Mark Kelly
The Catalyst
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Mark Kelly is a former NASA astronaut and a prominent advocate for gun control, particularly following the shooting of his wife, Gabby Giffords. This interview reveals his commitment to addressing gun violence through strategic advocacy and public engagement, demonstrating his ability to inspire action and drive conversations around critical issues.
“Step in the right direction, we need universal background checks. We need red flag laws in states not just what we have with, you know, funding if a state wants to do a red flag law. We need a national red flag law. And there's other things we can do.”
“Yeah, I think so. And, you know, right now the Ukrainians are doing well. They're getting new tanks. They're going to be deploying the M1 here soon. They're getting longer range surface-to-surface missiles from the UK. This is going to help. They're also suffering battle damage on a lot of the weapons that we've given them.”
“Yeah, worry when people don't believe in science because science doesn't care when people don't believe in science. It's going to happen anyway. And not vaccinate your children is a big mistake. You know, we have saved, I mean, one of the reasons why... decades that people live longer, one of the biggest reasons is vaccinations.”
“Yeah, I mean, like anything is about choices. You said 88% in the state of Arizona it's about 80% goes to agriculture. Remember that agriculture here in the state of Arizona, a lot of it's in Yuma County.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 3 - Capt. Mark Kelly
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