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Does he have more of an opportunity on gun control if theres a big mental health aspect to it, if theres more to it, tom? >> well, thats what i think. i think it has to be holistic. im not an assault weapon fan of any kind, but i know people who go out to the target ranges and feel strongly that they have a second amendment right to fire them off as many times as they want to with 30-round magazines in them. so sportsmen, people who have weapons for hunting deer or big game or birds as i do and ...

Does he have more of an opportunity on gun control if theres a big mental health aspect to it, if theres more to it, tom? >> well, thats what i think. i think it has to be holistic. the fact of the matter is -- im not an assault weapon fan of any kind, but i know people who go out to the target ranges and feel strongly that they have a second amendment right to fire them off as many times as they want to with 30-round magazines in them. so sportsmen, people who have weapons for hunting deer or b...

Does he have more of an opportunity on gun control if theres a big mental health aspect to it, if theres more to it, tom? >> well, thats what i think. i think it has to be holistic. im not an assault weapon fan of any kind, but i know people who go out to the target ranges and feel strongly that they have a second amendment right to fire them off as many times as they want to with 30-round magazines in them. so sportsmen, people who have weapons for hunting deer or big game or birds as i do and ...

>> but the question tom raises when were talking about guns, theres a larger approach. does he have more of an opportunity on gun control if theres a big mental health aspect to it, if theres more to it, tom? >> well, thats what i think. i think it has to be holistic. the fact of the matter is, im not an assault weapon fan of any kind, but i know people who go out to the target ranges and feel strongly that they have a second amendment right to fire them off as many times as they want to with 30...

Weapons. if you want to shoot it for target practice, you have to go, get the gun and then shoot it back. >> thats all the more reason why he has to use the bully pulpit. he has to get out of the white house more and take a train to go around the country, talk to people about all of these issues so you can organize public sentiment. >> i think the gun question, though, is almost less a matter of presidential leadership and more a matter of cultural leadership for people like tom and me, i suspec...

Opportunity on gun control if theres a big mental health aspect to it, if theres more to it, tom? >> well, thats what i think. i think it has to be holistic. the fact of the matter is im not an assault weapon fan of any kind, but i know people who go out to the target ranges and feel strongly that they have a second amendment right to fire them off as many times as they want to with 30-round magazines in them. so sportsmen, people who have weapons for hunting deer or big game or birds as i do an...

>> but the question tom raises when were talking about guns, theres a larger approach. does he have more of an opportunity on gun control if theres a big mental health aspect to it, if theres more to it, tom? >> well, thats what i think. i think it has to be holistic. the fact of the matter is im not an assault weapon fan of any kind, but i know people who go out to the target ranges and feel strongly that they have a second amendment right to fire them off as many times as they want to with 30-...

Its from my perspective, not surprised i will say this, we have a dysfunction congress, particularly the republicans in congress because on the house side they have a silly majority, the majority rule, which is nowhere in the constitution to have a majority of the majority. all you need is a majority of the house. and then in the senate side, willing to filibuster. nothing in the constitution saying you need 60 votes to pass anything. this is anti-democratic. lets get a deal done. the american p...

>> think about nixon and kissinger where there was a harmony, but also i think hillary clinton has pushed a bigger agenda -- my turn -- than just human rights and womens rights, as important as they are. i think shes been very muscular on the use of force where necessary. she was an excellent senator and viewed as hawkish, as i was, too, in the house. and so was joe. on a lot of the challenges against the u.s. from this terror threat. but the other point i want to make is she was lashed together...

Say oh, lets put this name out there. >> thats whats wrong. >> you know, kind of let them twist in the wind slowly and see how the target practice -- >> thats wrong. >> develops and whether its effective. >> its demoralizing. >> you have to say this is what were going to do, and this is where were going, and theres a hesitancy to do that. >> mark halperin has a question for dr. brzezinski. mark? >> doctor, no what matter who ends up at state and defense, its clear that tom donelan will still dri...