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At other types of gun reform, specifically background checks, 90% of americans battleground checks and yet we have seen no movement on capitol hill over the last decade and so the polls are not really indicative of, you know, any sort of type of activity that were seeing in washington. i think we are probably going to see, if any movement happens at all, and a lot of people are skeptical, i think a lot of people are looking for something scaled down, perhaps background checks which president tru...

As usual, mitch mcconnell wants an actual outcome, not political grandstanding. and to get an actual out come there needs to be bipartisan support in both chambers of congress. and that is what joe manchin and i are focused on, that is what i discussed with the president today and yesterday. and thats what im hoping we could get to. >> did the president say if your legislation passes the senate that hell sign it? >> no. he didnt say that. and i didnt ask him that. i think hes still asking questi...

Filibuster. so it will be easier to pass gun restrictions that would make it so only a simple majority of senators have to support a policy for it to pass as opposed to the threshold of 60 votes now. that theoretically would have allowed republicans to repeal the affordable care act back in 2017. are you sure this is the best way forward? >> look, if the filibuster -- if it werent for the filibuster, we would have a lot of measures right now. you referenced sandy hook and a lot of us thought if ...

Some of his rhetoric toward -- in part because of beto orourke, and the latino community there. so it is not only the presidents rhetoric at large, it is how hes spoken about el paso that is problematic. >> what are you hoping for tomorrow? >> im hoping that the people of el paso and dayton have an opportunity to hear from the president, speak to the president. if they are frustrated with president trump, jake, they have the opportunity to say that. if there are protests, there are protests. i t...

Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell to bring back lawmakers from the five-week summer recess for a vote on talled gun legislation. >> mitch mcconnell needs to get off his [ bleep ] and do something. >> reporter: that sentiment heard outside of mcconnells kentucky home where protests gathered on monday night. despite the inaction, a source close to mcconnell said hes serious about considering gun legislation. now, jake, were being told by sources right now that republican leadership is not con...

The police dont find out about it, gun sellers dont find out about it? >> i think there is two separate conversations to have. one is about counseling. for example there are people outside of the law enforcement community who are brought in to talk to the kid. the more significant conversation in my world of intelligence and law enforcement is simple. you have thousands, more than 10,000 police departments across the country and if they do not have political and legal cover to go in and say ther...

Proclivities to bring that to the attention of a court and if the court agrees then to take the firearms and prevent that person from buying other firearms. that has broad support. i think that is likely to move out of judiciary and be able to pass on the full senate floor. i also think my bill with chris coons which would require the fbi to notify states when someone attempts to buy a firearm who is not legally entitled to by virtue of past criminal record and that is legislation that could pas...