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>> i can tell you from a decade of experience covering mitch mcconnell, writing a book that dealt with him a lot, mitch mcconnell is not going to feel pressure to do something if the president is not on board. so mitch mcconnell's very comfortable with doing nothing in most cases. >> wait it out. >> and i assume would be here. >> worked for him on the supreme court. so jason, i am looking at these numbers again. the public support for background checks is 89%. red flag laws, 76%. buyback program, 75%. assault weapons ban, 62%. and you have the horror that so many americans felt in the back-to-...

We shouldn't accept living in a country where our kids are taught shelter in place drills. they should be doing their multiplication drills. >> just to be clear. i think we all agree on that, senator. the issue is what you are describing is a voluntary buy back program if you already owned a legally purchased assault weapon you would not require that you sell it back to the government? >> it might not be necessary. and so of course all of your options stay on the table. but if you can ban assault weapons and large magazines and have a buy back program and get weapons off the streets, you might...

After the mass shootings in texas and dayton, ohio. many are promoting a buyback program targeting more dangerous weapons. reporter: more 2020 democratic candidate are calling for americans to turn over their weapons in exchange for money. reporter: do you support a federal buyback of weapons? >> it's a good point. >> people are sick of it. i got it done once before and i can get it done again. reporter: not all candidate believe it could be affective in reducing gun deaths. gun rights groups are calling it nothing short of confiscation. >> the democrat candidate want to demonize firearms and ...

Law-abiding owners, and imprison them -- that's like you -- if they refuse to go along. trace gallagher has more on that. >> tammy, this is a illustration slippery slope that conservatives refer to when they talk about democratic gun control. kirsten gillibrand appeared on tv saying assault weapons should be banned nationwide, there should be a buyback program. and then gillibrand was pressed on if those who don't want to sell the guns should be criminally prosecuted. watch. >> the point is you don't want people using assault weapons. so the point is if you are arrested for using an assault we...

Texas and dayton, ohio. many are promoting a buyback program targeting more dangerous weapons. reporter: more 2020 democratic candidate are calling for americans to turn over their weapons in exchange for money. reporter: do you support a federal buyback of weapons? >> it's a good point. >> people are sick of it. i got it done once before and i can get it done again. reporter: not all candidate believe it could be affective in reducing gun deaths. gun rights groups are calling it nothing short of confiscation. >> the democrat candidate want to demonize firearms and they