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Between the public and the private sector to see how they can better track folks who might be more likely to commit the heinous crimes. >> you mentioned on the federal level. i want to play a piece from the president. his first decision on background checks and then stepping it back a little bit. >> i dont want guns in the hands of a lunatic or a maniac. i think proper background checks would prevent that. >> i dont want to take away peoples second amendment rights. i dont want to take away the ...

We cant let the slope go so easy we are talking about background checks and all of a sudden we are talking about taking everybodys gun away. >> the nra does not want to get rid of the loopholes. how important is it for the nra? $1.6 million worth. whether the president is ignorant about the opposition or the sudden willingness to bend on the issue or he just says stuff is anyones guess. congress will return in september but to what? a president ready to do with a ja jority of gun owners already ...

Rights. i dont want to take away the constitution having to do with gun ownership. we cant let that slope go to easy that were talking about background checks that all of a sudden were talking about lets take everybodys gun away. people need weapons, unfortunately, for protection. >> thats not the only walk-back of the week. just days after the reports the white house designed a payroll tax cut to combat a weakening economy, the president said this. >> im not looking at a tax cut now. we dont ne...

With. its not the gun that pulls the trigger. its the person holding the gun. people dont realize, we have very strong background checks right now. you go in to buy a gun, you have to sign up. there are a lot of background checks that have been approved over the years. we cant let that slope go so easy that were talking about background checks then all of a sudden talking about lets take everybodys gun away. people need weapons. unfortunately for protection. >> that word slope is an nra talking ...

>> president trump also spoke about his conversation with nra chief executive wayne lapierre. that was yesterday. the president denied recent reporting that he told lapierre he would not pursue background checks and later added this. >> we have background checks. but there are loopholes in the background checks. and thats what i spoke to the nra about yesterday. they want to get rid of the loopholes as well as i do. at the same time i dont want to take away peoples second amendment rights. i don...

Hundreds of rounds of ammunition. its just the latest ka is this week after credible threats were disrupted in ohio, florida, and connecticut. meanwhile congress remains stalled on gun control legislation as the president once again muddies the waters on background checks. >> i dont want to take away peoples second amendment rights. i dont want to take away the constitution having to do with gun ownership. you know, we cant let that slope go so easy that were talking about background checks then...

>> we have background checks. but there are loopholes in the background checks. and thats what i spoke to the nra about yesterday. they want to get rid of the loopholes as well as i do. at the same time i dont want to take away peoples second amendment rights. i dont want to take away the constitution. having to do with gun ownership. and you know, we cant let that slope go so easy that were talking about background checks, then all of a sudden were talking about lets take everybodys gun away. p...

I have an appetite for background checks. were going to be doing background checks. were working with democrats. were working with republicans. we already have very strong background checks. >> president trump also spoke about his conversation with nra chief executive wayne lapierre. that was yesterday. the president denied recent reporting that he told lapierre he would not pursue background checks and later added this. >> we have background checks. but there are loopholes in the background che...

After 31 people died, back to back mass shootings in this country we still dont know. >> as you know, we have many many people that are unable to buy guns right now. there are back round checks, there are loopholes in the background checks. thats when i spoke to the nra yesterday. they want to get rid of the loopholes as well as i do. i dont want to take away peoples second amendment rights, i dont want to take away the constitution having to do with gun ownership. we cant let that slope go so e...

>> reporter: [indistinct] >> president trump: there are many, many things in play. people are talking about videos, people are talking about lots of different things. but we do have a way of bringing what we already have. because we have many, many -- as you know, we have many, many people that are unable to buy guns right now. many people are unable to buy guns. we have background checks. but there are loopholes in the background checks. thats what i spoke to the nra about yesterday. they want ...