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Averages 80%, 90% of the people believe that you should know who that person is, before you have a transaction. and commercial transactions is where we have to start. so, that is the base bill that we talked about. we had a great meeting on wednesday. chris said the nra had a great meeting on thursday. we both had great meetings. let's find out where it is. you got to do something. >> senator, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is not introducing gun legislation this week. do you have any idea if he's ever -- >> if the president comes forward and says this is what i want done, this is what...

Democratic senator joe manchin of west virginia. thanks so much for being here. that was -- first of all, would adding dianne feinstein's ban on some semiautomatic weapons, would that help your bill? >> no. it would not help our bill at all. >> it would kill it? >> i told dianne that. i'm not taking guns away. there's not a law-abiding gun owner in america that doesn't believe if you go to a gun show and you go on the internet you need to know, through a commercial transaction, who the person is and what their intent, what their background. that's all. we protected all the rights of law-abidin...

That's going to be the base bill they want to work off of. anything they want to put to it, p the president's support is there, it makes a big difference. >> you're okay with raising the age to buy weapons like ar-style rifles to 21? >> chris, i agree with the president. that's a no-brainer. if you have to be 21 to buy a handgun, it only makes common sense that you should be 21 to buy an ar-15. >> what about a shotgun or hunting rifle? >> no. we're talking about these weapons, the high-powered weapons of mass destruction. if people want -- i had a shotgun when i was 12. i've had guns all my li...

Someone you consider mentally unstable or insane. you sure don't even give your gun to a family member that's not responsible. that's what we're taught. so you have to assume ta lhat law-abiding gun owners will do the right thing. it make sense if i want to sell a gun, the easiest way for me to sell is a gun show and i'll get a table where i don't have to have any background checks. don't you think we should check that out and close that loophole? or you can get on the internet in your state and sell to another party of your state and send a gun through the mail and not have any background. al...

Second amendment rights and so does the president. he knows we need to do some common sense changes as far as background checks. when people go to gun shows, they need to have a background check. a commercial transaction on the internet. he supports that. with his support, both of us protecting the second amendment rights, we can move forward. that's what we intend to do. >> neil: do you think -- when you say tend to do it, this could be done in short order. the president said keep it simply a lot of add-ons. even steve scalise -- >> he knew the controversial things that have a heavy lift. you...