Crosstalk: August 5, 2015

Larry Pratt is the executive director of Gun Owners of America. He is the author of 'On the Firing Line: Essays in the Defense of Liberty.' Larry has also held elective office in the state legislature of Virginia, serving in the House of Delegates. Yesterday the U.S. Senate voted 53-46 in favor of eliminating the funding to Planned Parenthood. However, this vote fell short of the necessary 60 votes needed to end debate. Larry commented by noting that he feels Mitch McConnell has behaved in an appalling fashion. He feels McConnell is 'all in' for whatever the Democrats want. In fact, as Jim noted, McConnell had the opportunity to bring an amendment about that would have allowed the funding elimination to pass with just a simple majority. For that reason, Larry feels that McConnell should get an annual award from Planned Parenthood. Regarding the main topic, Jim reported yesterday that a Navy official told Fox News that punishing a Lieutenant Commander who used an unauthorized weapon to fire back at the Chattanooga gunman who shot and killed 5 service members could not be completely ruled out. Larry thinks that pressure being placed upon the Navy is having a positive effect and that charges may not be pressed against this man.