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Support and agree with them. the problem is there are those who want to stop the conversation there and i dont. we also need to deal with the issue of guns. its not an either/or. look what we did in florida. we raised the access to guns to 21. you dont have kids with access to guns that they might otherwise do something with. how about red flag laws? theyve already saved lives here in florida. theyve been used a lot to remove weapons from someone who intends harm. they are working. how about bac...

Graham family lives in. i called mitch mcconnell and we decided it is obviously something we should do. the president called me as well that morning so between mitch, the president and myself and patrick mchenry we made that decision very quickly. >> can you rule out the house considering expanded background checks and do you support the program funding -- that would fund arming teachers and is there any way in which you support going beyond any of the other proposals? >> thats six questions in ...

What exactly this legislation i is. in terms of making it illegal for states not to input mental health information into the background check systems. to give you an example of this, the shooter who came into washington, d.c., he was involuntarily committed in new hampshire. new hampshire did not put his record into the mental health system. he then went to virginia, passed a background check, bought a shotgun, illegally carried into washington, d.c., and that of carrying out the shooting. >> ha...

>> on that point about access, people having access to the hundreds of millions of guns that already exist in our country, i think thats a, i mean, a, youre spot on, obviously, in terms of the way youre describing the reality. and then, when we get to talking about how people have access to weapons, thats when we get very quickly into things like the national background check system. i just a moment ago highlighted the contrast between the president saying he wants to strengthen background check...

Maryland mall killer, the l.a. airport killer, the d.c. navy yard killer, the aurora movie theater killer, the tucson killer, the virginia tech killer, and both ft. hood killers have in common. every single one with of them passed a background check. if you cast a net and the fish swim throw the holes, you dont need a bigger net, you need tighter holes. but when comes to background check systems that missing the names of millions of prohibited people, the politicians dont want to fix it. the bes...

Need to do to keep our kids safe if we cant do anything about taking away guns. >> on that point about access, people having access to the hundreds of millions of guns that already exist in our country, i think thats a, i mean, "a," youre spot-on, obviously, in terms of the way youre describing the reality. and then, when we get to talking about how people have access to weapons, thats when we get very quickly into things like the national background check system. i just a moment ago highlighted...

Polarizing or as paralyzed as it seems to be in the hall of congress, but it takes leadership. >> just to challenge your pessimism, because im on an optimism roll, heres the bipartisan cornyn/chris murphy bill, okay? so they have already tried the to do something in a bipartisan way. here are the elements of it. insure federal and state authorities comply with the existing law. that seems like a no-brainer. require them to report criminal history records to the background check. yes. who could a...

The white house announcing that president trump supports efforts to improve the federal background check system. that after speaking with senator john cornyn friday about the bipartisan bill hes introduced that would strengthen how state and federal government report offenses that could prohibit people from buying a gun. but president trumps only action on guns since taking office undid restrictions aimed at mental illness. and the presidents proposed budget would cut millions from existing back...

At mental illness. and the presidents proposed budget would cut millions from existing background check systems. all of this as cnn is learning more about it will confessed killer. a law enforcement source says he purchased at least ten rifles in the last year. but the buying spree did not set off any red flags with authorities. the killer appearing in court monday for the second time. he kept his head down and said nothing. and this community continues to mourn. three more funerals are schedule...

For gun purchases. raj shah, thank you for coming back. a lot to go through here and good morning to you as we get up and running after the three-day weekend. thank you for being here. what has the president shared with you over what he would support on background checks specifically? >> the president is looking to strengthen the background check system overall. he spoke with senator cornyn about it on friday. senator cornyn has a bill announced last year after those failure in reporting infor...