : Instances of avg. citizens stepping in & saving people are rare. Giving people more guns is not going to prevent gun violenceby Crossfire via twitter 9/17/2013 10:36:41 PM
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