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>> this seems to be an area where there's bipartisan support to fix the background system to keep guns out of the hands of convicted felons, people who are mentally ill, and have domestic violence records. >> there's no evidence that a bump stock was used by the texas gunman, we are learning that there will be a hearing on bump stocks, that is in response to the las vegas massacre last month. >> ten victims from the texas shooting are in critical condition. the families will receive $65,000 each to cover funeral expenses from a state fund and a company has donated all of the caskets. >> there'...

People from buying guns is according to to the criminal background check system in a timely fashion. >> this is an area where there is by partisan support to fix the background system to keep guns out of hands of people with mental illness and commit violence of the like. if we can close those gaps, that would be a big improvement. >> no evidence that bump stop by the texas government or the senate judiciary committee will hold a hearing on bump stocks. >> ten victims from the texas church shooting remain in critical condition. families of those killed will receive $6500 each to help cover fun...

>> joining us now, our analyst and military analyst. james, to you first. we are not talking about extreme vetting. we are talking about the most basic vetting, if that would have happened would he have been able to buy the firearms? >> the air force -- i think it was yesterday they got in front of this with a statement and said there was a glitch. the system is designed to work, which means anything that comes out of the military in a court-martial proceeding or dishonorable discharge or a bad conduct discharge should have gotten into the criminal background system, and that has a list of pre...

Control? >> a city with the strongest gun laws internation, chicago. and chicago is a disaster. >> dana: illinois republican congressman, member of the house foreign affairs committee. you have been there on capitol hill as a member of congress for many years. anytime there is a shooting, you see that there is called for more gun control. do you agree with president trump that it was the mental health aspect that would've helped? >> yes, absolutely. look at the fact that the addition of flag this person, the background system, when you're dishonorably charge for the military. we have a domesti...

The question is do you need these magazines that hold 30 or more? >> so what's a constructive solution here, senator? if you don't believe the weapons should be banned, if the background system was in place and failed the people in texas, what's something you can offer this morning as we try to have a conversation about how to prevent these things? >> well, i think there are a couple of things. one, we can continue to refine and improve the background check. we found a gap in it in this case. let's fix that with the military. secondly, we need to fix the loopholes in the background check syste...