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Polling, monmouth poll from august just last month, 56% of the public supports banning future sale of assault weapons. of course thats different from taking away existing ones. npr pbs poll, should congress create mandatory buyback program of assault weapons, there its split down the middle. there is a difference. on the bigger picture here, do democrats overestimate the fear but not leaning more into gun control measures? >> its an interesting question, jim. my own feeling is that in general --...

Do you think he is changing the conversation or helping about how and how often democrats are going to be discussing guns, between now and election day? >> i think, chris, he certainly is contributing to that change in the conversation. one of the reasons you see democrats so impassioned about this issue is because it is such a stark contrast, their beliefs with what the trump administration and the republicans in the senate are doing on guns which at this point is not really anything. i imagine...

Policies. >> meanwhile, this polling were talking about, doug, on the issue, it shows, once again, that americans want something done, overwhelming majority there. this is "the washington post" abc news poll, overwhelming majority want to see expanded background checks, so-called red flag laws, the majority also want to see a ban on high capacity ammunition clips and assault weapons ban, a buyback program for those weapons. again, if you look at some of these numbers, 89%, 86%. at what point doe...

Consideration. the details of the plan are peoples rights not only to own unclear for the moment. a gun, but privacy rights are for democrats, well, 2020 honored in them, nonetheless, candidates are taking a much different approach when it comes that is one way to give law enforcement and even family to gun control. >> the idea that we dont have members the ability to get a elimination of assault type gun, 17 states with them now, get a gun out of a hand of weapons, magazines that can hold someb...

Selling them to the government. what do you do with those people? >> thats a good question. look, i think if you get to the point which we have to where we ban assault weapons, we have seen a horrifying impact and wont let me make a very human for you, i run the biggest school system in america, we are doing active shooting drills regularly now and i hear from parents all the time now and they are more worried now about their kids than ive ever seen because i think an active shooting situation c...

Of ideas to the white house for consideration. the details of the plan are unclear for the moment. for democrats, well, 2020 candidates are taking a much different approach when it comes to gun control. >> the idea that we dont have elimination of assault type weapons, magazines that can hold multiple roles in them is mindless. >> this is [bleep]. we have to change this or it is on all of us. >> we should ban the style and distribution of assault weapons, which is the right thing to do. >> if th...

Presumably some wont feel like selling them to the government. what do you do with those people? >> thats a good question, tucker. i think if you get to the point -- i think we have to do -- were you ban assault weapons, youve seen the horrifying attacks. let me make it human for you, i run the biggest school system, where doing active shooter drills regularly. i hear from parents, go to town hall meetings, they are more worried about their kids than ive ever seen because they really think an ac...

Existence because of pressure from the nra and other gun supporters, that flooded the guns back into the country. >> we laid out how only 7% of guns they crimes are committed by guns bought from a licensed dealer. used where those with a desire for going back to the old assault weapons ban? >> citing that university of pennsylvania study confirms where they are insane we need to have a buyback program in place because the weapons were already out there the large capacity magazines were already o...

♪ >> juan: the gun control debate is heating up in the wake of a new shooting. they passed a resolution that rivals the national rifle association as a "domestic terrorist organization." they are urging the federal government to do the same. the nra is "a ludicrous stunt." joins walmart in asking customers not to bring firearms into their stores, even in states where open carry is allowed. jesse, you know, you hear about this, the democrats saying, hey, what about an assault weapon buyback pro...

Existence with the pressure of the nra and other gun supporter that flooded the guns back into the country. >> we laid out how only 7 percent of guns they crimes are committed by guns bought from a licensed dealer. had used where those with a desire for going back to the ol assault weapons ban? >> citing that university of pennsylvania study confirms where they are insane we need t have a buyback program in place because the weapons were alread out there the large capacity magazines were already...