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Somebody who is assaulting you and catches you by surprise. and what is also true is there is always the possibility that that firearm in a home leads to a tragic accident. we can debate that round or flat. but for now what i want to focus on is that you certainly would like to make it a little harder for that assailant to have also had a gun. you certainly would want to make sure that if he gets released, that he now cant do what he did to you to somebody else and its going to be easier for us ...

Im not sure that there is a one to one correlation there, but i think the most important point i want to make is that you will be able to purchase a firearm. some criminals will get their hands on firearms even if there is a background check. somebody may lie on a form. somebody will intend to commit a crime but they dont have a record that shows up on the background system. but in the same way that we dont eliminate all traffic accidents but over the course of 20 years, traffic accidents get lo...

In the town hall tonight the president was confronted by a victim of violent crime named kimberly corban. take a listen. >> i have been unspeakably victimized once already and i refuse to let that happen again to myself or my kids. why cant you see that these restrictions to make it harder for me to own a gun or take that where i need to be is just making my kids and i less safe? >> i just want to repeat that theres nothing that we proposed that would make it harder for you to purchase a firearm...

That he now cant do what he did to you to somebody else. and its going to be easier for us to prevent him from getting a gun if there is a strong background system in place. >> what is your reaction? >> i have to tell you, that was the one absolutely shocking point for me in the whole show. i thought he was incredibly condescending to that rape victim. he insinuated to her that she wasnt capable of being able to take care of herself with her gun. that was clear and i was genuinely offended by it...

Right, about 2.4 million purchasers that -- criminals that tried to buy guns were prevented by the background checks. this argument were hearing all the time that, hey, criminals dont submit to background checks. guess what? they really do. the background system has prevented those purchases. so, why not go further? why not make sure that not only the stupid criminals going through the background checks, lets try to stop those that are trying to go around the background checks and going online a...

Whether two guns a year or 200,000 guns, whether youre doing it at a gun show or on the dark web, you need a license to do so and your buyers need background checks. there will be harsh penalties if you dont do that but there is a big question out there, how is the federal government going to make you do that and who is going to find you if you dont? also, mental health information and domestic violence. they are urging them to put that information into the background system and enforcement is a...

Of new gun control measures. jim acosta has details. its a clearly very personal issue for the president. >> reporter: wolf, he was raw and recognized he is running out of time. but taking aim at what he has called the inability to pass gun control law, president obama is going around congress to tighten up the nations background system for buying firearms. it was perhaps the most emotional speech president obama has ever given in office. first, embracing the crowd of mass shooting victims and t...

Cutouts. we are also taking steps to make the background check system more efficient. under the guidance of jim comey and the fbi, our deputy director tom brandon at the atf, we are going the be hiring more folks to process the applications faster, and bring an outdated background system into the 21st century. [ applause ] these steps will actually lead to a smoother process for the law abiding owners and stronger system to protect the public from dangerous people a. that is number one. number t...

In the business of selling guns, whether two guns a year or 200,000 guns, whether youre doing it at a gun show or on the dark web, you need a license to do so and your buyers need background checks. there will be harsh penalties if you dont do that but there is a big question out there, how is the federal government going to make you do that and who is going to find you if you dont? also, mental health information and domestic violence. they are urging them to put that information into the backg...

>> the department of justice ig report said up to half the names on the list are incorrect. >> list of false positives has included the late liberal senator ted kennedy. democratic senator john lewis, members of the armed forces, u.s. marshals and at least one toddler. the false positives are not the biggest problem with the terror watch list. >> if the people on the watch list are truly dangerous, why isnt the obama administration and the obama justice department indicting them? >> the supreme ...