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About also our mental health system. my background before serving in the senate i was a homicide prosecutor. i do come from the perspective that taking away the rights of law abiding citizens is not going to stop a deranged individual or a criminal. should we look at improving our background system? i'm willing to listen to what proposals come forward on that. again, i don't know that that would have stopped what happened in newtown and i think we need to be very thoughtful in how we go forward with what happens and make sure that whatever is done actually is a solution to the problem. >> chri...

Magazines, the 30-round things. people with a criminal record, maybe mental emotional problems. is there background check, most people would agree keep guns away from scary people, criminals and people with mental and emotional people. is there a list, police officers have access to those but what about the mental and emotional problems of people that lead to the spree shootings in most cases? >> three basic things we need to do to strengthen the background system. look at the definitions. need stronger definitions of drug abusers, need a better definition of who is mentally dangerous, and i d...

His state cannot locate 19,000 people who have either been receiving welfare benefits or have applied for them. he dismissed the concern saying it amounts to only 4% of the people the government attempted to contact. 2012 was the year that featured high profile gun violence in colorado and connecticut, so will 2013 be the year that president obama attempts to do something about it legislatively. >> white house aides says a group led by biden following the connecticut tragedy is taking a broad approach and gun laws is part of the issue. that translates the president wants more than reinstatin...

So, of course, our officers are concerned about people who have this level of fire power. why would a civilian need body armor? again, the guy in newtown, we've had other people in situations across this country, why should any civilian be able to purchase or get this kind of weaponry to get ready for massive conflict? i'm a strong supporter of the second amendment but i do believe i have a first amendment right not to be shot. i think i have a first amendment right to peacefully assemble, and there is no real conflict here. but the ability to protect the second amendment should not interfere ...

A plan to pud armed officers in every school. >> if it's crazy to call, to protect our children, then call me crazy. i'll tell you what, the american people -- i think the american people think it's crazy not to do it. pete williams is nbc's justice correspondent. this response we heard, was this widely expected from the nra? i'll say. they laid that marker down on friday when they basically said put armed guards in schools, look at the culture of violence in music videos, movies, television, look at the -- check records, how good the background system is, how thorough it is, and look 'treatme...