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Checks, improving background checks might be part of that? >> they should actually do a real background check on everyone and maybe the department of justice ought to enforce the law. >> boehner said he wants a real background check on everyone. right after the interview, cnn told us what the speaker really meant to say. >> i had to go back to his office and say, is he coming out in favor of an improved background check system? no, he supports the background system that exists to be implemented better. >> now, grieving parents are joining the vice president to demand better of boehner and the ...

Used during those shootings, 110. he changed magazines ten times during that shooting. and that happened during a federal ban. connecticut had an assault weapon ban on the books during this shooting. here's the question. if it's what the gun looks like or how long the various parts of the gun are -- >> what attachments obviously. that was a problem with the '94 ban was that it was more cosmetic than significant. >> what happens here, joe, is when you start -- when you get in a room and you're writing the law which you can understand being a former congressman, the details are the legislation a...

Objection to expanding background checks. the devil is very much in the details. the colloquy that you just saw from yesterday's hearing was about the issue of whether or not it's going to do any good. the last year for which we have data available, 2010, there were 77,000 people rejected in a background check. most of those were mistakes. like ted kennedy not being able to board a flight because his name was in there. that happens in the doj data base. only 40% of those were referred to doj for prosecution. only 44 were prosecuted. only 18 led to convictions or guilty pleas. what we know, joe...

Individual. just does he have a conviction? if he does, you can't possess a gun.way he was able to buy an sell the weapons bus he didn't get caught. as the fbi background system-- >> good for us. it's crazy, jeff, you can't have a gun. and you who we gave a gun and told to fight for our country and you can't be trusted. >> that makes no sense. if you're law abiding enough to fight for the country you're law abiding enough for your own personal use. the only thing about the law, this was not the case when he was convicted 45 years ago. 45 years ago the punch in the nose which is unspecified or ...

Washington have its own battle. >> we proposed legislation in louisiana, i proposed legislation. i think there's an opportunity to do something here. if we're serious about doing something and not just had a political football. we can work with democrats, the administration and say i think we all agree we shouldn't have guns in the hands of those with serious mental illness. we propose legislation provide more information, into the background system. let's fix the background system. there are some things -- if the president wants to get something done, that's what we can do. if there are areas...