i wonder if you feel like the smaller scale the ambition the more likely you may be able to at least enter into dialogue with your republican colleagues. >> well, sure. there can be more like -- we'd be more likely to have a good dialogue that way. but that doesn't mean we shouldn't have a comprehensive approach. it's not enough to pass one little measure. we need things also like universal background checks, extreme risk protection orders, as you detailed earlier, and child access prevention. we can't count on one measure to make the entire state safer, but we've got to try and enact a package. >> how do special sessions work in virginia? obviously the governor's saying he's going to convene the legislature for this special session. he can call the legislature back into session. but with a republican-controlled legislature they can decide what to do thereafter. couldn't they just shut down the session right away if they don't want to talk or think about these things? >> they could try. but that's -- i think that the public wouldn't have it. the governor will call the