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Liberty. following sundays massacre in las vegas hill focusing on the enormous arsenal used by suspected gunman stephen paddock. paul ryan addressed the proposed ban on bump stocks during a sit down with msnbcs hugh hewitt. >> john cornyn said he wants a hearing on bump stocks. open to a vote. your open to a vote on bump stocks? >> i didnt know what they were until this week and im an avid sportsman. were coming up quick to speed what this is. fully automatic weapons have been banned. this allow...

I didnt even know where they are until this week, and im an avid sportsman. we are quicking coly coming up speed. you can take a semiautomatic and turn it into an automatic. that is something were definitely going to have to look into. >> jimmy fallon weapons night, clinton said gop fully sold out to the nra. your reaction? >> i disagree. we are sticking with the constitution. this is a constitutional right. you dont casually dispense of peoples rights. just in your answer to the last question, ...

People who have been convicted of domestic abuse? should they be able to buy my guns? i dont know the answers, but i want to make it harder for bad people to do bad things. i think the gun company should play a role in that. >> the frustrating thing, all those things are just that wouldnt apply to -- >> no. >> it would apply to one of the others. >> i think a lot of these things -- we know that was unstoppable and if somebody who has a high iq who has the means is going to do it and weve got 7.5...

Big call for gun regulation and push back guns are not the problem. we might have had something to agree on that these bump stocks need to be looked at. things that were put evidently for the disabled to be able to shoot a gun easier is now being used way too often, apparently by people looking to make a semiautomatic an automatic. >> so an automatic weapon you just hold the trigger down and it just keeps firing as fast as it can. the semiautomatic is legal. the automatic is illegal. you have to...

As a rhonda support that? >> i want to get more facts. the nra put out a statement saying does this convert something to an automatic? theres pretty clear statutes on how an automatic weapon is treated under our law. i can tell you its not anything i ever did when i was in the military, to bump fire stuff. theres a whole bunch of ways you can do that apart from just getting -- i think we need to get the facts. a lot of the democrats coming out dont know anything about firearms. and had never eve...

We dont know if you manipulated any of the firearms. thats all going to be done. some have seen some of the photos. they have different judges they can make about that. lets get the facts and you can deal with that in due time. i think what people are really focused on, the people i talked to here -- a lot of people just have the question of why did he do this and what could he have done? could there be anything to be done to prevent something like this? we knew -- there were signs with omar mar...

Overseas terror groups. >> and brian ross with us live tonight. four days later, still no motive. but as you began to point out right there, you have learned what they have begun to rule out. >> reporter: thats right. theyre still stumped, but theyre certain they will find out a motive, sooner or later. drilling down further now on his finances, his computer and his mental health, david. >> one thing, brian, so many people are asking about is this belief he didnt snap in the moment, because ther...

Here she is with jimmy fallon. >> i cant believe that one whole political party in the greatest country on earth is totally sold to the gun lobby. the vast majority of americans and the vast majority of gun owners know we need common sense gun safety measures. steve: well, judge, there are so many republicans saying we have got to do something about these bump stocks. thats not accurate what she just said. >> look, i truly believe something is going to happen to bump stocks. you cant have a trul...

>> i havent come out and advocatedet changes. i want to get more facts. the nra put out a statement saying does this convert something to an automatic? theres pretty clear statutes on how an automatic weapon is treated under our law. i can tell you its not anything i ever did when i was in the military, to bump fire stuff. theres a whole bunch of ways you can do that apart from just getting -- i think we need to get the facts. a lot of the democrats coming out dont know anything about firearms. ...

Back with the panel. judge, we dont usually see the nra doing anything as far as this, when it comes to this. obviously. >> we were talking in the break about whether this is truly gun-control. surely for the people that have been frustrated, the democrats, progressives, those few republicans who want some sort of gun control, they will rejoice if this is passed. but it actually will effect a very, very minuscule amount of weapons that are out there. the congress has, in 1934, banned automatic w...