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Bastard child of the bill of rights which is the second amendment, and it's not going to happen, not on my watch. >> obama operatives in the congress have introduced more than ten bills that would end the second amendment as we know it. >> they don't need much to take advantage of a tragedy to further their political goals. >> i can't do this. and it's just endless. >> this is just total absolute freaking tyranny. >> if you don't belong in the nra, you need to get on the phone and use your credit card and become a member within the next 24 hours. you're going have to go in the nra, whether you...

Why wouldn't everyone else have to take one as well. >> you heard mr. keene talk about they belong strongly in the second amendment there are enough americans out there that believe strongly in the second amendment. >> no, i think they're right. turkey, the point where they don't want to make any changes is what i mean. >> no, not at all. and this sort of exacerbates a problem that the nra has. the place where the leadership is far away from where the rank and file actually is. the overwhelming majority of nra members, 87% believe in the following statement. you can protect the second amendmen...

Against the third firewall, and that would be the national rifle association. the nra met with vice president biden and his team. instead of having a meaningful conversation, nra president david keene said this on the "today" show. >> if you're look at the problem, which is to prevent this sort of thing, what you want to do is do those things that will actually make a difference. we have a profound disagreement with this administration, first of all, on what would make a difference. we don't think that a ban on so-called assault weapons, which hasn't worked in the past, is going to work this t...

>> do you have the support in congress to block any federal ban on assault weapons in the coming year? >> i do not think that there is going to be a ban on so-called assault weapons passed by the congress. >> david keene is dripping with confidence for a guy who claims the nra doesn't have a lot of power in washington. >> i don't know that the nra is that powerful. i do think that those americans who believe strongly in the second amendment and their right to own privately and use firearms for legitimate purposes is a huge number of people who really care about these issues. we try to provide ...

Leaders, the mental health community, gun owners and sportsmen were included, gun safety advocates, technology experts. the vice president is taking recommendations from all groups. there is common ground on this issue from all sides. for instance, even nra members overwhelmingly support changes to background check laws. 74% want everyone purchasing a gun permit to undergo a background check with no loopholes. this is from republicans pollster frank luntz, and was taken long before the shootings in newtown, connecticut. plenty of gunowners are on board with changing the status quo. right now t...