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Access to assault weapons. >> if you want to protect yourself, get a double-barrel shotgun. i told my life, we live in an area thats wooded and somewhat shrewded. i said, jill, if theres ever a problem, just walk out on the balcony here, put that double barrel shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house. you dont need an ar-15. its harder to aim, its harder to use, and in fact, you dont need 30 rounds to protect yourself. buy a shotgun. buy a shotgun. >> you cant help by hear biden work throug...

Everyone was wearing the green ribbons and the president calling for a vote. there is some common ground on background checks. but we have seen a lot of bills. will we see votes and will we see movement, congressman? >> we should. this reminds me a little bit of the farm bill in the last congress. we passed a farm bill in committee, passed in the senate but never had a vote on the floor. with gun issues, they are tough politically, but if we work together, we can put something on the floor. what...

We dont have to live in an america where 20 kids my sons age are lined up against a wall and shot. >> how much does president obama have to spend on this subject state of the union february 12th? >> i dont have a number of minutes in mind, but i think he is going to spend a good long time. a good thing to do is look at president clintons last state of the union speech, his valedictory before he left. he spent minute after minute after minute talking about everything he accomplished and what yet ...

Time. a good thing to do is look at president clintons last state of the union speech, his value dickry before he left. he spent minute after minute after minute talking about everything he accomplished and what yet needs to be done on gun issues. that man is remembered very well in this country, and i think president obama will be remembered along with vice president biden for taking this on and making it a part of their legacy. >> mark glaze, thank you so much. remember to answer tonights ques...

Minutes in mind, but i think he is going to spend a good long time. a good thing to do is look at president clintons last state of the union speech, his valedictory before he left. he spent minute after minute after minute talking about everything he accomplished and all of the things that were yet to be done on gun issues. that man is remembered very well in this country, and i think president obama will be remembered very well, along with vice president biden, for taking this on and making it ...

Theater. congresswoman, thank you very much for being with us. >> rachel, its good to be with you. >> are you encouraged looking across the country by that andrew cuomo initiative spearheading it, but promising to work with his legislature to work with all tight gun laws? are you encouraged by that today? >> im encouraged by what governor cuomo is doing. im encouraged by my governor and my legislature which convened today and immediately started talking about stopping this terrible gun violence....

Across the country by that andrew cuomo initiative spearheading it, but promising to work with his legislature to work with all tight gun laws? are you encouraged by that today? >> im encouraged by what governor cuomo is doing. im encouraged by my governor and my legislature which convened today and immediately started talking about stopping this terrible gun violence. im encouraged by the white houses initiative. i think finely, after aurora last summer and now the terrible tragedy at sandy hoo...

Much for being with us. >> rachel, its good to be with you. >> are you encouraged looking across the country by that andrew cuomo initiative spearheading it, but promising to work with his legislature to work with all tight gun laws? are you encouraged by that today? >> im encouraged by what governor cuomo is doing. im encouraged by my governor and my legislature which convened today and immediately started talking about stopping this terrible gun violence. im encouraged by the white houses init...

To be very concerned about where this is going and how far these steps that the president wants to take will end up going. >> a brilliant psychologist at george mason university, jeff pollard sent me an email saying -- you remember, the whole going postal issue, where we had a spate of hostal workers shooting each and other that died off. he posted me this question, do you know why? the postal service has adopted threat assessment, in the same way that the secret service has adopted threat asses...

Believe that right should be extended to everyone at every time for every type of weapon. >> matt, what i think frank is getting at is that republicans generally in the nra specifically seem outside of the mainstream on gun issues. my perspective is on a range of social issues on abortion rights and same-sex marriage and whatever party is seeming at that moment to be too far to the extreme out of the mainstream is the party that is losing on the issue. i think we may be seeing gun rights as the ...