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Was extending his thoughts and prayers to those who died at that tragedy but also supported background checks like ronald reagan. >> right. >> also supported a ban on assault-style weapons and you live in the state of virginia. two governors, the last two governors elected have supported gun safety legislation. why can't congress at least pass a ban on bump stocks that most americans support and also support background checks that 95% of americans support? >> joe, that's a question that's really about the shame of this body. it is -- i was governor in that shooting at virginia tech. president ...

The deranged young man that killed all those students and faculty members at virginia tech bought weapons because of a glitch in the background record check system. he'd been adjudicated mentally ill and dangerous, but the court record was not entered into the national data base, so he was able to purchase weapons. in the aftermath of that shooting, then attorney general, the current governor bob mcdonnell, we fixed that by executive order right away, the legislature came back and codified it later. a better background records check would've caught him and stopped him from getting weapons. the...