AM Joy S2016E17 - 07/09/16

Former NYPD officer, Eugene O'Donnell, and the President of the Center for Policing Equity, Phillip Atiba Goff, join MSNBC's Joy Reid to discuss gun reform in America and the ongoing tensions between police and the African American community.

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-MD, reacts to the recent fatal police shootings of black Americans by police officers this past week and discusses how this will play into the fight for gun reform in America.

On Thursday, FBI Director James Comey was grilled by House Republicans over the investigation of Hillary Clinton's email server, while Democrats, specifically , U.S. Virgin Islands Rep. Stacey Plaskett reminded everyone what was really important to people across the country. She joins MSNBC's Joy Reid to discuss.

Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have reacted to this past week of violence across the United States. Managing Editor at RedState.com, Leon Wolf, President of Brooklyn's NAACP, L. Joy Williams, and MTV News' Jamil Smith debate how the candidates and President Barack Obama should respond to situations like this.