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At walter reed recovering and 300 overall who lost limbs. brandon is shown here before his surgery in a new home built by a group called homes for heroes in statenre he. >> very overwhelming. i never really been one for the spotlight or anything. now, it is on me. >> reporter: we're now hearing that he is starting to be able to move those arms that were newly transplanted just a month ago, martha. martha: what a story, jennifer. what a sweet young man. your heart just goes out to him. how many of these surgeries have they done before? >> reporter: well, it's fascinating. there have only been 8...

The therapy will continue for a few years. >> reporter: dr. andrew lee has done almost half of the arm transplants in this country. 80 arms have been transplanted in '60 patients around the world. this is a relatively new procedure. hess team of doctors, 12 surgeons worked on him simultaneously. so he will be able to tie his shoes, an even use chop sticks down the road, patti ann. patti ann: i can't use chop sticks. jennifer griffin, thank you. jon: phenomenal. the ongoing gun control debate. we hear a lot about fbi background checks but what actually goes into them? and are there loopholes?...