check because we have a system that's flawed. the sutherland springs murderer was able to pass a background check because the air force did not report that record. >> i think i'm going to interrupt you real quick and remind you that the question is actually, do you believe it should be harder to obtain these semiautomatic weapons and modifications to make them fully automatic, such as bump stocks? >> well, i think the atf is deciding about bump stocks right now. the president ordered the doj to look into -- >> i'm asking your opinion as a representative of the nra. >> that's what the nra's position has been. >> what's yours? >> i'm talking for them. these are the 5 million members that i'm here representing. that's what that group's position has been on that. so that answers your question. and they spoke about that before the president made a move, and they spoke about that before attorney general jeff sessions made an announcement about that, too. so that answers your question with that. >> let me interject for a second, though. and i understand you're standing up for the nra and i understand that's what you're supposed to do. but you just told this group of people that you are standing up