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Let's get to politics right now. some lawmakers who voted against expanding the background checks system for gun sales in the united states, they are now dealing with the blowback from gun control advocates. just this week the daughter of the principal killed in the sandy hook school massacre presented. in another meeting erica walked out when she didn't get an answer to her questions. also gun control -- i want to bring in our chief political analyst gloria borger. gloria, how much pressure are some of these lawmakers who voted against expanding background checks beginning to feel right now? ...

The national rifle association, forged a compromise on background checks for gun purchases. manchin visibly touched by newtown families when he met with them on capitol hill. the legislation would require a background check on purchases at gun shows and on the internet. but would exempt private transactions. it would require states and the federal government to provide records on criminals and the violently mentally ill to the national background checks system. but kit pass a republican congress? >> many of them are looking carefully at the legislation, but i don't know in the end how many wil...

A.b., west virginia democratic senator joe manchin came out he says he has to see where the leadership is going to go. they are crafting a bill he said on guns, a very good bill and we will see gun show loopholes, he said, will be closed, hopefully. >> he also said in those comments that gun owners would have to trust that he would make sure that he protected their rights, that these would -- these would enhance background checks without infringing on their rights. as you know gun owners and gun right groups that are lobbying against any new background checks believe that this will lead to som...

Significant. even if there are exemptions for a father passing on a gun to his son or daughter, you'd still have issues with people in a private setting transferring or loaning a gun for somebody -- loaning a shotgun to go on a duck hunt, for example. i think in this universal background check there would be issues with. so i think universal background checks we can scale back and still make significant progress by strengthening our background checks system without going too far. >> let me ask you on gay marriage could you support a republican presidential candidate some day who supported same...

Son or daughter, you'd still have issues with people in a private setting transferring or loaning a gun for somebody -- loaning a shotgun to go on a duck hunt, for example. i think in this universal background check there would be issues with. so i think universal background checks we can scale back and still make significant progress by strengthening our background checks system without going too far. >> let me ask you on gay marriage could you support a republican presidential candidate some day who supported same-sex marriage? >> oh, i think that's inevitable. there will be one and i think ...