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There isnt too many things i havent tried. >> it sounds interesting. we gotta go [ bleep ] for coffee, break bread over this thing. it sounds good, it sounds much easier. >> im just saying, you know, theres more than one way to skin something. >> yeah, i hear ya. i hear ya. >> it all depends on how determined you are to get it done. >> dominick polifrone told kuklinski that he was interested in purchasing weapons, and in fact, he was looking for a hit kit. hit kit is a .22 with a silencer on it....

Legislation? >> background check now. >> exactly. 90% of americans support universal background checks. >> it is my great privilege to be joined by former u.s. congresswoman gabrielle giffords, the co-founder of one of the most prominent gun safety organizations in the united states. >> stopping gun violence takes courage. the courage to do what is right. the courage to be responsible. >> on this vote, the yays are 219 and the nays are 2010. the bill is passed. >> they would expand background ch...

Bills that would close a long-standing loophole in gun laws by expanding background checks to those purchasing weapons over the internet, at gun shows, and through private transactions and give authorities ten business days for federal background checks before a gun sale can be licensed. but the legislation will face a tougher battle in the u.s. senate. >> it will be you, senator murphy, robin and lauren. >> lauren. hello. hello. >> how are you? >> lauren. >> since you last saw lauren, she had a...

Hes purchasing weapons from north korea. hes already obtained, you know, armed drones from iran. hes making a push in latin america. hes selling gas in europe. he still has a network he can depend on of allies who may not be, you know, the most popular but he certainly has a network of allies. >> well, i think thats his way of showing hes not isolated and yes, hes cut off from western financial institutions, western economic interests, western companies and investment but there are other places ...

Person from purchasing weapons. whether or not that law was invoked here, or if it could have been invoked given the time last june that he was 17 years old. that is a question that we have. one of the weapons that is purchased here, not the weapon that was used specifically at the super market, purchased on the secondary market as we know they are not subject to background checks. even if he was on that list could that have stopped him from getting a firearm to carry out these attacks which obv...

>> mike, weve talked about this, about there not being weapons, you know, heard preet talk about these encrypted communications, purchasing weapons and tactical gear, even a plot to dock a boat near the capitol with more weapons. as someone who risked his life defending our capitol that day, what goes through your mind when you hear about all of this preparation? i think you -- i think you believe -- pardon me if im wrong -- in our communications and our conversations that you believe this was p...

Semi-automatic pistol but high capacity magazine there. its like a tommy gun. a factor in how many bullets he was able to get off here. for a credible anti-crime policy, must cities, democrats and republicans approach it from both those sides. the gun issue and the prosecution issue? >> absolutely. and look, i think congress has been negligent in not dealing with universal background checks on all private sales and cleaning up the mental health system to make sure those people are prevented from...

Not be purchasing weapons that are derived from modern military technology absent some specific need and high qualification. these are dangerous tools. theyre not toys. >> do you support a mandatory buyback of some of those weapons then? >> i dont know about a mandatory buyback. i support strict licenses for all semi-automatic weapons, universal background checks. i think assault weapons shouldnt be available to the general public. >> a lot of eyes on your fund-raising numbers. can you share any...

Tent in our country and neither should israel. >> i wanted to pivot to the legislation regarding guns. your florida district is next door to parkland where 17 people have been killed last year. weve been covering the mass shootings in gilroy, dayton and el paso. the house judiciary announced committee votes on several bills the week of september 4th. the bills include bans on high capacity mu in addition magazines. expanded background checks and those convicted of misdemeanor hate crimes to be p...

Now the countrys biggest retailer, it is a major seller of firearms. in the past week it has been the scene of two shootings. after saturdays shooting in el paso, walmart tweeted the company is in shock. that message eliciting demands walmart get out of the gun business. walmart has tweaked the gun policies. it stopped selling semi-automatic assault style rifles in 2015. it raised the minimum gun purchasing age to 21 last year after the parkland shooting. major retailers have become more involve...