>> and he's lengthening the time line on this thing. if it is a fire that needs to be put out if you're in the white house and you think this is a fire that needs to be put out, well, then, put it out. don't give more shots of opportunity. don't give more free throws to your opposition. >> doing lots of free throws these days. let me read you something that the senate majority leader said on capitol hill thursday, six-month anniversary of newtown. and he said, this fight is not over. it's just beginning. the fight being for some measure of gun control. "it's just beginning. in order to be effective, the bill that passes the senate must have background checks and not a watered down version of background checks. we're not going to let the forces of an extreme minority water down and damage the content of this bill." i understand on the six-month anniversary of this, you need to say we're still on the job. i know that joe biden is going to do some kind of gun event this week, trying to push congress.