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Coming close together. the time for change is right now. get your cell phones out, i want to know what you think. tonights question, will you support any politician who doesnt support reasonable gun laws? text a for yes, text b for now. well bring you the results later on in the show. joining me now is michael eric dyson, msnbc political analyst and professional at georgetown, university. doctor, good to have you with us. >> thank you, sir. >> will we finally see changes? im going to be harsh on...

Responsibility means, acountability. that were not just going to have to be accountable to the police if they catch us, but one day we stand before holy god and judgment. >> i would really like to see someone employ judaeo christian values. and i think this goes to -- you talked about this earlier in the show, ed, the notion of a cultural difference. and guns represent not just guns, but a whole way of life, i think, for a certain part of the country. and to some degree, the fear is understandab...

0 capacity drum-style magazine allows extended shooting strings and plenty of shooting fun with your favorite ar-15 or m-16 rifle. i ask you tonight, what purpose does this serve in a civilized society? increased shooting fun in light of what happened last friday? those words should make your blood boil tonight. the nra has spent billions of dollars lobbying for these weapons manufacturers and the gun makers convince people to go ahead and buy them with ads like this. consider your man card reis...

act of violence in our society. but that cant be an excuse for an action. surely, we can do better than this. >> this is a moment in history where an event alters the direction of a country and moves lawmakers to unity. diane feinstein was the first to announce an update on an assault weapons ban which she introduced in congress and will introduce it early next year. >> i intend to introduce a bill. and i intend one way or another, no matter how long it takes, to get that bill through...

can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. but that cant be an excuse for an action. surely, we can do better than this. >> this is a moment in history where an event alters the direction of a country and moves lawmaker fos unity. diane feinstein was the first to announce an update on an assault weapons ban which she introduced in congress and will introduce it early next year. >> i intend to introduce a bill. and i intend one way or an...

Country or on national television explaining that the reason peoples tax cuts are at risk are because republicans are holding out for this extra bonus tax break for folks at the top. thats not sustainable. >> the risk is you would run into another recession of if all the tax cuts were to expire and nothing is done about it. thats the fear. congressman chris van hollen, great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much. now lets turn to jan schakowsky of illinois. always a pleasure to have you ...

Left scratching their heads. just think about this. january 1, january 2, january 3, the president goes around the country or on national television explaining that the reason peoples tax cuts are at risk are because republicans are holding out for this extra bonus tax break for folks at the top. thats not sustainable. >> the risk is you would run into another recession of if all the tax cuts were to expire and nothing is done about it. thats the fear. congressman chris van hollen, great to have...

Is going to come. if the president gets another honeymoon, its going to be over by february. does he get a second? >> the finances of the country is very important. but demographically, immigration reform walks right into the democratic tent. this would be a big -- the right move, actually. politically the right move, but also important for the country. >> youre seeing a lot of movement from republicans on immigration. will it be far enough? youll get a couple things here. thats where the pressu...

If the president gets another honeymoon, its going to be over by february. does he get a second? >> the finances of the country is very important. but demographically, immigration reform walks right into the democratic tent. this would be a big -- the right move, actually. politically the right move, but also important for the country. >> youre seeing a lot of movement from republicans on immigration. will it be far enough? youll get a couple things here. thats where the pressure of the grass ro...

And try to win back especially the house seats. thats where the real difference is going to come. if the president gets another honeymoon, its going to be over by february. does he get a second? >> the finances of the country is very important. but demographically, immigration reform walks right into the democratic tent. this would be a big -- the right move, actually. politically the right move, but also important for the country. >> youre seeing a lot of movement from republicans on immigratio...