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Priority for the white house and the president. christine and dave. >> jeff zeleny. thank you. americans say they want tougher gun control measures in the wake of the parkland high school shooting. theres not much movement on capitol hill. senator john kennedy of louisiana says we need quote idiot control more than gun control. >> and proposals ran into roadblocks on monday. including the tightening the checks to the background system. senators and representatives will hold closed-door meeting...

Battles, the yienypd only hit 1 of their shots and theyre highly trained. so expecting an average person to get into a gun battle i just dont think is -- we shouldnt put them in that position. do we want to win gun battles or do we want to prevent gun battles from happening, which is why i think the republicans ought to get around some things here that wouldnt erode the second amendment but would help move this debate along. bump stocks are a no-brainer. john cornyns strengthening of the backgro...

Assault weapons like ar-15 style rifles, isnt that part of the problem, the easy availability of getting these killing devices? >> thats where making sure we have a background check system thats working, making sure people that are exhibiting these mental diseases, these violent propensities, are in a situation where they are restricted from accessing those weapons to commit these heinous acts. >> congressman reed, before i let you go, are you in favor of ending, closing up the loopholes if you ...

One year in close range gun battles, the nypd only hit 17% of their shots and theyre highly trained. so expecting an average person to get into a gun battle i just dont think is -- we shouldnt put them in that position. do we want to win gun battles or do we want to prevent gun battles from happening, which is why i think the republicans ought to get around some things here that wouldnt erode the second amendment but would help move this debate along. bump stocks are a no-brainer. john cornyns s...

Appetite among lawmakers and little enthusiasm to do so. were also going to see a senate gop folks after their policy luncheon what they come up with, whether or not theres going to be a big push. here are some of the proposals already on the table. the bump stock issue. that is something that came up after the las vegas massacre. folks that would actually go through, something would be done to ban, if you will, that little device that turns a semi-automatic into an automatic weapon. the preside...

>> is he trained in firing a weapon? is he trained in using a hand gun or firearm at some point. >> i dont think that was the point he was making. he was saying he would be a leader and would want to take a courageous action and a lot of individuals that helped protect others that day werent carrying firearms which shows that you can be helpful in that process without it. >> reporter: and we should point out that she never asked the question whether the president is trained to use a firearm. our...

Able to help as a number of the individuals that were in the schools, the coach and other adults and even a lot of the students stepped up and helped protect other students. i think the point he was making is that he would have wanted to play a role on that as well. >> is he trained in firing a weapon? is he trained in using a hand gun or firearm at some point. >> i dont think that was the point he was making. he was saying he would be a leader and would want to take a courageous action and a lo...

Support is on strengthening background checks. its backed by john cornyn and democratic senator chris murphy. it would offer rewards to ago it ises to get them to send information to the criminal background system. >> what senator cornyn has suggested is take something that we all agree on, not claiming its a panacea, but show some progress towards dealing with one element of the problem. >> mcconnell said the focus of the luncheon was on school safety and not on firearms. >> shepard: what else ...

17-second moment of silence as the house opened. a democrat stood up for a privileged resolution on guns but an ub -- unknown lawmaker booed him and both sides clearly want a solution to the violence. >> its my sense the ground has moved. >> people saw a lot and said a lot and the cops feel like they couldnt or didnt do anything. i want to address that part of it. >> i think we absolutely need to act to strengthen the background system. >> shannon: chief national correspondent, ed henry, on how ...

17-second moment of silence as the house opened. a democrat stood up for a privileged resolution on guns but an ub -- unknown lawmaker booed him and both sides clearly want a solution to the violence. >> its my sense the ground has moved. >> people saw a lot and said a lot and the cops feel like they couldnt or didnt do anything. i want to address that part of it. >> i think we absolutely need to act to strengthen the background system. >> shannon: chief national correspondent, ed henry, on how ...