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Gun reform measures. you look at the numbers that support background checks. you look at the numbers that support red flag law, voluntary buy back program, even a semi automatic firearms ban. the numbers are staggering. and we should also point out, we don't do this a lot, that poll, sample size, 1,000 people. not a small sample. with the call to action right now, is it working? >> evidence suggests yes. and one example is the red flag laws. those conjure up images for some like north korea. but in reality statistics show, and there is a good paper from duke that suggested that at least when i...

We shouldn't accept living in a country where our kids are taught shelter in place drills. they should be doing their multiplication drills. >> just to be clear. i think we all agree on that, senator. the issue is what you are describing is a voluntary buy back program if you already owned a legally purchased assault weapon you would not require that you sell it back to the government? >> it might not be necessary. and so of course all of your options stay on the table. but if you can ban assault weapons and large magazines and have a buy back program and get weapons off the streets, you might...

And i've also vetoed a whole bunch of gun related bills. i do think that the second amendment is an individual right. but i think with any right it also comes with responsibilities. and no responsible gun owner wants our kid to continue to have to go through these mass shooting drills. no responsible gun owner wants guns to get into the wrong hands. >> we saw what happened in philadelphia overnight. tragic, and that man was using an assault rifle. i know you support a voluntary buy back program for assault weapons. what about a mandatory one? cory booker has talked about that. that would mean ...

Weren't expecting. >> one of the things i thought was interesting was the cross currents picked up on guns. congressman swalwell was a young congressman without a huge national profile. he is on the intelligence committee and very articulate. people know him on cable news for things that come before the mueller report. he has taken on this guns issue in a way that is earnest and deep. for him to propose that buy back program and taking it out of mine and chuck's hands and challenging senator sanders and saying yeah, you are talking about all the things you want to do about guns, but you will l...

Problem, which we have have not done. guns in the hands of a collector who had them for decades who never fired them and takes safety seriously, that's very different from guns that are sold and turned over quickly. we can't treat this as an across the board problem. we have to treat it like a public health emergency and that means bring data to bear and make real change in this country whether it's politically popular or not. >> senator booker, you have a program. >> we're ahead at to fight for our children. >> senator booker, you have a buy back program in your plan. how is that going to wor...