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About that proposal, a waiting period of sorts for 18 to 21-year-olds who want to buy semi-automatic ar-15 style weapons. is that something you can support? >> it is certainly something i would support, john. john, i would go further than that. as would virtually every democrat here in the senate, but the art of politics is the art of the possible. and given the brutality, the tragedy of what happened in uvalde, given the number of mass shootings that have happened just since then, there is a se...

A Republican lawmaker pushed Democratic colleagues off the deep end earlier this week for handling several of his own firearms in order to make a point about a far-left push to ban high-capacity [...]

Engaged in conversations about trying to put a package together. republicans realize how scared parents and kids are across the country. they realize the answer this time cant be nothing, that its frankly a test of democracy. its a test of the federal government as to whether we can deliver as to a moment of just fierce anxiety among the american public. >> more than 250 texas conservative gun enthusiasts and donors have a full-page ad in todays "dallas morning news" endorsing your negotiations ...

Right now people in this country want us to make progress. they just dont want the status quo to continue for another 30 years. >> is raising the age limit, as these texas conservatives say they want to happen, from 18 to 21, because disproportionately, crimes committed with semi-automatic rifles, ive seen statistics that show are disproportionately committed by men between 18 to 21. is that on the table? >> i think were trying to figure out what can get 60 to 70 votes in the senate. it is true ...

Answer this time cannot be nothing. that its, frankly, a test of democracy. its a test of the federal government as to whether we can deliver at a moment of just fierce anxiety among the american public. were closer than ever before. lets see if we land it. >> more than 250 texas conservative gun enthusiasts and donors have a full-page ad in todays dallas morning news endorsing their negotiations with their senator, senator john cornyn, and calling for red flag laws, expanding background checks,...

On assault weapons or raising the age to 21 to purpose them. al repealing for gun manufacturers from a law enforcement perspective, would that help end this carnage? >> i think it will. i agree with the presidents ideas. specifically universal background checks. i think theres no reason why the purchase of a firearm or transif he were of ownership of a firearm shouldnt be accompanied by a background check. safe storage laws is a no brainer. i believe gun ownership is a right but more importantly...

Enforcement perspective, would that help end this carnage? >> i think it will. i agree with the presidents ideas. specifically universal background checks. i think theres no reason why the purchase of a firearm or transif he were of ownership of a firearm shouldnt be accompanied by a background check. safe storage laws is a no brainer. i believe gun ownership is a right but more importantly, its a responsibility. >> yeah. >> i also agree with the ban on the sale or possession of semi-automatic r...

New York's legislature passed a bill that would ban anyone under the age of 21 from buying or owning a semi-automatic rifle.

New York's legislature passed a bill that would ban anyone under the age of 21 from buying or owning a semi-automatic rifle.

And prayers, let it run out the clock without doing anything meaningful. >> i was struck by one phrase that senator cornyn used and i thought it was significant as a republican leader, he was talking about gun safety. i think thats all we need to be talking about, gun safety. not gun control, because thats going to make republicans run away. no one likes to harley the word "control." but gun safety. and when you look at all of the various bills that are lumped together under what the house is go...