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Checks as part of it. we can't do concealed/carry reciprocity which is a big thing house republicans are doing. that's not going to pass either. then suggesting you could take guns away before due process rights all have republicans scratching their heads. the president's position on this are as clear as mud, john. we don't have a sense on what the president wants. >> you have a difficult issue that has polarized here in the nation's capital. if you're going to move anything even modest improvements to the background system, you need leadership, clarity, consistency from the president of the u...

Wednesday at the white house four different pieces of the gun debate, four positions from the president, counter to that of the national rifle association and most republicans. so then explain this, the very next day, an evening meeting with the nra. the president tweets that it was great. the top nra official tweets this, good meeting. that couldn't have been the republican president of the united states saying that. >> that meeting is just so remarkable because the president undercut his party's position on so many key issues, even their general negotiating position going in. the republica...

A significant chance congress won't be able to do anything. i would say is not a debate between guns were no guns. it's a debate about what level of protection, give kids in school. how can we take guns away from mentally unstable people, especially assault weapons. i was in congress in 1994. diane feinstein had a bill to take away assault weapons which past. 10 years later it expired. i do think something like that, more focused on mental health. >>chris: so why do you think nothing will happen? >> because there is no fundamental agreement about what should happen. even this tiny bill about r...

A significant chance congress won't be able to do anything. i would say is not a debate between guns were no guns. it's a debate about what level of protection, give kids in school. how can we take guns away from mentally unstable people, especially assault weapons. i was in congress in 1994. diane feinstein had a bill to take away assault weapons which past. 10 years later it expired. i do think something like that, more focused on mental health. >>chris: so why do you think nothing will happen? >> because there is no fundamental agreement about what should happen. even this tiny bill about r...

That empower these officials and the people stand with the president. no doubt about that. >> let me turn my attention to gun control. there was a meeting like the one on tariffs centering on gun control. the president said one thing, a few days passed and he started to change what he was saying. what's the party position now on gun control in light of the variation we've seen over the last week? >> the president has been consistent. he said the same three things, he wants a ban of bump stocks, raise the age to 21 and strengthen the background system. i think he has been pretty clear about tha...