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Jumping off the cliff together. i think you had some 67 republicans with a or a plus ratings combined in the house and senate who decided to support this bill. and it's pretty difficult to punish all of them. it's usually, when you have a couple people who are straying from the flock, you can focus on two, three, one person. but that's a really, really high number. and it's also important to point out that the folks who were carrying those bills are in line to become the house speaker next year, the senate president next year. if she wants to start punishing their respective members, you know,...

This isn't hard. putting your kid in the ground is hard. this is a button. >> this week, for the first time in more than two decades, florida lawmakers defied the nra. the republican-controlled house and senate passed new gun restrictions, a law signed today by florida's republican governor rick scott. a big "l" for the nra's king pin in florida former president marian hammer described as the most influential gun lobbyist in the united states. hours after the bill signing hammer and the nra announced they are suing florida. with me now, contributor to "new yorker" magazine michael spies, the a...

That your center will advocate for in the coming weeks that uld be different from anything that we've seen so far? >> well, look, this is one of the issues that has the most bipartisan support of any in america. more than 90% of people support a robust background check system. that includes making sure that there aren't gaps in federal law. also to make sure that those requirements are followed by people in the field who are supposed to be doing the background checks. i don't know of any other legislative proposal that enjoys 90% of support from the american people. that's actually higher than...

But the timing. >> i think it's particularly inappropriate to politicize an event like this. it just happened in the last day and a half. it's entirely premature to be discussing about legislative solutions, if any. >> i am requesting of the president to call us together, democrats and republicans, to come up with a reasonable solution. before he was a candidate and marched in lock step to the nra, donald trump expressed very reasonable position on gun control. >> dana: joining me is a former secret service agent, former nypd officer, author as well. and avery gardner. thank you so much for be...