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Texas, im sure you know her, and she has introduced a bill that would keep guns out of the hand of 18-year-olds with a violent juvenile record. she said she cant get democrats to come on board with her. let me play for you what she said. >> violent offenders, violent criminals need to be prevented from purchasing guns. if we actually -- and thats where we have our conversation, im ready. im ready. i will talk to anybody in the room whos willing to have that conversation. >> how about that congre...

Actually introduced legislation that would not scrub an 18-year-olds record. if you have -- if you have kids who right now are being preyed upon by gang members and drug abusers, drug sellers, if you have to commit crimes or kids under the age of 17 who have committed violence crimes and been convicted my bill, hr 3290 would prevent them from being able to buy a weapon at 18. i have introduced this bill. we have not even had a chance to debate it on the floor. i could not get a single democrat t...

Lawmakers drawing new battle lines ahead of the midterms. what effect will fresh congressional maps have on this years elections? john avlon with a reality check. >> thats right. the gun debate, reignited after the massacre of kids and teachers in their texas school is also reminding americans about the deep dysfunction of our polarized political system. because we can have common sense gun safety reforms supported by a super majority of americans. like 87% for preventing people with mental illn...

Wealth throughout his life than tim obrien, and we are lucky to have tim obrien joining us again tonight to discuss this story. we begin tonight with where we left off last night. today the president of the united states sided with 10% of the american people against 89% of the american people. once again. after the mass murders in el paso, texas and dayton, ohio, president trump once again pretended to be considering supporting expanded background checks for purchasing guns, including the mass m...

Time obri tim obrien will join us at the end of the hour tonight to discuss the possibility that donald trump might finally suffer the consequences of pain of perjury in articles of impeachment that the house of representatives could consider against donald trump in what could also be a criminal prosecution that donald trump has to face when he leaves office. no one knows more about the lies donald trump has told about his wealth throughout his life than tim obrien, and we are lucky to have tim ...

School in florida. and there have been promises that have been made by the president that theyre going to do something but then in the end president trump ends up doing an about-face and does basically what the nra wants him to do, and that is nothing. weve heard rhetoric well, we need tougher background checks. we do know that a strong majority according to many different polls of the population want stronger background checks. >> let me bring up a number, then. the number is 89%. this is accor...

Against national background checks in the 1990s. this time around, not going to let everyone get to his left on guns. among the four democratic presidential candidates that served in the military, all back an assault weapons ban. pete buttigieg says i did not carry an assault weapon around a foreign country to come home and see them massacre people. get this. according to analysis by abc news, only one of the roughly two dozen candidates for president has not seen a mass shooting hit their state...

Laughing when the crowd shouts out shot them. is that an appropriate response from a sitting president? >> i think when you show the entire context, which you just mentioned jim, when the president said were not a country that uses weapons against people who are coming across our border illegally, and hes also dismissing that comment being shouted out by that person. >> he laughed. the president laughed. >> he was dismissive of it. >> is that what you think the president should do? >> he was ver...

Can decide if that person should temporarily for their guns taken away and would prohibit them from purchasing guns. lindsey graham thinks this is a calmb ground that he can work with his democratic colleagues on. he has sponsored this kind of legislation in the past. he worked with democratic senator from connecticut on this issue. its not clear yet if lindsey graham will sponsor this legislation again. blumenthal is heartened by the fact that graham will hold this committee hearing. he told ...

Primary. this adam smith. how is sarah smith going to do. what separates her from adam smith? >> actually the thing i find most interesting on her platform is that she wants to make sure that everyone who buys a gun completes a background check, including individuals who are purchasing guns at gun shows. sarah, if you are watching this show. hate it break it to you that you is already the federal law of the land. you already have to do it. thats something she clearly just understanding what sh...