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Gregg: fox news alert out of greensboro, north carolina. a college campus there is on lockdown. it is north carolina a&t university. there is a report that a man carrying a rifle has been seen on campus. the university has now instituted a lockdown. theyre telling everybody to stay inside, close and lock your doors and windows as well. we have a fox news crew on the way. so well update you as we get the information. martha: back to d.c. now and house republican leaders saying they will not take ...

Years when it comes to gun control. darkness. the lies. the misinformation. and when people see you it means much more than when they hear me or anybody else. so, youve made a huge difference. >> reporter: but a cautious view from house speaker john boehner about how a final gun bill will look. >> our hearts and prayers go out to the families of these victims. and -- and i fully expect that the house will act in some way, shape or form. but, to make a blanket commitment without knowing what the ...

Send it to a judiciary committee for an opening hearing and their deliberations. i fully expect the house will act in some way, shape, or form. but to make a blanket commitment without knowing what the underlying bill is, i think, would be iron responsible on my part. >> also with us is pulitzer prize winning columnist and associate editor of "the washington post" and msnbc political analyst, eugene robinson. jean, some movement on the hill yesterday. >> uh-huh. >> surprised? pretty big vote to ...

Reacting but not saying or at least not revealing his cards about gun control legislation. take a listen. >> i fully expect that the house will act in some way, shape or form, but to make a blanket commitment without knowing what the underlying bill is i think would be irresponsible on my part. >> the "new york times" editorial op-ed say thursdays brief victory of common sense has shaken the anti-regulation extremist whose are quickly gearing up to make the road ahead as difficult as possible. i...

>> you call me crazy? >> he left the smaller capacity magazines at home. >> theres no evidence anything would have changed. >> guns everywhere. >> reminds me of the clowns at the circus. >> somebody elses community until one day you wake up and its not. >> its play acting. its naked exploitation. >> we dont need to fix something that doesnt need fixing. >> to make a blanket commitment would be irresponsible on my part. >> what are we afraid of? >> hydeia pendleton was me. >> my child is gone. >>...

There is still work to be done. this was simply while very important a first stage in an effort to get sensible common sense legislation that would reduce gun violence in america while protecting americans second amendment rights signed into law. >> as we mentioned, this is the very beginning. any gun control legislation the u.s. senate might pass would face steep hurdles in the house. republican speak over the house john boehner says he will wait and see what the senate produces. >> our hearts ...

And to get guns. that is common sense. >> the gun group came out against the amendment. lawmakers are facing pressure from family members of those killed in newtown connecticut and other relatives pushing for a new assault weapons bands. >> they ripped through someones body and they leave baseball size holes in somebodys skin and this is not okay. >> across the capitol for now. house leaders are waiting to see what the senate is able to accomplish. >> i fully expect the house will act. but it is...

Review what whatever he senate passed. >> our hearts and prayer goes out to the families of the victims, and i fully expect that the house will act. but to make a blanket commitment without knowing what the underlying bill is would be irresponsible on my part. reporter: so, at hysterics house leadership is taking a wait and see approach 0 to see what the senate is able to get done on a hut-button issue on capitol hill. >> shepard: well, two little boys thought their suspected kidnapping ordeal w...

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