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>> anderson, ive said this repeatedly, im happy to meet with them. im happy to talk to them, but the conversation has to be based on facts and truth and what were actually proposing, not some, you know, imaginary fiction in which obama is trying to take away your guns. >> lets talk -- >> the reason by the way the gun -- that gun sales spike not just before i propose something, every type there is a mass shooting, gun sales spike and part of the reason is is that the nra is convinced many of its ...

Not some, you know, imaginary fiction in which obamas trying to take away your guns. >> reporter: it was the sandy hook shooting that made president obama uncharacteristically emotional this week. he watched himself make that speech. >> i think a lot of people were surprised by that moment. >> i was, too, actually. i visited newtown two days after wat happened. it was still very raw. its the only time ive ever seen secret service cry on duty. it continues to haunt me. it was one of the worst day...

And so overheated. im happy to talk to them. but the conversation has to be based on facts and truth and what were actually proposing, not some, you know, imaginary fiction in which obamas trying to take away your guns. >> reporter: it was the sandy hook shooting that made president obama uncharacteristically emotional this week. he watched himself make that speech. >> i think a lot of people were surprised by that moment. >> i was, too, actually. i visited newtown two days after what happened. ...

At a town hall right here on cnn last night. the president answering questions from a gun executive, sheriff, rape survivor and widow who all oppose his executive actions on gun violence that he announced this week. the president pushed back against the claim he wants to take guns away from law abiding americans, which he called an imaginary fiction. he took questions from people who agree with his plan to expand background checks. among them mark kelly, the husband of gabby giffords, who was wo...

Firearms if they can pass a background check? as a corollary, if you dont agree with background checks, are you okay with dangerous people being allowed easy access to firearms? >> i will ask nose questithose . andy parker, thank you. the president did not mince words last night. he said some of his critics have accused him of spouting, quote, imaginary fiction and he repeatedly said he is not trying to take peoples guns away. he echoed what andy said to all of you. i was about to talk to -- o...