in the past. >> i think we could get something real gly good done. we could have meaningful background checks. we don't want people that are mentally ill, people that are sick, we don't want them having guns. who does? >> national rifle association ceo wayne la pierre is said to have already warned trump about pushing for these reforms but today the president insisted la pierre and republican senate leader mitch mcconnell are ready to work with him. a spokesperson for mcconnell tells nbc news he has not endorsed any specific gun legislation and you'll note the majority leader was sounding cautious in a kentucky interview yesterday. >> we're going to begin the discussions during the august break and when we get back, hopefully we'll be in a position to agree on things. it's always hard at the federal level because we syntheize views