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Need to do to keep our kids safe if we can't do anything about taking away guns. >> on that point about access, people having access to the hundreds of millions of guns that already exist in our country, i think that's a, i mean, "a," you're spot-on, obviously, in terms of the way you're describing the reality. and then, when we get to talking about how people have access to weapons, that's when we get very quickly into things like the national background check system. i just a moment ago highlighted the contrast between the president saying he wants to strengthen background check systems and ...

Polarizing or as paralyzed as it seems to be in the hall of congress, but it takes leadership. >> just to challenge your pessimism, because i'm on an optimism roll, here's the bipartisan cornyn/chris murphy bill, okay? so they have already tried the to do something in a bipartisan way. here are the elements of it. insure federal and state authorities comply with the existing law. that seems like a no-brainer. require them to report criminal history records to the background check. yes. who could argue with that? block bonus pay for failing to upload records to background check systems. there h...

The white house announcing that president trump supports efforts to improve the federal background check system. that after speaking with senator john cornyn friday about the bipartisan bill he's introduced that would strengthen how state and federal government report offenses that could prohibit people from buying a gun. but president trump's only action on guns since taking office undid restrictions aimed at mental illness. and the president's proposed budget would cut millions from existing background check systems. all this as cnn is learning more about the confessed killer. a law enforcem...

At mental illness. and the president's proposed budget would cut millions from existing background check systems. all of this as cnn is learning more about it will confessed killer. a law enforcement source says he purchased at least ten rifles in the last year. but the buying spree did not set off any red flags with authorities. the killer appearing in court monday for the second time. he kept his head down and said nothing. and this community continues to mourn. three more funerals are scheduled for today, as well as two visitations. meanwhile, in the school behind me, administrators plannin...

For gun purchases. raj shah, thank you for coming back. a lot to go through here and good morning to you as we get up and running after the three-day weekend. thank you for being here. what has the president shared with you over what he would support on background checks specifically? >> the president is looking to strengthen the background check system overall. he spoke with senator cornyn about it on friday. senator cornyn has a bill announced last year after those failure in reporting information into the background check system. right now what we want to do is confront this -- tackle thi...