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Shops, or the one i worked in in the store here in virginia, you know, they do a very substantial background check on every single person that comes in. and if somebody doesnt pass, they dont get a gun. they dont -- they are forced out without one. but, you know, theres plenty of other places where you can buy one from your neighbor and nobody will no if you have a problem or not. >> but also, ive interviewed two parents whose son seven times had been voluntarily admitted to mental institutions....

Take? and four months later, it was sandy hook. 20 kids blown to pieces. and even that, they couldnt even get background checks. >> thats right. >> they were more than happy to allow 40% of gun trades in america to simply have no check on them. and we saw you in that clip there from your extraordinary documentary. >> yeah. >> the ease with which people can get firearms and the lack of any checks that go on. >> and its even -- its even simpler, youre just having guns sold from person to person, p...

Certainly cleared a hurdle for the president, needed to do it. it will go to the senate, but not without a lot of really heavy momentum. >> if you look at the ratio of democrats who voted for this versus voting against it, and republicans who voted for it versus voting against it, and you apply that ratio, if you apply that ratio in the senate foreign relations committee, to the house of representatives, it doesnt pass. it doesnt pass at all. you cant have 70% of democrats voting for it and a va...

House and congressional leadership of both parties are going to have to do. if this doesnt pass, it really is a -- will reflect very poorly about the presidents political power, police call capital in washington and really, sort of, set the tone for the rest of the second term. if it passes, the white house has a huge upside here. its probably going to pass but it wont be easy and that process also is going to require the white house to really invest a lot effort and energy in getting these lawm...

Be great cover for voting for a bill, but if you do that stand alone, it seems to me you really look foolish. >> yeah. if this doesnt pass i think its pretty clear what 2014 will be about in a lot of races. and you know, i think that is -- that is the political calculus here. its going to be more painful to pass than not to. despite the fact that i think a lot of republicans think that thats not the best possible way forward. >> yeah. and the great challenge for the republicans will be going int...

Wednesday or even thursday to the schedule. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams and tom goldsteen are back. welcome, guys. looks like youre having fun without big decisions. thanks for being here. >> nothing else to do. >> yeah. >> as you know, not much happened today. tom, i did want to ask you about one interesting free speech case. we saw the supreme court in an alliance of some of the less conservative members as well as justice roberts look at a 2003 law that a lot of people agree ...

Way. if it passes, were ready to accept that. but im already starting to hear people say, well, if this doesnt pass, we need to start looking for other solution. a lot of people dont know that most people in the united states have been legalized through what they call piecemeal where you have haitians, you have salvador and tps, you have deferred action like happened with the dreamers. you have different programs. many of which are right within barack obamas hands right now to do. and so thats w...

The windmill will win. it is not going to get anything. he might eck out a weak compromise on background checks. but you have to ask yourself why is he doing this? we will blame the republics if this doesnt pass as if that will be political success for them. yes, the national polls show a shift, a temporary shift after newtown. thats not where they are won or lost . the fact that there are so many senate and democrats that are scared to vote on this . dont want to see it. thats why harry reid is...

Intentionally, he actually injected people. so this is a different situation. but this is the second time theres been this kind of incident. and it is -- it is very scary but its important to know that it doesnt pass easily and that its very rare. >> i think for everybody watching, that would be -- the dentists get a bad rap anyway, especially with adults and kids alike. what ammunition should a future patient going into their dentist being asking so they feel self-assured about the office. >> y...

People expected his first priority and continuing priority to be the economy. the word now we have from news reports out this morning is that hes going to go for a great big all in one immigration bill, he and the democrats in the senate and a few republicans are said to be working on this. rather than trying to do it piecemeal. well doing it piecemeal has the advantage that it might be easier to pass piecemeal. but it seems that the president is at least as interested in setting traps for repub...