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We can agree on. high-capacity assault magazines, theres no question that we ought to do something about that. universal background checks, i think the majority of the congress, i hope, certainly, the majority of the american people, are on board. and then dealing with the other -- closing gun sale loopholes, enforcing the laws that we have on the books and supporting local communities, trying to do that. look, the gun violence in flint, michigan, in saginaw, its handguns and its youth that dont...

Lets start with background checks and then once we do background checks then lets come back and see what is the effect of backgrounds checks -- >> can i just say -- >> congresswoman, please. >> can i add, daniel, i want to give you some hope. i think we can pass much more than just background checks. i think we can pass legislation banning the assault magazines. i think we can do some things with mental health. i think we can close the gun show loophole. i think that theres a lot we can do, and ...

People have been killed since the newtown shooting. so we need legislation. we really need to move from the rhetoric to the real concrete. >> right, you know, rev, we need to figure out if our mental health programs are working in this country. we need to look at the background checks and the gun show loopholes. but we also really do need to pass legislation. for example, if you pass the legislation on the assault magazines saying we cant have these magazines with 30 or a hundred clips, then the...

>> well, rev, ive been working on these issues now for about 20 years. and we have a good coalition in the house. weve already reintroduced the magazine and were getting ready to introduce the companion bill to senator finesteins bill. what we really need, though, is the voices of the american people to be heard. you can not underestimate the lobbying power of the nra in congress. and even my office, even though people know that i am a strong advocate for gun safety legislation, i get calls ever...

Bounds, particularly with the web video, which addressed the presidents children? >> i think hes correct. if the congress doesnt get it right, there will be a backlash, and getting it right means to protect the american people and make sure that criminals dont get guns, make sure that the mentally ill dont get guns, and make sure that we protect our second amendment rights. i dont believe for a moment that americans want us to continue to allow people to purchase firearms, people who are crimina...

As background checks and dealing with these issues like assault magazines that are designed to mow down as many people as possible. i was heartened by what the president said. i said he put out a variety of ideas. this is a moment to act. we are one month away from what happened in newtown. it was a tragic, tragic day, and doing nothing would be -- would make that tragedy worse. thats why im hopeful. >> the washington post had a really interesting story about the history of the nra, and it basic...

That also extend to your constituents and the coloradans that you talk to who are themselves gun owners, who may be hunters, may be sportsmen, people who see themselves as pro second amendment? >> oh, yes. you know, im a westerner. i come from a family of hunters. and we respect guns out here. we use them to hunt. but people who ive been talking to, they cant understand why you would need an assault rifle or why you need one of these assault magazines to go out hunting. i mean, a magazine that h...

Themselves gun owners, who may be hunters, may be sportsmen, people who see themselves as pro second amendment? >> oh, yes. you know, im a westerner. i come from a family of hunters. and we respect guns out here. we use them to hunt. but people who ive been talking to, they cant understand why you would need an assault rifle or why you need one of these assault magazines to go out hunting. i mean, a magazine that holds 30 or 100 rounds. youre not going to use that to shoot a deer. youre either g...

Issues for 20 years. and ive never seen such a deep sense of outrage and a deep sense of commitment to doing something. >> that sense of outrage and that sense of commitment, does that also extend to your constituents and the coloradans that you talk to who are themselves gun owners, who may be hunters, may be sportsmen, people who see themselves as pro second amendment? >> oh, yes. you know, im a westerner. i come from a family of hunters. and we respect guns out here. we use them to hunt. but ...

Rights and gun ownership, we dont need these assault rifles, and we dont need these assault magazines. >> congresswoman diana degette of colorado, thank you so much for your time. its really nice to have you. >> thank you, rachel. you know my friend paul who founded afghan and iraq veterans of america, paul rykoff? its big bald pauls birthday today, which means man, is he old, old, old, old, super old. also, paul has the same birthday as richard nixon. [ laughter ] well be right back. hmm, we ...